How to install Qmmp 1.2 on Ubuntu 18.04.mp4

To install Qmmp 1.2 on Ubuntu 18.04.mp4

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. This tutorial covers the installation procedure of Qmmp on Ubuntu.

Installation procedure

To begin the installation procedure, add the repository to the system by executing the following command.

root@linuxhelp1:~# add-apt-repository ppa:forkotov02/ppa
 Releases of Qt-based multimedia player (Qmmp)

Installation:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:forkotov02/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install qmmp qmmp-plugin-pack

Qt4-based version (for Ubuntu 16.04 or higher):
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Get:4 http://ppa.launchpad.net/forkotov02/ppa/ubuntu bionic InRelease [15.4 kB]
Hit:5 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-backports InRelease    
Get:6 http://ppa.launchpad.net/forkotov02/ppa/ubuntu bionic/main amd64 Packages [1,976 B]
Get:7 http://ppa.launchpad.net/forkotov02/ppa/ubuntu bionic/main i386 Packages [1,984 B]
Get:8 http://ppa.launchpad.net/forkotov02/ppa/ubuntu bionic/main Translation-en [1,396 B]
Fetched 20.7 kB in 2s (10.4 kB/s)
Reading package lists... Done

Next, run the apt-get update command to update the local repository index.

root@linuxhelp1:~# apt-get update
Hit:1 http://ppa.launchpad.net/forkotov02/ppa/ubuntu bionic InRelease
Hit:2 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic InRelease              
Hit:3 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates InRelease      
Hit:4 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security InRelease      
Hit:5 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-backports InRelease
Reading package lists... Done

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

root@linuxhelp1:~# apt-get install qmmp qmmp-plugin-pack -y
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree      
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  apache2-bin apache2-data apache2-utils libapr1 libaprutil1 libaprutil1-dbd-sqlite3 libaprutil1-ldap linux-headers-4.15.0-20
  linux-headers-4.15.0-20-generic linux-image-4.15.0-20-generic linux-modules-4.15.0-20-generic
  linux-modules-extra-4.15.0-20-generic
Use ' sudo apt autoremove'  to remove them.
The following additional packages will be installed:
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Setting up libqt5widgets5:amd64 (5.9.5+dfsg-0ubuntu1) ...
Setting up libavcodec57:amd64 (7:3.4.2-2) ...
Setting up milkytracker (1.02.00+dfsg-1) ...
Setting up libqt5multimedia5:amd64 (5.9.5-0ubuntu1) ...
Setting up libqt5sql5-sqlite:amd64 (5.9.5+dfsg-0ubuntu1) ...
Setting up libqt5svg5:amd64 (5.9.5-0ubuntu1) ...
Setting up libchromaprint1:amd64 (1.4.3-1) ...
Setting up libavformat57:amd64 (7:3.4.2-2) ...
Setting up qmmp (1.2.2-1ubuntu1~bionic0) ...
Setting up qmmp-plugin-pack (1.2.1-1ubuntu1~bionic0) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.27-3ubuntu1) ...

The Qmmp package is installed in the system. To run the application, type the package name in the ubuntu dashboard. Click on the icon to run the application.

The Qmmp is running successfully. You can play music file using via Qmmp

You can see the version of Qmmp

The installation procedure of Qmmp on Ubuntu 18.04 is done successfully.

Tag : Ubuntu Qmmp
FAQ
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What is the PPA required for the installation of QMMP?
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The PPA required for the installation of QMMP is

ppa:forkotov02/ppa
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What is QMMP & its uses?
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 check the qmmp player version in command line?
A
You can check the version of QMMP player, use the follwing command as given below "# qmmp -V"
Q
How to remove qmmp player on Ubuntu?
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For uninstalling the QMMP player on Ubuntu, use the follwing command as given below, "# apt-get remove qmmp* qmmp-plugin-pack* && sudo apt-get autoremove"
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How to install QMMP on Debian?
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For the installation of QMMP on Debian, use the following link as given below

"https://www.linuxhelp.com/how-to-install-qmmp-on-debian-8-3/"