Make Opera recognize the last.fm protocol in Linux

- chocobanana said...
- Subscriber
- 22 Jul 2006, 21:07
Make Opera recognize the last.fm protocol in Linux

For those who tried to get Opera working with last.fm streams and got an error because Opera won't recognize the last.fm protocol in Linux, here's the solution:

In Opera go to menu Tools > Preferences > Advanced > Programs > Add...

Here in the protocol field just type "lastfm" without the quotes.

For the action select "Open with another application" and search for Amarok (the location may be in /usr or /opt depending on the distro used) or the last.fm player.

Press ok and ok again and voila!

Enjoy!

[quote][b][user]chocobanana[/user][/b] said: For those who tried to get Opera working with last.fm streams and got an error because Opera won't recognize the last.fm protocol in Linux, here's the solution: In Opera go to menu Tools > Preferences > Advanced > Programs > Add... Here in the protocol field just type "lastfm" without the quotes. For the action select "Open with another application" and search for Amarok (the location may be in /usr or /opt depending on the distro used) or the last.fm player. Press ok and ok again and voila! Enjoy![/quote]

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- K4m1K4tz3 said...
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- 31 Jul 2006, 10:59
If you don't know where amarok is located, just write in a terminal: whereis amarok

[quote][b][user]K4m1K4tz3[/user][/b] said: If you don't know where amarok is located, just write in a terminal: whereis amarok[/quote]

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- revertex said...
- User
- 2 Sep 2006, 03:27
what about firefox? someone knowns how can i do it?

[quote][b][user]revertex[/user][/b] said: what about firefox? someone knowns how can i do it? [/quote]

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- INightmare said...
- User
- 4 Sep 2006, 17:15
Who cares about FireFox?
Opera > any other browser on planet

Get it and relax ;)

[quote][b][user]INightmare[/user][/b] said: Who cares about FireFox? Opera > any other browser on planet Get it and relax ;)[/quote]

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- someguyouknow said...
- User
- 7 Sep 2006, 03:33
I would agree about Opera but it keeps freezing up on myspace.
thats the one and only reason i dont use it.

N.A.M.

[quote][b][user]someguyouknow[/user][/b] said: I would agree about Opera but it keeps freezing up on myspace. thats the one and only reason i dont use it.[/quote]

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- [Deleted user] said...
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- 11 Sep 2006, 07:24
I loved Opera under Windows.

But under Linux, it's a pain in the butt for me, even more so than Firefox, for these reasons:

- no sound on Flash videos and no way *that I know of* to fix it like there is with Firefox

- no Flash version tweak to make browser sniffers think you're using Flash 9.0 like there is for Firefox *that I know of*

If someone knows fixes for these under Opera, I will joyfully and wholeheartedly return to using it. Until then, sorry, but functionality overtakes my preferences on this one.

[quote][b][user][/user][/b] said: I loved Opera under Windows. But under Linux, it's a pain in the butt for me, even more so than Firefox, for these reasons: - no sound on Flash videos and no way *that I know of* to fix it like there is with Firefox - no Flash version tweak to make browser sniffers think you're using Flash 9.0 like there is for Firefox *that I know of* If someone knows fixes for these under Opera, I will joyfully and wholeheartedly return to using it. Until then, sorry, but functionality overtakes my preferences on this one.[/quote]

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- _fr33man_ said...
- User
- 12 Sep 2006, 20:05
Making lastfm links work with Firefox:

1. Open about:config in a new tab.
2. Right click > New > String.
3. Enter "network.protocol-handler.app.lastfm" as preference name and press OK.
4. For the string value enter "/opt/kde/bin/amarok".
5. Restart Firefox.

NOTE #1:
Don't include the quotes in both cases.

NOTE #2:
Usually /opt/kde/bin/amarok is where the binary is located, change it according to your setup.

Firefox all the way. ;)

[quote][b][user]_fr33man_[/user][/b] said: Making lastfm links work with Firefox: 1. Open about:config in a new tab. 2. Right click > New > String. 3. Enter "network.protocol-handler.app.lastfm" as preference name and press OK. 4. For the string value enter "/opt/kde/bin/amarok". 5. Restart Firefox. NOTE #1: Don't include the quotes in both cases. NOTE #2: Usually /opt/kde/bin/amarok is where the binary is located, change it according to your setup. Firefox all the way. ;)[/quote]

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- tobitobsen said...
- User
- 13 Sep 2006, 20:37
Vixenk said:
- no sound on Flash videos and no way *that I know of* to fix it like there is with Firefox

Well, just try to start Opera with "aoss opera". That works for me, I've got sound in flash videos..

[quote][b][user]tobitobsen[/user][/b] said: [quote][b][user]vixenk[/user][/b] said: - no sound on Flash videos and no way *that I know of* to fix it like there is with Firefox[/quote] Well, just try to start Opera with "aoss opera". That works for me, I've got sound in flash videos.. [/quote]

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- someguyouknow said...
- User
- 14 Sep 2006, 01:01
I finally got Opera working well. I have sound in flash as well as the kaffeine plugin.

what exactly does this do?

N.A.M.

[quote][b][user]someguyouknow[/user][/b] said: I finally got Opera working well. I have sound in flash as well as the kaffeine plugin. what exactly does this do?[/quote]

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- [Deleted user] said...
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- 14 Sep 2006, 03:08
tobitobsen said:
Vixenk said:
- no sound on Flash videos and no way *that I know of* to fix it like there is with Firefox

Well, just try to start Opera with "aoss opera". That works for me, I've got sound in flash videos..

THANK YOU! I had no idea and was looking for a configuration file similar to the one in Firefox where you change the dsp wrapper from none to aoss, lol.

[quote][b][user][/user][/b] said: [quote][b][user]tobitobsen[/user][/b] said: [quote][b][user]vixenk[/user][/b] said: - no sound on Flash videos and no way *that I know of* to fix it like there is with Firefox[/quote] Well, just try to start Opera with "aoss opera". That works for me, I've got sound in flash videos.. [/quote] THANK YOU! I had no idea and was looking for a configuration file similar to the one in Firefox where you change the dsp wrapper from none to aoss, lol. [/quote]

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- [Deleted user] said...
- User
- 14 Sep 2006, 03:10
someguyouknow said:
I finally got Opera working well. I have sound in flash as well as the kaffeine plugin.

what exactly does this do?

It changes Opera from using whatever *most probably ALSA* for sound to using OSS, which is what Flash uses. *this is just a guess on my part... I know Flash 7.0 uses OSS and my system default is ALSA*

[quote][b][user][/user][/b] said: [quote][b][user]someguyouknow[/user][/b] said: I finally got Opera working well. I have sound in flash as well as the kaffeine plugin. what exactly does this do?[/quote] It changes Opera from using whatever *most probably ALSA* for sound to using OSS, which is what Flash uses. *this is just a guess on my part... I know Flash 7.0 uses OSS and my system default is ALSA*[/quote]

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