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How to Install Yarock on Linuxmint 18.03

To Install Yarock on Linuxmint 18.03
Yarock is one of the most lightweight music players on Linux. It was covered a while back on the Lightweight Alternative Applications. Yarock has a modern and elegant interface and provides various advanced features. In this tutorial, we will cover the installation of Yarock on Linux mint 18.03.

Installation

Add the repository of Yarock by using PPA.

linuxhelp ~ # add-apt-repository ppa:nilarimogard/webupd8
You are about to add the following PPA:
The main Web Upd8 PPA maintained by: http://www.webupd8.org/

To add this PPA, simply paste this in a terminal:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nilarimogard/webupd8
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--recv-keys
4C9D234C
gpg: requesting key 4C9D234C from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com
gpg: key 4C9D234C: public key "Launchpad webupd8" imported
gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg:               imported: 1  (RSA: 1)

Let's first start with updating the system repositories

linuxhelp ~ # apt-get update
Get:1 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease [11.5 kB]
Hit:2 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease                                       
Get:3 http://ppa.launchpad.net/nilarimogard/webupd8/ubuntu xenial InRelease [17.5 kB]         
Ign:4 http://packages.linuxmint.com sylvia InRelease                                          
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Get:47 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports/universe amd64 Packages [7,420 B]    
Get:48 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports/universe i386 Packages [7,104 B]     
Get:49 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports/universe Translation-en [3,996 B]    
Fetched 6,303 kB in 12s (518 kB/s)                                                            
Reading package lists... Done

Install the yarock package using the following command

linuxhelp ~ # apt-get install yarock -y
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following additional packages will be installed:
  libhtmlcxx3v5 libphonon4qt5-4 phonon-backend-gstreamer-common phonon4qt5-backend-gstreamer
Suggested packages:
  phonon-backend-gstreamer
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Setting up libphonon4qt5-4:amd64 (4:4.8.3-0ubuntu3) ...
Setting up phonon-backend-gstreamer-common:amd64 (4:4.8.2-0ubuntu2) ...
Setting up phonon4qt5-backend-gstreamer:amd64 (4:4.8.2-0ubuntu2) ...
Setting up libhtmlcxx3v5:amd64 (0.86-1) ...
Setting up yarock (1.1.6-1~webupd8~xenial2) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.23-0ubuntu9) ...

After installation just types yarock.

linuxhelp ~ # yarock
[Starter] start a new instance of player
== main -> options.debug() false
**********************************************************************************************
** YAROCK WAS STARTED IN NORMAL MODE. IF YOU WANT TO SEE DEBUGGING INFORMATION, PLEASE USE: **
** yarock --debug                                                                           **
**********************************************************************************************
[Starter] locale :  "en_IN"
[Starter] translation loaded

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

Now, you can able to use the yarock application.

With this, the method to install yarock on Linux mint-18.03 comes to an end.

Tag : Linux Mint music player
FAQ
Q
How can I start the Yarock service?
A
Run the follow command:
# yarock
Q
How do I update the system repositories?
A
Run the following command:
# apt-get update
Q
Is there any alternatives in Yarock?
A
The alternatives are,
Clementine
iTunes
Rhythmbox
Q
What is Yarock on Linuxmint?
A
Yarock is one of the most lightweight music players on Linux. It was covered a while back on the Lightweight Alternative Applications. Yarock has a modern and elegant interface and provides various advanced features.
Q
How to Install Yarock on Linuxmint?
A
Run the following command:
# apt-get install yarock