How to install QMplay2 in Ubuntu 16.04
To install QMplay2 in Ubuntu 16.04
QMplay2 is a free, open-source, cross-platform video and audio player built based on qt. You can play all formats supported by FFmpeg, libmodplug by using QMplay2. It also supports Audio CD, raw files. And it contains an integrated YouTube and Prostopleer browser. It is so simple to install QMplay2 on Ubuntu 16.04, and this tutorial demonstrates the same process.
Installing QMplay2
It is really very essential to download a latest and stable installation package for Qmplay2, so make sure you use the wget command in the following manner.
root@linuxhelp11:/home/user1# wget https://github.com/zaps166/QMPlay2/releases/download/17.10.24/qmplay2-ubuntu-amd64-17.10.24-1.deb
--2017-12-07 06:28:57-- https://github.com/zaps166/QMPlay2/releases/download/17.10.24/qmplay2-ubuntu-amd64-17.10.24-1.deb
Resolving github.com (github.com)... 192.30.255.112, 192.30.255.113
Connecting to github.com (github.com)|192.30.255.112|:443... connected.
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Saving to: ‘ qmplay2-ubuntu-amd64-17.10.24-1.deb’
qmplay2-ubuntu-amd64-17. 100%[==================================> ] 5.55M 736KB/s in 8.9s
2017-12-07 06:29:08 (639 KB/s) - ‘ qmplay2-ubuntu-amd64-17.10.24-1.deb’ saved [5822328/5822328]
Once the file is downloaded, you shall proceed with the installation of Qmplay2. You' ll notice a few installation errors during the process.
root@linuxhelp11:/home/user1# dpkg -i qmplay2-ubuntu-amd64-17.10.24-1.deb
Selecting previously unselected package qmplay2.
(Reading database ... 173845 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack qmplay2-ubuntu-amd64-17.10.24-1.deb ...
Unpacking qmplay2 (17.10.24-1) ...
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Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.15-0ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for shared-mime-info (1.5-2) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
qmplay2
In order to solve the dependency problem, you should run the following command.
root@linuxhelp11:/home/user1# apt-get -f install
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
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Setting up qmplay2 (17.10.24-1) ...
Setting up libllvm4.0:amd64 (1:4.0-1ubuntu1~16.04.2) ...
Setting up mesa-va-drivers:amd64 (17.0.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.2) ...
Setting up mesa-vdpau-drivers:amd64 (17.0.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.2) ...
Setting up i965-va-driver:amd64 (1.7.0-1) ...
Setting up va-driver-all:amd64 (1.7.0-1ubuntu0.1) ...
Setting up vdpau-driver-all:amd64 (1.1.1-3ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.23-0ubuntu3) ...
Your Qmplay2 will be installed along with the dependenc y packages.
Qmplay2 has been installed, and if you want to launch it, you shall do it from your system' s search field.
You can check with the Equalizer and adjust the sounds.
You can also get access to Internet radio streaming.
Also, you can access videos from YouTube from the QMPlay2.
You can also use the integrated Media browser.
If you want to know the version of your QMPlay2, then you shall see in the about section.
With this, the installation of QMplay2 in Ubuntu 16.04 comes to an end.
# dpkg -i qmplay2-ubuntu-amd64-17.10.24-1.deb