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How To Install Gmusicbrowser on linuxmint 18.03

To Install Gmusicbrowser on linuxmint-18.03
GMusicBrowser is a customizable and open-source graphics browser. It is a powerful graphical browser which supports libraries with a very large number of songs. It can use multiple inputs and has support for mp3, Ogg, and Flac files.

Installation
Add the repository of the gmusic browser using PPA 

linuxhelp ~ # add-apt-repository ppa:andreas-boettger/gmusicbrowser-daily
You are about to add the following PPA:
 Daily builds for gmusicbrowser (https://github.com/squentin/gmusicbrowser)

For some time gmusicbrowser is also included in the official repositories. Nevertheless, to install the version offered here, the priority of the installation must be changed (apt pinning).

Create a file: " /etc/apt/preferences.d/andreas-boettger_gmusicbrowser-daily-ppa-pin" 

With the following content:

Package: *
Pin: release o=LP-PPA-andreas-boettger-gmusicbrowser-daily
Pin-Priority: 1001
 More info: https://launchpad.net/~andreas-boettger/+archive/ubuntu/gmusicbrowser-daily
Press Enter to continue or Ctrl+C to cancel

Executing: /tmp/tmp.k06XWTfrcz/gpg.1.sh --keyserver
hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80
--recv-keys
46C4E33F
gpg: requesting key 46C4E33F from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com
gpg: key 46C4E33F: public key " Launchpad mounttruecrypt"  imported
gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg:               imported: 1  (RSA: 1)

Update the system repository

linuxhelp ~ # apt-get update
Hit:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Get:2 http://ppa.launchpad.net/andreas-boettger/gmusicbrowser-daily/ubuntu xenial InRelease [17.6 kB]
Get:3 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease [11.5 kB]                              
Ign:4 http://packages.linuxmint.com sylvia InRelease                                              
Get:5 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu xenial/partner amd64 Packages [3,128 B]                 
Get:6 http://ppa.launchpad.net/ondrej/php/ubuntu xenial InRelease [23.9 kB]                       
Get:7 http://packages.linuxmint.com sylvia Release [24.2 kB]                                      
Get:8 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates InRelease [109 kB]          
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Get:48 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports/main amd64 Packages [4,844 B]
Get:49 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports/main i386 Packages [4,836 B]             
Get:50 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports/universe amd64 Packages [7,400 B]        
Get:51 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports/universe i386 Packages [7,080 B]         
Get:52 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports/universe Translation-en [3,996 B]        
Fetched 6,012 kB in 2min 1s (49.3 kB/s)                                                           
Reading package lists... Done

Install the gmusic browser using following commands

linuxhelp ~ # apt-get install gmusicbrowser -y
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  libcurl3 libmcrypt4
Use ' sudo apt autoremove'  to remove them.
Suggested packages:
  mpv mplayer mpg123 vorbis-tools libgtk2-mozembed-perl libgstreamer-perl libgtk2-notify-perl
  libgnome2-wnck-perl
Recommended packages:
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Preparing to unpack .../gmusicbrowser_1.1.15+1418~ubuntu16.04.1_all.deb ...
Unpacking gmusicbrowser (1.1.15+1418~ubuntu16.04.1) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.5-1) ...
Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.15-0ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.22+linuxmint1) ...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.59ubuntu1) ...
Setting up gmusicbrowser (1.1.15+1418~ubuntu16.04.1) ...

After the installation, you can access the application from the menu as shown here.



with this, the method to Install Gmusicbrowser on linuxmint-18.03 comes to an end.

Tag : Linux Mint 17.3 Rosa music player
FAQ
Q
How to add the repo for installing Gmusicbrowser on linuxmint 18.03?
A
To add the repo for installing Gmusicbrowser on linuxmint 18.03

#add-apt-repository ppa:andreas-boettger/gmusicbrowser-daily
Q
What is the required PPA repo for the installation of Gmusicbrowser on linuxmint 18.03?
A
The required PPA repo for the installation of Gmusicbrowser on linuxmint 18.03 is

ppa:andreas-boettger/gmusicbrowser-daily
Q
Does gmusicbrowser support cue sheets ?
A
No currently, gmusicbrowser does not support cue sheets.
Q
How do I get an all-in-one window like in the screenshots at Gmusicbrowser?
A
To get an all-in-one window like in the screenshots at Gmusicbrowser Change the "Player window layout" in the "Layouts" tab of the settings dialog. A number of layouts are available, more can be created, see layouts documentation.
Q
What is the Purpose of using the Gmusicbrowser?
A
GMusicBrowser is a customizable and open-source graphics browser. It is a powerful graphical browser which supports libraries with a very large number of songs.