How do I install alternate engines, like Helix? So I can listen to Real audio streams?
Stations such as the most excellent Groovera.com prohibit using the XINE engine, so use Helix instead. Another advantage is being able to listen to NPR and other RealAudio streams using only Amarok as a client(!). These are the easiest steps that worked for me: 1. Go to www.getautomatix.com and install this installation tool, which offers point-and-click-easy installation of difficult and/or ‘commercial’ albeit free packages. Ummm, this tool only works for Ubuntu-based distros. 2. Use Automatix to install the RealPlayer audio player. (tip: on a fresh machine, don’t test it yet by launching it. It might inadvertently set preferences you might prefer Amarok handle in the long-term). 3. In my case, I had to compile Amarok from source. There’s a wiki page there for this step. I read the Helix engine is compiled by default, but I went ahead and manually told it to compile with Helix added anyway.
