Install Nuvola Player 2.0 in Ubuntu 12.04 Precise/Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric/Linux Mint 13/12 and Nuvola Player 1.1.0 in Ubuntu 11.04/10.04 via PPA

Nuvola Player runs a web interface of cloud music services in its own window and provides integration with a Linux desktop (multimedia keys, system tray, media player applets, dock menu, notifications and more).Nuvola Player is an open-source project licensed under GNU GPL 3 and written mainly in Vala (the core) and JavaScript (service integrations).

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What's in this release:
  • Michael Mims created integration of Amazon Cloud Player.
  • New service selector screen is based on a mock-up.
  • Last.fm Scrobbling extension shows information about currently playing song to Last.fm without a need of third-party user scripts.
  • Lyrics extension provides a pane with lyrics of a currently playing song.
  • control Nuvola Player from terminal via command nuvolaplayer-client
  • Maintainers of service integrations can use service-specific settings.
  • Troubleshooting actions were moved to Preferences dialog, tab Advanced.
  • Links to bug tracker, blueprints and questions were replaced by single link to support page.
  • Links to Google+, Facebook and Twitter page were moved to About dialog.
  • "Only toolbar" user interface mode is default and follows Elementary-like style. Other user interface modes are preserved.
  • Google Play, 8tracks and Amazon Cloud Player use HTML5 audio support for playback instead of Flash plugin.
  • JavaScript API 2.0
  • WebKit WebView Inspector
  • Introduced web plugin blocker that blocks all web plugin object not necessary for playback.
  • Dynamic HTTP(S) proxy resolver is used by default. It respects proxy settings in GNOME including Proxy Auto configuration (PAC).
  • Removed nuvolaplayer -Q/--quit command line argument, use nuvolaplayer-client quit instead.
  • Removed support for user scripts.
  • Removed support for Ubuntu 10.10 Sound Indicator (Sound Indicator in Ubuntu 11.04 and later is still supported).
  • Services 8tracks, Grooveshark and Hype Machine are orphaned.
  • Added Add/Remove service functionality.

To install Nuvola Player in Ubuntu/Linux Mint open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the Terminal:
Download Source from here for other Distributions.
Source: Nuvola player
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