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How to install Lollypop Player on MX Linux 17

Lollypop Player Installation on MX Linux 17

Lollypop is an open-source, audio player developed in GTK+3, created as a Rhythmbox alternative. Among others, it has supported the playback of the most popular audio formats, including mp3, mp4, Ogg and FLAC, allows the users to visualize the songs via album, artist or genre, can play the files in order or shuffle. In this tutorial, we will cover the installation of Lollypop on MX Linux 17.

Installation

Update the system repository using the following command

root@linuxhelp:~# apt-get update
Hit:1 http://security.debian.org stretch/updates InRelease
Hit:2 http://deb.debian.org/debian stretch-backports InRelease               
Hit:3 http://ftp.cn.debian.org/debian stretch-updates InRelease                   
Ign:4 http://ftp.cn.debian.org/debian stretch InRelease                           
Hit:5 http://ftp.cn.debian.org/debian stretch Release                                          
Hit:6 http://ftp.yzu.edu.tw/Linux/mx-workspace/antix/stretch stretch InRelease
Hit:7 http://www.deb-multimedia.org stretch InRelease                   
Hit:9 http://ftp.yzu.edu.tw/Linux/mx-workspace/mx/repo stretch InRelease
Hit:10 http://ftp.yzu.edu.tw/Linux/mx-workspace/mx/testrepo stretch InRelease
Reading package lists... Done

Install the Lollypop package using the following command

root@linuxhelp:~# apt-get install lollypop -y
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  libdirectfb-1.2-9 libgegl-0.3-0 libgoo-canvas-perl libgoocanvas-common libgoocanvas3
  libgtk2-ex-simple-list-perl libgtk2-imageview-perl libgtkimageview0 liblastfm1 liblivemedia57
  libmygpo-qt1 libopenmpt-modplug1 libpgm-5.2-0 libqjson0 libqt4-declarative libqt4-designer
  libqt4-help libqt4-network libqt4-script libqt4-scripttools libqt4-svg libqt4-test
  libqt4-xmlpatterns libqtassistantclient4 libqxt-core0 libqxt-gui0 libsane-perl libsdl-image1.2
  libsodium18 libssh-gcrypt-4 libvlccore8 libx264-148 libzmq5 python-qt4
Use 'apt autoremove' to remove them.
The following additional packages will be installed:
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Setting up libgnome-desktop-3-12:amd64 (3.22.2-1) ...
Setting up libgweather-3-6:amd64 (3.20.4-1) ...
Setting up libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37:amd64 (2.20.3-1~mx17+1) ...
Setting up lua-json (1.3.3-2) ...
Setting up libquvi-scripts-0.9 (0.9.20131130-1.1) ...
Setting up libquvi-0.9-0.9.3:amd64 (0.9.3-1.2) ...
Setting up libtotem-plparser18:amd64 (3.10.7-1+b1) ...
Setting up gir1.2-totem-plparser-1.0:amd64 (3.10.7-1+b1) ...
Setting up gnome-settings-daemon (3.22.2-2+deb9u2) ...
Setting up gir1.2-webkit2-4.0:amd64 (2.20.3-1~mx17+1) ...
Setting up lollypop-portal (0.9.5-1~mx17+1) ...
Setting up lollypop (0.9.306-1~mx17+3) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.24-11+deb9u3) ...

Once Installation is done you can access the Lollypop from the Menu as shown here

Lollypop application

The version of Lollypop can be found in Help-> About

With this, the method to install Lollypop on MX Linux 17 comes to an end.

Tag : Lollypop Music Player music player MX Linux
FAQ
Q
How to download the Lollypop Player for different Linux Distros?
A
Download the Lollypop player for Different Linux distros, using the following links:
• Fedora: https://copr.fedoraproject.org/coprs/gnumdk/lollypop
• Ubuntu: https://launchpad.net/~gnumdk/+archive/ubuntu/lollypop
• OpenSUSE: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/home:gnumdk31/lollypop
• Arch Linux: https://www.archlinux.org/packages/community/any/lollypop
• FreeBSD: http://www.freshports.org/audio/lollypop
• Source: https://gitlab.gnome.org/World/lollypop/tags
Q
How to install Lollypop on Ubuntu 16.04?
A
For the installation of Lollypop player on Ubuntu 16.04, refer the following link: "https://www.linuxhelp.com/how-to-install-lollypop-on-ubuntu-16-04/"
Q
What are the features available in Lollypop Player?
A
The features present in Lollypop player are:
• Artist bio, lyrics Artist bio, lyrics
• Intuitive browsing
• Play many audio formats ( mp3, mp4, ogg, and flac)
• Cover art downloader
• MTP device sync
• Fullscreen view
• Party mode
• Native replay gain support.
• Search in your collection in accordance to artists, albums and title.
Q
What are the requirements for Lollypop Player?
A
Requirements for the Lollypop Player are:
• gtk3 >= 3.20
• gobject-introspection
• appstream-glib
• gir1.2-gstreamer-1.0 (Debian)
• python3
• meson >= 0.41
• ninja
• totem-plparser
• python-cairo
• python-gobject
• python-sqlite
• python-pylast >= 1.0
Q
How to install Lollypop Player on MX Linux 17?
A
Please refer the following link to access the development resource for the lollypop player => “https://gitlab.gnome.org/gnumdk/lollypop”