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Top Music Players in Linux Part-3

Top Music player in Linux

SMplayer

SMPlayer is a cross-platform graphical front-end for MPlayer and mpv and forks of Mplayer using GUI widgets offered by Qt. SMPlayer is free and open-source software subject to the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2.

Features

  • Remembers settings and time position of each file it plays
  • Audio and video filters & equalizer
  • Multiple speed playback
  • Playlists
  • YouTube browser
  • Skins
  • Localized in more than 30 languages
  • Automatic support for EDL files


To add smplayer into repository

root@linuxhelp:/home/user1# add-apt-repository ppa:rvm/smplayer
 This PPA holds packages for final releases of  smplayer
 More info: https://launchpad.net/~pcf/+archive/ubuntu/miro-releases
Press [ENTER] to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding it
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gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg:               imported: 1  (RSA: 1)
OK


To install smplayer

Execute the following command to install smplayer.

root@linuxhelp:~# apt-get install smplayer smtube smplayer-themes
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
  liba52-0.7.4 libgif4 libmad0 libmpg123-0 libqt5script5 mplayer2
  smplayer-l10n
The following NEW packages will be installed:
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Setting up smplayer-l10n (14.9.0~ds0-1) ...
Setting up smplayer-themes (1:14.9.0-1) ...
Setting up smtube (15.5.10-1) ...


SMplayer Appearance

Spotify music player

Spotify is an online music streaming service. It offers streaming of over 15,000,000 songs. It is a Swedish commercial music streaming, podcast and video service that gives full view to the user as an online audio player. It is cross-platform service which is available on almost all platforms. There are two versions of Spotify a premium monthly subscription service and a free service which is supported by advertising.


To add Spotify music player into repository

Run the following command to add spotify music player into repository.

root@linuxhelp:/home/user1# apt-add-repository -y " deb http://repository.spotify.com stable non-free"

To enable the key

root@linuxhelp:/home/user1# apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys D2C19886

To update your system

root@linuxhelp:/home/user1# apt-get update -qq

To install Spotify music player

root@linuxhelp:/home/user1# apt-get install spotify-client
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Suggested packages:
  libnotify
Recommended packages:
  libavcodec54 | libavcodec-extra-54 libavformat54
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  spotify-client
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 30 not upgraded.
Need to get 76.8 MB of archives.
After this operation, 188 MB of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 http://repository.spotify.com stable/non-free amd64 spotify-client amd64 1:1.0.25.127.g58007b4c-22 [76.8 MB]
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Registering icon /usr/share/spotify/icons/spotify-linux-32.png
Registering icon /usr/share/spotify/icons/spotify-linux-48.png
Registering icon /usr/share/spotify/icons/spotify-linux-512.png
Registering icon /usr/share/spotify/icons/spotify-linux-64.png



Miro music player

Miro is an audio, video player and Internet television application developed by the Participatory Culture Foundation. It offers both audio and video, some in HD quality. Miro is free software, released under the terms of the GNU General Public License.

Features

  • Miro can automatically download videos from RSS-based " channels" , manage them and play them.
  • The Miro Video Converter converts video formats. It is based on FFmpeg with profiles for the Theora (.ogv), .mp4, and WebM video formats supported by various devices.

To add Miro music player into repository


root@linuxhelp:/home/user1# add-apt-repository ppa:pcf/miro-releases
 This PPA holds packages for final releases of Miro.
 More info: https://launchpad.net/~pcf/+archive/ubuntu/miro-releases
Press [ENTER] to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding it
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gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg:               imported: 1  (RSA: 1)
OK


To update Miro Music player

root@linuxhelp:/home/user1# apt-get update
root@linuxhelp:~$ sudo apt-get install miro
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
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Setting up miro (15.5.10-1) ...
Processing triggers for python-supports (1.0.15)...






Guayadeque

Guayadeque is a music management program designed for all music enthusiasts. It is Full Featured Linux media player that can easily manage large collections and uses the Gstreamer media framework.

Features

  • Play mp3, ogg, flac, wma, wav, mpc, mp4, ape, ...
  • Configurable crossfader engine.
  • Configurable Silence detector to avoid listening to silence between tracks.
  • Read and write tags in all supported formats.
  • Allow to catalogue your music using labels. Any track, artist or album can have as many labels you want.
  • Smart play mode that add tracks that fit your music taste using the tracks currently in play list.

To install Guayadeque

[root@linuxhelp ~]# dnf install guayadeque
Failed to synchronize cache for repo ' fedora.com'  from ' http://www.fedora.com' : repomd.xml parser error: Element was not found - Bad repomd file, disabling.
Failed to synchronize cache for repo ' etc_dnf_www.fedora.com'  from ' file:///etc/dnf/www.fedora.com' : Cannot download repomd.xml: Cannot download repodata/repomd.xml: All mirrors were tried, disabling.
Last metadata expiration check performed -1 day, 23:31:00 ago on Fri Apr 29 16:26:35 2016.
Dependencies resolved.
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Package Arch Version Repository Size
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Installing:
SDL x86_64 1.2.15-20.fc23 updates 213 k
gstreamer x86_64 0.10.36-13.fc23 fedora 989 k
gstreamer-tools x86_64 0.10.36-13.fc23 fedora 32 k
guayadeque x86_64 0.3.7-11.svn1894.fc23 updates 1.9 M
wxBase x86_64 2.8.12-19.fc23 fedora 595 k
wxGTK x86_64 2.8.12-19.fc23 fedora 3.1 M
wxsqlite3 x86_64 3.3.0-1.fc23 updates 67 k

Transaction Summary
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Install 7 Packages

Total download size: 6.8 M
Installed size: 25 M
Is this ok [y/N]: y
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Installed:
SDL.x86_64 1.2.15-20.fc23 gstreamer.x86_64 0.10.36-13.fc23
gstreamer-tools.x86_64 0.10.36-13.fc23 guayadeque.x86_64 0.3.7-11.svn1894.fc23
wxBase.x86_64 2.8.12-19.fc23 wxGTK.x86_64 2.8.12-19.fc23
wxsqlite3.x86_64 3.3.0-1.fc23

Complete!

Now the installation is completed successfully.

FAQ
Q
How to add Spotify music player into the repository in ubuntu?
A
By this command, you can add the music into the repository

Syntax: (apt-add-repository -y " deb http://repository.spotify.com stable non-free" )
Q
How do I exit fullscreen mode while a video is playing in Miro player?
A
By using this method you can view fullscreen in Miro player
Press the escape key, or repeat one of the fullscreen commands from above.
Q
How can I download subtitles in SMplayer?
A
It's very easy. Just open a video, and then select the option "Find subtitles" within the Subtitles menu you can download in SMplayer.
Q
How can I change the skin for SMplayer in Linux?
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In Linux, you need to install the package smplayer-skins. And then try to change the skin.
Q
What is Smart play mode in Guayadeque
A
Smart play mode that add tracks that fit your music taste using the tracks currently in a playlist.