Winamp 5.5 on Linux with Wine PDF Print E-mail
Written by Tom Wickline   
Tuesday, 16 October 2007 03:41

About Winamp 5.5

Winamp Main Window

  • Winamp 5.5 features the new Bento Skin that's easier to use and more powerful than ever.
  • Easily access the Media Library, Playlist Editor, Video, Visualizations, Media Monitor Browser, EQ, Skin Options and Color Themes all from one single user interface.
  • Includes over 20 color themes that suit nearly every mood or occasion!
  • Winamp 5.5 carries forward the unobtrusive "Window Shade" mode.

Winamp Playlist Editor

  • Drag and drop media directly into a Playlist from Windows Explorer or the Media Library
  • Jump directly to an item within the list by double clicking it or selecting the item and pressing Enter
  • Sort Playlists by title, file name, or path and file name
  • Easily Open and Save Playlists from the Manage Playlist button

Winamp Library

  • Organize and find your favorite songs and videos in ONE place
  • Rip your favorite music CDs into AAC, MP3, WMA, WAV or FLAC (Ripping limited to ~6x speeds for free users. MP3 encoding is only available in Winamp Pro)
  • Burn your favorite music compilations to Audio CD (limited to 2x speed for free users)
  • Media Library "Smart Views" allow you to easily create rule based lists of your media
  • Easily modify your music collections tags (Artist, Album, Genre, Title, etc.)
  • Download and view cover art for all of your albums
  • Online Services
    • Easily tune into user created Internet TV and Radio stations
    • Over 10,000 SHOUTcast Radio stations and 250 Internet TV channels to choose from
    • Bookmark your favorite stations and channels for future access
    • Hundreds of Winamp Music and AOL Videos for your viewing pleasure
    • Other integrated features include: In2TV, Games, Winamp Remote, and more.
  • Now Playing
    • View album art, artist biographies, discographies
    • Keep track of your favorite artists by browsing fan sites and news articles presented in the client
    • Easily buy your favorite CDs, memorabilia, or just sell your own


Wine configuration

This is with a clean configuration directory and running in a 1024x768 virtual desktop.

$ winecfg

Once the .wine directory is built the configuration tool will start and you can set a virtul desktop in the graphics tab if you wish.

Installing Winamp 5.5

tom@tom:~$ wine winamp55_full_emusic-7plus_en-us.exe

During the installation process do not select the "Winamp Agent" or "Modern skins" under User Interface Extensions.







Winamp 5.5 first run

tom@tom:~$ cd /home/tom/.wine/drive_c/Program\ Files/Winamp
tom@tom:~/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/Winamp$ wine winamp
fixme:shdocvw:PersistStreamInit_InitNew (0x123d98)
fixme:midi:OSS_MidiInit Synthesizer supports MIDI in. Not yet supported.






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