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How to install Qmmp 1.1.9 on Linux Mint 18.1

How to install Qmmp 1.1.9 on Linux Mint 18.1

The Qmmp is a popular open-source, cross-platform multimedia player, similar to Winamp and written in Qt. It is a simple, intitutive user interface and supports Ogg Vorbis, FLAC and MP3 music formats and also supports embedded ID3v2 album images. This tutorial covers the installation procedure of Qmmp version 1.1.9 on Linux Mint 18.1.

Features

  • playlist formats: m3u, pls, xspf
  • audio formats conveter
  • XMMS and Winamp 2.x skins support
  • 10-band equalizer
  • MP3, Vorbis, AAC, AAC+ streams support
  • video playback via Mplayer

Installation procedure

To begin with the installation procedure, add the Qmmp package into repository via ppa.

root@linuxhelp1:~# add-apt-repository ppa:forkotov02/ppa
 Releases of Qt-based multimedia player (Qmmp)
More info: https://launchpad.net/~forkotov02/+archive/ubuntu/ppa
Press [ENTER] to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding it
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gpg: key 0F2BC52FC4FBC3E6: public key " Launchpad PPA for Ilya Kotov"  imported
gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg:               imported: 1
OK

The repositories are added to the target system. Update the system by running the apt-get update command.

root@linuxhelp1:~# apt-get update
Get:1 http://ppa.launchpad.net/forkotov02/ppa/ubuntu zesty InRelease [15.4 kB]                 
Hit:2 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty InRelease                                      
Get:3 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty-security InRelease [89.2 kB]                     
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Get:8 http://ppa.launchpad.net/forkotov02/ppa/ubuntu zesty/main Translation-en [1,328 B]       
Get:9 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty-backports InRelease [89.2 kB]                  
Fetched 288 kB in 2s (101 kB/s)                              
Reading package lists... Done

The target system is updated with the required repositories. Install the Qmmp package by executing the following command. 

root@linuxhelp1:~# apt-get install qmmp qmmp-plugin-pack
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree      
Reading state information... Done
The following additional packages will be installed:
  freepats i965-va-driver libaacs0 libadplug-2.2.1-0v5 libavcodec57 libavformat57 libavutil55
  libbdplus0 libbinio1v5 libbluray2 libbs2b0 libcddb2 libchromaprint1 libcrystalhd3 libenca0
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Setting up libavformat57:amd64 (7:3.2.4-1build2) ...
Setting up qmmp (1.1.9-1ubuntu1~zesty0) ...
Setting up qmmp-plugin-pack (1.1.3-1ubuntu1~zesty0) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.24-9ubuntu2) ...

Now the Qmmp application is successfully installed in the target system. Enjoy listening to favorite music through Qmmp application.

That was an easy installation procedure, Wasn' t it? The Qmmp is inspired by Winamp which is the software' s default user interface.

Tag : Linux Mint Qmmp
FAQ
Q
What is Qmmp on Linux Mint?
A
The Qmmp is a popular open-source, cross-platform multimedia player, similar to Winamp and written in Qt. It is a simple, intuitive user interface and supports Ogg Vorbis, FLAC, and MP3 music formats and also supports embedded ID3v2 album images.
Q
What is Qmmp on Linux Mint?
A
The Qmmp is a popular open-source, cross-platform multimedia player, similar to Winamp and written in Qt. It is a simple, intuitive user interface and supports Ogg Vorbis, FLAC, and MP3 music formats and also supports embedded ID3v2 album images.
Q
How to install Qmmp 1.1.9 on Linux Mint?
A
Use the following command:
$ sudo apt-get install qmmp
Q
How to remove the qmmp player in Ubuntu?
A
run the following command to remove this
"# apt-get remove qmmp* qmmp-plugin-pack* && sudo apt-get autoremove".
Q
Is there any other distro install qmmp player?
A
Yes, there is distro:
Just follow this link,
https://www.linuxhelp.com/how-to-install-qmmp-on-debian-8-3/