Filed ticket upstream: https://trac.xiph.org/ticket/1988
** Bug watch added: Xiph.org Trac #1988 http://trac.xiph.org/ticket/1988 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to vorbis-tools in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1250618 Title: ogg123 can't play flac files with ID3 tags Status in “vorbis-tools” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: 1) Kubuntu saucy (13.10) amd64 2) 1.4.0-1ubuntu3 ogg123 command from vorbis-tools refuses flac files with id3 tags. $ file ./02\ -\ The\ Lioness.flac ./02 - The Lioness.flac: Audio file with ID3 version 2.3.0, contains: FLAC audio bitstream data, 16 bit, stereo, 44.1 kHz, 12755484 samples $ ogg123 /tmp/02.The\ Lioness.flac Audio Device: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) output Error opening /tmp/02.The Lioness.flac using the oggvorbis module. The file may be corrupted. WORKAROUND: You can strip the tags from the file using id3v2 utility (thanks, dardar at ubuntuforums): id3v2 -D *.flac Stripping id3 tag in "…"...id3v1 and v2 stripped. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10 Package: vorbis-tools 1.4.0-1ubuntu3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-13.20-generic 3.11.6 Uname: Linux 3.11.0-13-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.1 Architecture: amd64 Date: Tue Nov 12 21:23:24 2013 InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-09-05 (67 days ago) InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Alpha amd64 (20130902.2) MarkForUpload: True SourcePackage: vorbis-tools UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vorbis-tools/+bug/1250618/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp