Hi
This is not the installation Problem.......
Actually XMMS player which comes with the Linux Distribution had a problem that the u can't add the files in playlist...........
To make it running u have to downloadl the Xmms player plugins ..which u can download from the site..
http://www.gurulabs.com/goodies/downloads.php
After that install these plugins and run XMMS player..again . Just try to add 2-3 mp3 files ..It will definitly play it
Gaurav