[lotuseclat79]

Fix for rhythmbox not playing mp3 in Ubuntu karmic.

-- Tom

[Lordandmaker]

It says to completely remove and reinstall rhythmbox to get mp3 working.

That is not a fix, since it doesn't directly address the problem. It is a workaround and a kludge - it removes any and all configuration settings, in the (apparently successful) hope that it also clobbers whatever's wrong.

There should at least be warning that it will destroy the existing config - it's not immediately apparent unless you actually know what you're doing, and if you know what you're doing you're likely to investigate further than a straight --purge.