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Install GmusicBrowser on Ubuntu 12.04/11.10/11.04/Linux Mint

Gmusicbrowser An open-source jukebox for large collections of mp3/ogg/flac/mpc/ape files, written in perl.


Main Features
  • made with big (> 10,000 songs) libraries in mind (originaly developed with over 17000 songs on a duron800, v1.1.x with over 25000 songs on a core2duo 1.86GHz)
  • customizable window layouts (see layouts documentation)
  • powerful browser which doesn't interfere with the playlist
  • artist/album lock : easily restrict playlist to current artist/album
  • easy access to songs related to the currently playing song
  • songs from the same album
  • album(s) from the same artist(s)
  • songs with same title (other versions, covers, ...)
  • support ogg vorbis, mp3 and flac files (and mpc/ape with gstreamer or mplayer), m4a with version 1.1.x
  • simple mass-tagging and mass-renaming
  • tray icon, with a very customizable tip window, which can be used to control the player
  • very customizable SongTree widget for a pretty list of songs (example)
  • support multiple genres for a song
  • support multiple artists for each song by separating them with ', ' or ' & '
  • customizable labels can be set for each song (ex : bootleg, live, -'s favorites, ...)
  • filters with unlimited nesting of conditions
  • customizable weighted random mode (based on rating, last time played, label, ...)
  • The possibility to act as a icecast server, to listen to your music remotely (experimental)

TODO :
  • handling of static playlists could be improved
  • improve the SongTree widget
  • support other file formats .m4a (done in current rc version), .wma ... ?
  • better alternative layouts and more layouts widgets
  • translations (see this page for the translation status, contact me if you are interested in translating to other languages)
  • better keyboard support
  • web-radios
  • skinned layouts (partly done, but still experimental)
  • ipod support
  • lot of small things ...more detailed list in the wiki

To install it on Ubuntu/Linux Mint Download deb Package file from following link:
To install it on Fedora Download deb Package file from following link:

For other distro's see download page.
Install Xnoise 0.1.31 lightweight Media Player for Ubuntu 12.04/11.10/11.04/10.10/Linux Mint

Xnoise, a lightweight music player with minimal interface has been updated bringing in many new features and fixes. Xnoise is written in Vala and supports video playback making it one stop media application.


Features:
  • Video support
  • ID3 tag editing
  • Lyrics fetching
  • Automatic album art fetching
  • 'Now playing' pane
  • Fast library (metadata) search
  • State restore
  • Can play any GStreamer media
  • Plugin Support
  • Last.fm integration
  • MPRIS v1/v2 DBus interfaces
  • Notifications
  • Window title setting
  • Ubuntu Ayatana Soundmenu
  • Media key support
  • And more!
  • Lightweight and speedy

Changes in this Release:
  • Ported to gtk+-3.0
  • Added option for disabling video subtitles
  • Mediabrowser: gtk3 compatible font rendering with linebreaks
  • Updated translations
  • Lastfm plugin: make scrobbling optional (cover fetching can be used without logging an user into lastfm)
  • Many bug fixes

To install on Ubuntu/Linux Mint open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the Terminal:





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