How To Install Pithos on Pop OS
To Install Pithos on Pop OS
Pithos1.4.0, a new version of the open-source Pandora Radio client for Linux desktops, is now available for download. Pithos 1.4.0 comes with a number of new plugins that has an extended set of features which includes a 10 band equalizer, screensaver/lock screen inhibitor, and a volume normalizer. The application also has an option through F1 keyboard shortcut to open the online Pithos wiki. Apart from this, there are several other features available on Pithos 1.4.0 and some of them are listed as follows.
Features
- Pithos requires an active Pandora Radio account.
- An official web player is available to all users on Windows, macOS and Linux, as well as mobile apps for Android and iOS. An official Pandora desktop app is available on macOS and Windows for Pandora One customers.
- Pithos is an unofficial, third-party app favored by Pandora subscribers on Linux as it offers a more integrated experience than the official web player, including MPRIS support, keyboard media keys, and desktop notifications.
Installing Pithos
First, make sure you add the necessary repository by making use of the following command.
root@linuxhelp:~# add-apt-repository ppa:pithos/ppa
More info: https://launchpad.net/~pithos/+archive/ubuntu/ppa
Press [ENTER] to continue or Ctrl-c to cancel adding it.
gpg: keybox ' /tmp/tmp1tkh49b2/pubring.gpg' created
gpg: /tmp/tmp1tkh49b2/trustdb.gpg: trustdb created
gpg: key 83549DA35C8B1281: public key " Launchpad PPA for Pithos Developers" imported
gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg: imported: 1
OK
Once it is done, you need to update the newly added repository by making use of the following command.
root@linuxhelp:~# apt-get update
Hit:1 http://ppa.launchpad.net/pithos/ppa/ubuntu artful InRelease
Hit:2 http://ppa.launchpad.net/system76/pop/ubuntu artful InRelease
Hit:3 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu artful InRelease
Get:4 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu artful-security InRelease [78.6 kB]
Get:5 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu artful-updates InRelease [78.6 kB]
Get:6 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu artful-backports InRelease [72.2 kB]
Fetched 229 kB in 2s (81.1 kB/s)
Reading package lists... Done
Once it is done, you shall install Pithos by making use of the following command.
root@linuxhelp:~# apt-get install pithos -y
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... 0%
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
pithos
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 167 not upgraded.
Need to get 0 B/77.8 kB of archives.
After this operation, 440 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Selecting previously unselected package pithos.
(Reading database ... 202170 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../pithos_1.1.2-1_all.deb ...
Unpacking pithos (1.1.2-1) ...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.60ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.23-1ubuntu3) ...
Setting up pithos (1.1.2-1) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.6.1-2) ...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.13.3-6ubuntu5) ...
Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.17-1) ...
Once it is done, you shall go to your PopOS search field and type Pithos. And, when the application icon appears, you need to click on it to launch the application.
Before you begin, you will be asked for the preference, so fill the details and click OK.
The application is now open.
With this, the tutorial on Pithos comes to an end.
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