sounds like ubuntu can't find your player in $PATH so it falls back to vlc have you tried a full path to the player in your lynx.cfg on ubuntu?
On Sun, Mar 31, 2024, 14:24 Klaus-Peter Wegge <we...@mail.upb.de> wrote: > Hi, > > indeed, an entry in $HOME/.mailcap helps: > audio/mpeg; mpg123 -v %s > > But this definition is not restricted to lynx only. > > At least the text in .lynx.cfg is not correct: > # The suffix definitions listed here in the default lynx.cfg file are > # among those established via src/HTInit.c. You can change any of the > # defaults by editing that file, or via the global or personal mime.types > # files at run time. They will be overridden if you assign them here. > # > SUFFIX:.mp3:audio/mpeg > VIEWER:audio/mpeg:mpg123 -v %s > > --- > > The definition in .lynx.cfg seems to be ignored. It doesn't overwrite > others as described in the comment. > May be a hint to $HOME/.mailcap can be also added in .lynx.cfg. > > Many thanks > > Klaus > > > On Sun, 31 Mar 2024, Rudy Vener wrote: > > > Check your $HOME/.mailcap file. > > > > Rudy > > > > On Sun, Mar 31, 2024 at 05:33:48PM +0200, Klaus-Peter Wegge wrote: > >> Dear lynx experts, > >> > >> I want to play mp3 files with the external text terminal player mpg123. > >> This does no longer wirk with my change from Debian to Ubuntu. > >> > >> I'm using: > >> lynx 2.9.0dev.10 - Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS > >> > >> Extract from .lynx.cfg: > >> # MIME types and viewers! > >> # > >> SUFFIX:.mp3:audio/mpeg > >> VIEWER:audio/mpeg:mpg123 -v %s > >> --- > >> > >> Problem: vlc is started instead of mpg123. > >> It seems that the mime type definition in .lynx.cfg is ignored or > >> overwritten. Adding :NON_XWINDOWS or :XWINDOWS at the end of the > >> viewer definition has no effect. > >> In best case I'd like to start mpg123 independed from the setting of the > >> display environment variable. > >> > >> I found some discussion on this issue in the lynx-dev mailing list > archive > >> end 2018 but no solutiton. > >> > >> Any hint is very welcome > >> > >> Best, Klaus > > > > -- > > Rudy Vener > >
