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How to Install Gradio on Ubuntu 16.04

To Install Gradio on Ubuntu 16.04

Gradio is a radio player application for Linux Ubuntu. It is used for finding and listening internet radio on Linux Ubuntu Systems. Installation of Gradio on Ubuntu 16.04 is explained in this manual.

Features

  • Search radio stations (worldwide)
  • Add them to your library
  • Vote for radio stations
  • Visit their homepage
  • Notifications
  • MPRIS support
  • Showing a cover for a station

Installation of Gradio

Add the gradio repository link on sources.list file.

root@linuxhelp:~# nano /etc/apt/sources.list

Add following source line at the end of the source list.

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/haecker-felix/gradio-daily/ubuntu xenial main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/haecker-felix/gradio-daily/ubuntu xenial main

Next update the source list with following command.

root@linuxhelp:~# apt-get update
Get:1 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security InRelease [94.5 kB]
Get:2 http://ppa.launchpad.net/haecker-felix/gradio-daily/ubuntu xenial InRelease [18.1 kB]
Ign:2 http://ppa.launchpad.net/haecker-felix/gradio-daily/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Hit:3 http://ppa.launchpad.net/mc3man/gstffmpeg-keep/ubuntu xenial InRelease   
Hit:4 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease                     
Get:5 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates InRelease [95.7 kB]   
Hit:6 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports InRelease
Fetched 208 kB in 4s (49.7 kB/s)
Reading package lists... Done
W: GPG error: http://ppa.launchpad.net/haecker-felix/gradio-daily/ubuntu xenial InRelease: The following signatures couldn' t be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY B89978029F7DC26C
W: The repository ' http://ppa.launchpad.net/haecker-felix/gradio-daily/ubuntu xenial InRelease'  is not signed.
N: Data from such a repository can' t be authenticated and is therefore potentially dangerous to use.
N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.
W: There is no public key available for the following key IDs:
B89978029F7DC26C

Now install the gradio by using below command.

root@linuxhelp:~# apt-get install gradio
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  gradio
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 342 not upgraded.
Need to get 0 B/115 kB of archives.
After this operation, 1,067 kB of additional disk space will be used.
WARNING: The following packages cannot be authenticated!
  gradio
Install these packages without verification? [y/N] y
Selecting previously unselected package gradio.
(Reading database ... 177302 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../gradio_4.0.1+r109-0~ubuntu16.04.1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking gradio (4.0.1+r109-0~ubuntu16.04.1) ...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.13.3-6ubuntu3) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.22-1ubuntu5) ...
Processing triggers for bamfdaemon (0.5.3~bzr0+16.04.20160415-0ubuntu1) ...
Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf-2.index...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.59ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.15-0ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for libglib2.0-0:amd64 (2.48.0-1ubuntu4) ...
Setting up gradio (4.0.1+r109-0~ubuntu16.04.1) ...

Run gradio by using below command.

root@linuxhelp:~# gradio

Gradio web page will appear.

Select discover option to view the menu and popular radio stations as given below.

Next select countries option.

Select your country in the menu tab.

Here select the radio station and click play icon.

Enjoy the selected radio station.

Tag : Gradio
FAQ
Q
What are the essential features of Gradio Application?
A
The essential features of Gradio Application are

Search radio stations (worldwide)
Add them to your library
Vote for radio stations
Visit their homepage
Notifications
MPRIS support
Showing a cover for a station
Q
What is the use of Gradio application?
A
Gradio is a radio player application for Linux Ubuntu. It is used for finding and listening internet radio on Linux Ubuntu Systems.
Q
Is there any any Desktop icon available for Gradio?
A
No, Gradio can only be launched via terminal.
Q
How to install Gradio on LinuxMint?
A
The steps remain almost the same for the installation of Gradio on LinuxMint.
Q
How to surf via internet and download in Gradle application?
A
To surf via internet and download in Gradle application, check under discover option you go ahead and continue.