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To install Yarock on Ubuntu

Yarock is an open source Qt based audio player built based on C++ It is multi-platform so it supports Windows, Mac and Linux Operating systems. Almost all the major audio formats are supported by the Yarock application. The installation of Yarock is quite simple, and this article covers the installation method involved with Yarock on Ubuntu.

Installing Yarock

Since Yarock is not available in Ubuntu&rsquo s default repository, you need to add the third party repository in your system to install Yarock. So, use the following command to add PPA repository.


root@linuxhelp1:~# add-apt-repository ppa:nilarimogard/webupd8
 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

Packages in this PPA: audacious, ap-hotspot, awn-applet-radio, awn-applet-wm, calise, cmus, dockbarx, dockbarx-themes-extra, dropbox-share, emerald, exaile, fbmessenger, gnome-subtitles, gnome-window-applets, grsync, grive, gthumb, launchpad-getkeys, mc, mdm (Mint Display Manager), minitunes, minitube, musique, notifyosdconfig, nautilus-columns, powertop, ppa-purge, rosa-media-player, fixed pulseaudio-equalizer, subtitleeditor, syncwall, umplayer, unity-reboot, wimlib, youtube-dl, xfce4-dockbarx-plugin, xournal, yad, yarock and others. Almost all packages are updated to their latest version.

For other (specialized) PPAs we maintain, see: https://launchpad.net/~webupd8team
 More info: https://launchpad.net/~nilarimogard/+archive/ubuntu/webupd8
Press \[ENTER\] to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding it

gpg: keyring \`/tmp/tmp8ksobgwx/secring.gpg'  created
gpg: keyring \`/tmp/tmp8ksobgwx/pubring.gpg'  created
gpg: requesting key 4C9D234C from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com
gpg: /tmp/tmp8ksobgwx/trustdb.gpg: trustdb created
gpg: key 4C9D234C: public key " Launchpad webupd8"  imported
gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg:               imported: 1  (RSA: 1)
OK

After adding the repository, update it as follows.


root@linuxhelp1:~# apt-get update 
Get:1 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security InRelease \[102 kB\]
Get:2 http://ppa.launchpad.net/nilarimogard/webupd8/ubuntu xenial InRelease \[17.5 kB\]
Hit:3 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease                                
Get:4 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates InRelease \[102 kB\]                                          
Get:5 http://ppa.launchpad.net/nilarimogard/webupd8/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages \[41.9 kB\]
Get:6 http://ppa.launchpad.net/nilarimogard/webupd8/ubuntu xenial/main i386 Packages \[41.9 kB\]
Get:7 http://ppa.launchpad.net/nilarimogard/webupd8/ubuntu xenial/main Translation-en \[25.9 kB\]
Get:8 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports InRelease \[102 kB\]                    
Fetched 434 kB in 4s (107 kB/s)    
Reading package lists... Done

Once it is done, you can install Yarock by invoking the following command.


root@linuxhelp1:~# apt-get install yarock -y
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following additional packages will be installed:
  freepats gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad-faad gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad-videoparsers gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly-amr i965-va-driver
  liba52-0.7.4 libaacs0 libass5 libavcodec-ffmpeg56 libavformat-ffmpeg56 libavutil-ffmpeg54 libbdplus0 libbluray1 libbs2b0 libchromaprint0 libcrystalhd3 libdc1394-22 libdca0
  libde265-0 libdvdnav4 libdvdread4 libfaad2 libflite1 libfluidsynth1 libgme0 libgsm1 libgstreamer-plugins-bad1.0-0 libgtkglext1 libhtmlcxx3v5 libkate1 libmad0 libmimic0
.
.
.
Setting up phonon4qt5-backend-gstreamer:amd64 (4:4.8.2-0ubuntu2) ...
Setting up i965-va-driver:amd64 (1.7.0-1) ...
Setting up vdpau-va-driver:amd64 (0.7.4-5) ...
Setting up va-driver-all:amd64 (1.7.0-1) ...
Setting up vdpau-driver-all:amd64 (1.1.1-3ubuntu1) ...
Setting up libhtmlcxx3v5:amd64 (0.86-1) ...
Setting up yarock (1.1.6-1~webupd8~xenial2) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.23-0ubuntu3) ...

Yarock has been installed. Access it via your Ubuntu dashboard.

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Don' t you agree it was a simple installation process? Enjoy playing your music through Yarock application.

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Frequently asked questions ( 5 )

Q

how can I install Yarock in ARCH?

A

To install Yarock use
# sudo pacman -Sy yaourt
# sudo yaourt yarock

Q

is source package available for Yarock. If available where to get it?

A

yeah, there is source package for Yarock
you can it from here
" https://launchpad.net/yarock/+download "

Q

Which Repository to be used for Yarock?

A

Repository to be used for Yarock is
# sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntuhandbook1/apps "

Q

how to install Yarock in LinuxMint?

A

To install Yarock in LinuxMint use,
# sudo apt-get update
# sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntuhandbook1/apps
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install yarock

Q

What is Yarock?

A

Yarock is an open source Qt based audio player built based on C++ It is multi-platform so it supports Windows, Mac and Linux Operating systems. Almost all the major audio formats are supported by the Yarock application.

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