MPEG:
- XMMS #really fancy one, much like WinAmp, plays all kinds of sounds. Next version will support MPEG movies. Included with all RedHat-6.0 based distros.
- Mpg123 #The classic one, included with every Linux distro since LinuxPPC R4.
- gqmpeg #Fast frontend (supports WinAMP skins) to Mpg123
- kmpg #A Mpg123 player, that is designed for the K Desktop Enviroment and looks and feels like a KDE App. Get it at www.kmp3.org

AIFF,WAV, AU:

- Often you can just cat these files directly to /dev/dsp.
- XMMS
- KMediaTool

MIDI

- TiMidity
All of these programs work good with the PowerPC.

A bigger list of these players can be found at:

http://sunsite.unc.edu/LDP/HOWTO/Sound-Playing-HOWTO-2.html

If you are having problems playing sounds in GNOME, you most likely need to install the patched version of GNOME with big endian sound patches. Get them at ftp://ftp.linuxppc.org/contrib/

eric0139@tc.umn.edu, arthur99@global2000.net