George Hare wrote: > My problem was after updating xmms using up2date, I opened xmms, went > into preferences and saw that I retained all my input plug-ins but > when I tried to click (Gnome) on the output plug-ins, it would not > open...as if they all had been eradicated. So I deleted xmms and tried > to install an earlier version as was suggested. I am somewhat new to > Linux and could not install it. I didn't know where to put it for one > thing...(/usr/local)? So I put it in my Home Directory and kept > getting an error message something about "recursive". My methodology > for using Linux is definately not the best; I usually keep fumbling > around until I get something to work. By the time I get it to work, I > have forgotten the steps that I took. My other music player still > works, but I like xmms best. Thanks. You're on x86_64, right? http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/extras/4/x86_64/xmms-1.2.10-16.x86_64.rpm Hope this helps, James. -- E-mail address: james | In poker you have to show your hand eventually if @westexe.demon.co.uk | called. So far SCO have with great reluctance shown | only one card, which turned out to be "Mr Bun, The | Baker". -- Electric Dragon on groklaw.net