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Friday, October 30, 2015

Install Rhythmbox 3.2 In Ubuntu Or Linux Mint Via PPA

Rhythmbox 3.2 was released yesterday, bringing new features like a Soudcloud plugin, along with bug fixes. If you're using Ubuntu 15.04, 14.10 or 14.04 / Linux Mint 17.1 or 17 (and derivatives), you can already install the latest Rhythmbox via PPA.

Changes in Rhythmbox 3.2 since 3.1:

added a Soundcloud plugin;
added the ability to clear, re-fetch and manually set cover art using the song info window;
added support for disc and track total tags;
various style and layout fixes;

A complete list of changes for Rhythmbox 3.2 is available HERE.

Here are a couple of screenshots with the new Soundcloud plugin and the new cover art options from the song info window:

These are just the changes since version 3.1, available in Ubuntu 15.04 Vivid Vervet however, Ubuntu 14.10 and 14.04 provide Rhythmbox 3.0.x and since then, Rhythmbox was updated with GTK 3.14 support and even more bug fixes, which you can see HERE (changes in 3.1).

Install Rhythmbox 3.2 in Ubuntu or Linux Mint

Ubuntu 15.04, 14.10 or 14.04 / Linux Mint 17.1 or 17 (and derivatives) users can install Rhythmbox 3.2 by using fossfreedom's Rhythmbox PPA (by the way, you should also check out his Rhythmbox plugins PPA as well as his CoverArt Browser extension). Add the PPA and install/upgrade Rhythmbox by using the following commands:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:fossfreedom/rhythmbox
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install rhythmbox

That's it!

If for some reason you want to remove Rhythmbox 3.2 and go back to the version available in the official Ubuntu repositories, you can purge the PPA by using the following commands:

sudo apt-get install ppa-purge
sudo ppa-purge ppa:fossfreedom/rhythmbox

via / thanks to fossfreedom for the PPA

Rhythmbox CoverArt Browser Plugin Reaches Version 1.0

CoverArt Browser, a Rhythmbox plugin to browse and play music using an album art view, has reached version 1.0.

CoverArt Browser is basically more than a plugin and using it, Rhythmbox becomes a new music player. Among the plugin features are:

multiple views: tiles, coverflow, carousel or roundabout;
configurable search (all fields, albums, artists, etc.);
display all your music or only the play queue, top rated, recently added or recently played;
it integrates with another plugin to allow downloading cover art for all your albums;
export albums art in the tracks, useful to display cover art on mobile devices;
an optional tracks pane is available so you can easily view the tracks available in an album;
can be set to start automatically when launching Rhythmbox;
highly customizable;

Coverflow view

Artist view

Rhythmbox CoverArt Browser 1.0 was released recently, this being the first stable release. Some of the changes compared to the previous (unstable) release include:

added new artist view that comes with features such as displaying artist albums in tree-view, artist cover download via Last.fm and much more
new lighter icon-theme;
Rhythmbox v3 style toolbar and button popup menus;
new toolbar menu-button to switch between views including Rhythmbox's own library view;
new toolbar menu-button in RB’s library view to switch to plugin views (Rhythmbox v3 and later);
option to export and embed coverart from most file-formats to MP3;
remember quick artist filter between Rhythmbox sessions;
support drag-and-drop of albums onto playlists or external devices for Rhythmbox v2.99 and later;
rework Album & Playlist favourite supports – this declutters menus and now can be optionally enabled through properties button;
right click support for the external plugin Repeat One Song;
tooltip support to display cover name and artist only if album information is not already displayed;
more!

Install Rhythmbox CoverArt Browser plugin in Ubuntu

Ubuntu (and derivatives such as Linux Mint, etc.) can install the latest Rhythmbox CoverArt Browser plugin by using a PPA. Add the PPA and install it using the following commands:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:fossfreedom/rhythmbox-plugins
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install rhythmbox-plugin-coverart-browser

Important: if you're using Ubuntu 13.10 and have upgraded to Rhythmbox 3.0, replace "saucy" with "trusty" in the PPA source list to install the Rhythmbox 3.0 compatible plugin. More info about that, HERE.

In the same PPA as CoverArt Browser, you'll find many other Rhythmbox plugins, including an equalizer, an enhanced last.fm plugin more, so check out: Rhythmbox Third-Party Plugins Ubuntu PPA.

Arch Linux users can install Rhythmbox CoverArt Browser plugin via AUR.

For other Linux distributions, see the CoverArt Browser GitHub page for instructions.

Install Rhythmbox 3.0 In Ubuntu 13.10 Or 13.04

Rhythmbox 3.0 was released more than a month ago, bringing an improved user interface, Python 3 support for the plugins and more. Unfortunately, the new version didn't make it into Ubuntu 13.10, but there's a PPA you can use to install it (also available for Ubuntu 13.04).

Changes in Rhythmox 3.0:

the plugins now use Python 3;
new task progress display below the track list (used for various things including track transfers and import jobs);
support for composer tags;
restyled playback controls;
restyled source list using symbolic icons;
better introspection of everything;
separate CBR and VBR encoding styles with different sets of exposed properties;
playlist settings (browser visibility etc.) saved in playlists.xml;
better use of RTL icons where appropriate;
fixed IM status and ReplayGain plugins;
many other bug fixes.

A complete Rhythmbox 3.0 changelog can be found HERE.

Install Rhythmbox 3.0 in Ubuntu 13.10 or 13.04

Rhythmbox 3.0 in Ubuntu 13.10 (Unity)

Because Rhythmbox 3.0 uses Python3 for plugins instead of Python 2, none of the plugins available in the Rhythmbox third-party plugins PPA will work. You can get some of them to work by installing them manually (including the Equalizer plugin and the cool CoverArt browser) - for more info, see THIS article.

Rhythmbox 3.0 is available in an unofficial PPA maintained by Jacob Zimmermann, for Ubuntu 13.10 and 13.04 (and derivatives). Add the PPA and install/upgrade Rhythmbox 3.0 using the following commands:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:jacob/media
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install rhythmbox

Important note: a recent update broke the installation of librhythmbox-core8 (resulting in an error like this: dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/ibrhythmbox-core8...deb trying to overwrite...). Fix this by running the commands below:

sudo dpkg -i --force-all /var/cache/apt/archives/librhythmbox-core8_3.0.1-1ubuntu2~*.deb
sudo apt-get install -f

More on why this error happens: Fix DPKG Error "Trying to Overwrite X Which Is Also In Package Y" In Ubuntu

via lffl.org

Enable Client Side Decorations For Rhyhmbox With `Alternative Toolbar` Plugin

`Alternative Toolbar` is a Rhythmbox plugin which replaces the default Rhythmbox toolbar with a client-side decorations (header bars) toolbar or a compact toolbar that can be hidden.

The plugin, developed by +fossfreedom (who's also behind the Rhythmbox CoverArt Browser plugin) in collaboration with +Ozon and +Georgi Karavasilev, comes with options such as display type: use header bars or a regular/compact toolbar, optional compact progress bar and more:

From the header bar, you can switch between songs and categories as well as search/filter while the play controls are at the bottom, with customizable song info position, regular/compact progress bar, optional volume control and more.

Under desktop environments that don't fully support client-side decorations, the plugin is still useful because it allows you to enable a compact toolbar similar to the one available in Rhythmbox until version 2.99:

The toolbar can be hidden from the menu: View > Show Play-Controls Toolbar and you can then use Alt+Right to seek forward and Alt+Left to seek backward.

In his article about the Rhythmbox Alternative Toolbar plugin, fossfreedom asks for feedback and "most importantly help with further development" so if you can help, drop by the project page or leave your feedback in the comments.

For Ozon OS, Rhythmbox will get even more changes: the sidebar and coverart plugins will be redesigned and the Alternative Toolbar plugin will be further improved. You can watch THIS video for more info.

Install Rhythmbox Alternative Toolbar plugin

The Rhythmbox Alternative Toolbar plugin is available in fossfreedom's Rhythmox plugins PPA (along with many other third-party plugins), for Ubuntu 15.04, 14.10 and 14.04 / Linux Mint 17.1 or 17. To add the PPA and install the plugin, use the following commands:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:fossfreedom/rhythmbox-plugins
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install rhythmbox-plugin-alternative-toolbar

Once installed, enable Alternative Toolbar via Tools > Plugins.

Arch Linux users can install Rhythmbox Alternative Toolbar plugin (git) via AUR. For other Linux distributions, see the installation instructions from the Rhythmbox Alternative Toolbar plugin GitHub page.

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