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Amazon RPM Downloader on 64-bit Fedora

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Commenter Chris points out that my previous instructions assumed a 32-bit version of Fedora. And he is correct; the Amazon MP3 downloader is a 32-bit application. I see no reason it shouldn’t work on a 64-bit OS, provided the 32 bit version of certain libraries are present; these are the libs of interest:

libgtkmm-2.4.so.1 => /usr/lib/libgtkmm-2.4.so.1 (0×03321000)
libgdkmm-2.4.so.1 => /usr/lib/libgdkmm-2.4.so.1 (0x032d9000)
libatkmm-1.6.so.1 => /usr/lib/libatkmm-1.6.so.1 (0x077b2000)
libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0 (0x004f5000)
libpangomm-1.4.so.1 => /usr/lib/libpangomm-1.4.so.1 (0×03685000)
libcairomm-1.0.so.1 => /usr/lib/libcairomm-1.0.so.1 (0x02ff4000)
libglibmm-2.4.so.1 => /usr/lib/libglibmm-2.4.so.1 (0×07675000)
libsigc-2.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/libsigc-2.0.so.0 (0x070ec000)
libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0 (0x02e49000)
libatk-1.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/libatk-1.0.so.0 (0×00350000)
libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0 (0x0036f000)
libpangocairo-1.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/libpangocairo-1.0.so.0 (0×00900000)
libpango-1.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/libpango-1.0.so.0 (0×00110000)
libcairo.so.2 => /usr/lib/libcairo.so.2 (0×00156000)
libgobject-2.0.so.0 => /lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 (0x00cb7000)
libgmodule-2.0.so.0 => /lib/libgmodule-2.0.so.0 (0x00d18000)
libdl.so.2 => /lib/libdl.so.2 (0x00b72000)
libglib-2.0.so.0 => /lib/libglib-2.0.so.0 (0x00bab000)
libcurl.so.4 => /usr/lib/libcurl.so.4 (0x001d1000)
libssl.so.6 => /lib/libssl.so.6 (0x03c4d000)
libboost_date_time.so.3 => /usr/lib/libboost_date_time.so.3 (0×00949000)
libboost_signals.so.3 => /usr/lib/libboost_signals.so.3 (0×00969000)
libboost_iostreams.so.3 => /usr/lib/libboost_iostreams.so.3 (0x0097d000)
libboost_thread-mt.so.3 => /usr/lib/libboost_thread-mt.so.3 (0x0095a000)
libpthread.so.0 => /lib/libpthread.so.0 (0x00b79000)
libstdc++.so.6 => /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6 (0x03ccd000)
libm.so.6 => /lib/libm.so.6 (0x00b48000)
libgcc_s.so.1 => /lib/libgcc_s.so.1 (0x0398a000)
libc.so.6 => /lib/libc.so.6 (0x009d4000)
libcrypto.so.6 => /lib/libcrypto.so.6 (0x039b7000)
libgiomm-2.4.so.1 => /usr/lib/libgiomm-2.4.so.1 (0×07714000)
libgio-2.0.so.0 => /lib/libgio-2.0.so.0 (0x00d53000)
libpangoft2-1.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/libpangoft2-1.0.so.0 (0×03958000)
libfreetype.so.6 => /usr/lib/libfreetype.so.6 (0×00233000)
libfontconfig.so.1 => /usr/lib/libfontconfig.so.1 (0x002c8000)
libX11.so.6 => /usr/lib/libX11.so.6 (0x0038c000)
libXfixes.so.3 => /usr/lib/libXfixes.so.3 (0x0021e000)
libpng12.so.0 => /usr/lib/libpng12.so.0 (0x002fe000)
libz.so.1 => /lib/libz.so.1 (0x00b96000)
libXrender.so.1 => /usr/lib/libXrender.so.1 (0×00223000)
libXext.so.6 => /usr/lib/libXext.so.6 (0×00325000)
libXinerama.so.1 => /usr/lib/libXinerama.so.1 (0x008f6000)
libXi.so.6 => /usr/lib/libXi.so.6 (0×00335000)
libXrandr.so.2 => /usr/lib/libXrandr.so.2 (0x0033f000)
libXcursor.so.1 => /usr/lib/libXcursor.so.1 (0x004bb000)
libXcomposite.so.1 => /usr/lib/libXcomposite.so.1 (0x008fb000)
libXdamage.so.1 => /usr/lib/libXdamage.so.1 (0x0090d000)
libpixman-1.so.0 => /usr/lib/libpixman-1.so.0 (0x00dcc000)
/lib/ld-linux.so.2 (0x009b0000)
libidn.so.11 => /lib/libidn.so.11 (0x03b15000)
libssh2.so.1 => /usr/lib/libssh2.so.1 (0x03b48000)
libldap-2.4.so.2 => /usr/lib/libldap-2.4.so.2 (0x00e12000)
librt.so.1 => /lib/librt.so.1 (0x00cac000)
libgssapi_krb5.so.2 => /usr/lib/libgssapi_krb5.so.2 (0x03b76000)
libkrb5.so.3 => /usr/lib/libkrb5.so.3 (0x03baf000)
libk5crypto.so.3 => /usr/lib/libk5crypto.so.3 (0x03ca7000)
libcom_err.so.2 => /lib/libcom_err.so.2 (0x03b71000)
libssl3.so => /lib/libssl3.so (0x041c2000)
libsmime3.so => /lib/libsmime3.so (0×04199000)
libnss3.so => /lib/libnss3.so (0×04036000)
libplds4.so => /lib/libplds4.so (0x03fbe000)
libplc4.so => /lib/libplc4.so (0x0400b000)
libnspr4.so => /lib/libnspr4.so (0x03fc3000)
libresolv.so.2 => /lib/libresolv.so.2 (0x03afa000)
libbz2.so.1 => /lib/libbz2.so.1 (0x041f4000)
libselinux.so.1 => /lib/libselinux.so.1 (0x00c8c000)
libexpat.so.1 => /lib/libexpat.so.1 (0x00d2a000)
libxcb.so.1 => /usr/lib/libxcb.so.1 (0x00cfa000)
libXau.so.6 => /usr/lib/libXau.so.6 (0x00d1e000)
libssl.so.8 => /usr/lib/libssl.so.8 (0x03f36000)
libcrypto.so.8 => /usr/lib/libcrypto.so.8 (0x03dbe000)
liblber-2.4.so.2 => /usr/lib/liblber-2.4.so.2 (0×04012000)
libsasl2.so.2 => /usr/lib/libsasl2.so.2 (0x004c5000)
libkrb5support.so.0 => /usr/lib/libkrb5support.so.0 (0x03ba3000)
libkeyutils.so.1 => /lib/libkeyutils.so.1 (0x03ca2000)
libnssutil3.so => /lib/libnssutil3.so (0x0417e000)
libcrypt.so.1 => /lib/libcrypt.so.1 (0×00910000)
libfreebl3.so => /lib/libfreebl3.so (0x00e58000)

These can be had by installing these 32-bit RPMS:

atk-1.25.2-2.fc11.i586
bzip2-libs-1.0.5-5.fc11.i586
cairo-1.8.6-2.fc11.i586
cairomm-1.8.0-1.fc11.i586
cyrus-sasl-lib-2.1.22-22.fc11.i586
e2fsprogs-libs-1.41.4-10.fc11.i586
expat-2.0.1-6.i586
fontconfig-2.6.99.behdad.20090508-1.fc11.i586
freetype-2.3.9-3.fc11.i586
glib2-2.20.1-1.fc11.i586
glibc-2.10.1-2.i686
glibmm24-2.20.0-1.fc11.i586
gtk2-2.16.1-4.fc11.i586
gtkmm24-2.16.0-1.fc11.i586
keyutils-libs-1.2-5.fc11.i586
krb5-libs-1.6.3-20.fc11.i586
libcurl-7.19.4-8.fc11.i586
libgcc-4.4.0-4.i586
libidn-1.9-4.i586
libpng-1.2.35-1.fc11.i586
libselinux-2.0.80-1.fc11.i586
libsigc++20-2.2.2-3.fc11.i586
libssh2-1.0-2.fc11.i586
libstdc++-4.4.0-4.i586
libX11-1.2.1-2.fc11.i586
libXau-1.0.4-5.fc11.i586
libxcb-1.2-3.fc11.i586
libXcomposite-0.4.0-7.fc11.i586
libXcursor-1.1.9-4.fc11.i586
libXdamage-1.1.1-6.fc11.i586
libXext-1.0.99.1-2.fc11.i586
libXfixes-4.0.3-5.fc11.i586
libXi-1.2.1-1.fc11.i586
libXinerama-1.0.3-4.fc11.i586
libXrandr-1.2.99.4-3.fc11.i586
libXrender-0.9.4-5.fc11.i586
nspr-4.7.3-5.fc11.i586
nss-3.12.3-4.fc11.i586
nss-softokn-freebl-3.12.3-4.fc11.i586
openldap-2.4.15-3.fc11.i586
openssl-0.9.8k-4.fc11.i686
pango-1.24.1-1.fc11.i586
pangomm-2.24.0-1.fc11.i586
pixman-0.14.0-2.fc11.i586
zlib-1.2.3-22.fc11.i586

Then, insure you grab the 32-bit versions of boost and openssl mentioned in the original post.

Disclaimer: I have not tried this myself, but it should produce an MP3 downloader for a 64-bit system. I don’t know exactly how this might interact with a 64-bit Firefox, but the Amazon-supplied binaries should be OK.

As always, YMMV.
-k-

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Weekend Tunage

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A music video, from Michelle Malone’s latest, greatest album, titled Debris:

Already been to Amazon to snag the MP3 album; I’ll buy the physical CD direct from the source as well. We have an imminent Search for America Tour, or I’d have ordered it today. There is no buying direct from the source like there was the last time I bought some MM CDs; still, buying direct from the artist, even via web, is the only way to go. The artist thereby gets every nickel that they richly deserve.

Verse one of Feather in a Hurricane, the song featured in the video:

I feel like a feather blowing in a hurricane
I’ve lost sight of the point, It all feels like a charade
I’m running a race like a horse whose leg is lame
And I feel like a feather blowing in a hurricane

Kinda’ sums up how things are for me, too. Anyhow, don’t be a luddy-duddy; head out to MM’s webiste, and grab one for yourself.

-k-

Amazon MP3 Downloader on Fedora 11

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Amazon was less than understanding about my request for source code for their MP3 downloader. They were prompt and courteous in their response; that alone is rare. They don’t release source, and gosh, why don’t I use a Fedora release on which the downloader has been tested? Well, first, because it’s Fedora 9, two releases ago.

I was tempted to engage in an e-mail exchange with them, in which I’d point out that:

  1. Nobody cares about the Amazon MP3 Downloader for its own sake.
  2. The MP3 downloader is a gateway to making purchases from Amazon.
  3. Given the above, it is to Amazon’s distinct advantage to make the downloader available to as many platforms as possible.
  4. People who run Linux routinely upgrade to the latest, greatest, at the earliest opportunity.
  5. A legion of package maintainers would be happy to recompile and package the downloader for newer Linux releases.

I still think Amazon should open source the downloader. But, to do business with them on Fedora 11, do the following; these instructions are for 32 bit systems; they should be easily modifiable to work on 64 bit installations:

  1. Download amazonmp3.rpm from Amazon’s MP3 download site. Choose the Fedora 9 version.
  2. Snag boost-1.34.1-17.fc10.i386.rpm and openssl-0.9.8b-8.i686.rpm from the Fedora archives.
  3. Become root.
  4. Create a work directory; we’ll call it ~/work.
  5. Copy the boost, openssl, and amazonmp3 RPMS to the work directory.
  6. Change directories to the work directory.
  7. rpm2cpio boost-1.34.1-17.fc10.i386.rpm > boost.cpio
  8. rpm2cpio openssl-0.9.8b-8.i686.rpm >ssl.cpio
  9. cpio -ivd < boost.cpio
  10. cpio -ivd < ssl.cpio
  11. cd lib
  12. cp libcrypto.so.0.9.8b /lib/libcrypto.so.6
  13. cp libssl.so.0.9.8b /lib/libssl.so.6
  14. cd ../usr/lib
  15. cp libboost_date_time.so.1.34.1 /usr/lib/libboost_date_time.so.3
  16. cp libboost_signals.so.1.34.1 /usr/lib/libboost_signals.so.3
  17. cp libboost_iostreams.so.1.34.1 /usr/lib/libboost_iostreams.so.3
  18. cp libboost_thread-mt.so.1.34.1 /usr/lib/libboost_thread-mt.so.3
  19. cd ../../
  20. rpm -ivh –nodeps amazonmp3.rpm
  21. Put thumb on nose.
  22. Wave remaining fingers toward Amazon.

I’ve downloaded one MP3 from Amazon since doing this, as a test run1. The MP3 was placed in ~/Music/artist/album_name/track_name. So, in my test case, the MP3 wound up in:

/home/knelson/Music/Amazon MP3/Country Joe And The Fish/Together/10 – Cetacean.mp3

And, it plays. I use Songbird, which gladly imports tracks from the aforementioned directory.

It would be trivial to hack up Amazon’s RPM, and include the libraries; or alternatively, to gin up another RPM which contains these libs. I’ll leave that for another day.

-k-

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1 Cetacean, by Country Joe & The Fish, thanks for asking.

Please, Amazon!

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I saw this FriendFeed post from Dave earlier, and his post about The Band. I always liked The Band; even though the $1.99 Amazon special on the greatest hits album that Dave references appears to have expired, I thought this may be a good day to stock up on some good tunage.

I’ve downloaded MP3s from Amazon in the past, one MP3 at a time. Even for MP3 albums. A bit of a PITA. So today I tried to install the Amazon MP3 Downloader for Fedora 9. The download, followed by yum install amazonmp3.rpm, was greeted with:

Error: Missing Dependency: libboost_thread-mt.so.3 is needed by package 1:amazonmp3-1.0.3-1.i386 (amazonmp3.rpm)
Error: Missing Dependency: libboost_signals.so.3 is needed by package 1:amazonmp3-1.0.3-1.i386 (amazonmp3.rpm)
Error: Missing Dependency: libssl.so.6 is needed by package 1:amazonmp3-1.0.3-1.i386 (amazonmp3.rpm)
Error: Missing Dependency: libcrypto.so.6 is needed by package 1:amazonmp3-1.0.3-1.i386 (amazonmp3.rpm)
Error: Missing Dependency: libboost_date_time.so.3 is needed by package 1:amazonmp3-1.0.3-1.i386 (amazonmp3.rpm)
Error: Missing Dependency: libboost_iostreams.so.3 is needed by package 1:amazonmp3-1.0.3-1.i386 (amazonmp3.rpm)

I have newer versions of all these libraries; I suppose I could have created symlinks from the new versions to the required versions, crossed my fingers and hoped it would work.

Instead, I contacted Amazon, and asked if source code to the downloader is available. I’d compile the thing myself. I’d even package it up, and give it back to them. While I await their reply via mail-o-gram, it occurred to me that Amazon should just open source the downloader; I’m sure that some pacakge maintainer could take the downloader, and see that it was made available for Debian/Ubuntu/Fedora distributions. That would be the ticket, and show the world that Amazon is committed to the widest possible audience for their service. Just speaking for myself, I’d easily have spent $30 today on MP3s, if I didn’t have to snag them one at a time.

So, please, Amazon. Let us Linux folk play, too. Thanks!

-k-

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RIP, Dewey Martin

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Dewey Martin, drummer for Buffalo Springfield, one of my all-time favorite bands, has passed away at age 68. Buffalo Springfield, or “Buffy” as some 60′s DJs used to call them, had only a 3 record long discography. But what records they were. The news reports of Martin’s passing referred to “Buffy” as rock pioneers, folk rock, and country rock. And those descriptions all fit. I suppose that Steven Stills, Neil Young, and Richie Furay all having their roots in Buffalo Springfield, and then going on to successful careers, both solo and in other groups, doesn’t hurt that analysis.

My favorite rock and roll song of all time is Rock and Roll Woman. Here you go; is that Flip Wilson introducing the band? Looks like it to me:

RIP, Dewey Martin.

-k-

50 Years Ago Today

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Charles Hardin Holley: September 17, 1936 – February 3, 1959.
Richard Steven Valenzuela: May 13, 1941 – February 3, 1959.
Jiles Perry Richardson, Jr.: October 24, 1930 – February 3, 1959.

Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and the Big Bopper all taken from us in an instant. I was alive when it happened, but too young to appreciate the music or who these people actually were at that time.

I never understood how American Pie ever presumed to encapsulate the events of February 3, 1959; it’s a good song and all, but the events of that cold Iowa night are best remembered by the influence each of these three musicians has had on the evolution of music.

So, I’ll leave y’all with one of these classic performers, on another classic show of the day:

-k-

Weekend Tunage

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Man, oh man. I finally found the long-lost Guess Who #10 at Amazon. Eight 99-cent downloads later, and I’m listening to it on Songbird, a free, Mozilla-based mp3 player with an excellent iTunes-like interface.

I loved this album; I had a copy long ago; it’s either in vinyl, or worse-yet, 8-track purgatory. I still know most of the words after all these years, even though I couldn’t remember the song titles. Fancy that. I’ve been scouring the internets for years, trying to find this album.

And today, my search paid off.

Dance the dance of joy!

-k-
Update: Hell, maybe Amazon had it all along. They, along with the Google paraphernalia, were on my “dont’ visit” list. This being the 21st century and all, maybe assimilation won’t hurt as bad as I once thought.

Tunage

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While I was mucking about on my 64-bit Fedora system this afternoon, I wanted to get all the needed FireFox plugins working in 64-bit land; that of course includes Adobe Flash. As a test of the newly installed Flash, I found this little ditty on YouTube, which I present for your listening pleasure:

A new artist to me, but with Texas music and a few steel guitars, you can’t go far wrong. I checked out Keith McCoy’s website1, and be still my heart, I was greeted with:

Keith McCoy & the CEO Band join up with the Legendary “Ace in the Hole Band” for some real country music.

The Ace in the Hole Band! Man, as a Strait Fan, this is gonna be good. Maybe I’ll celebrate Black Friday by buying the ceedee. No need waiting for Cyber Monday.

-k-

1 Also Flash-enabled, glad the install worked.