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Play MP3 or WAV file via the Linux command line
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Mar 15, 2026308218 viewsConfidence Score1%
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Problem
I would like to make an alarm system backed by a Ubuntu (no graphical interface) box, which plays various announcement and alarm audio tracks (.mp3 or .wav) via the command line. For example: The audio should come from the PC audio jack. I might also wrap it with another socket listener (for example, Ruby Sinatra). How can I do this?
Error Output
$ root> audioplay ./hello.wav
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Fix for: Play MP3 or WAV file via the Linux command line
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The command from the package will play any file format supported by using the default audio device, e.g You may need to install extra packages to gain support for all formats, for example on Ubuntu 11.04 the MP3 support is not available until you install .
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