Rhythmbox
Rhythmbox is a very easy to use music playing and management program which supports a wide range of audio formats.
How To Install Rhythmbox
Open your Terminal and enter the following:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntuhandbook1/apps
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install rhythmbox
You can also download the install file from pkgs.org, GitHub, Flatub or the developer's website.
To remove the program enter the following:
sudo apt-get remove rhythmbox
sudo add-apt-repository --remove ppa:ubuntuhandbook1/apps
I highly recommend that you remove the third party ppa to prevent it from breaking other programs or dependencies after you install the program. If you leave this PPA installed it will update files libaudcore5, libaudgui5, and libaudtag3 from versions 3.10-1 to 4.0.2. If you use Audacious it requires versions 3.10-1, so the updated files will break the program. You'll need to remove each file and ppa:ubuntuhandbook1/apps and reinstall libaudcore5, libaudgui5, and libaudtag3 versions 3.10-1.
Open your Terminal and enter the following:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntuhandbook1/apps
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install rhythmbox
You can also download the install file from pkgs.org, GitHub, Flatub or the developer's website.
To remove the program enter the following:
sudo apt-get remove rhythmbox
sudo add-apt-repository --remove ppa:ubuntuhandbook1/apps
I highly recommend that you remove the third party ppa to prevent it from breaking other programs or dependencies after you install the program. If you leave this PPA installed it will update files libaudcore5, libaudgui5, and libaudtag3 from versions 3.10-1 to 4.0.2. If you use Audacious it requires versions 3.10-1, so the updated files will break the program. You'll need to remove each file and ppa:ubuntuhandbook1/apps and reinstall libaudcore5, libaudgui5, and libaudtag3 versions 3.10-1.
You can access the program in your menu after you get the program installed. I am using Ubuntu MATE 18.04.4 LTS with the traditional menu, so I access it by clicking on the Applications menu, highlight Sound & Video, and then click on Rhythmbox.
When you first open the program it will load album(s) or song(s) from the default Music folder. I had two albums in my default music folder.
Importing Music Into Rhythmbox
You can change the default Music folder by clicking on the Edit menu and then click on Preferences.
You can change the default Music folder by clicking on the Edit menu and then click on Preferences.
Click on the Music tab when the Rhythmbox Preferences dialog box appears. Then click the Browse button to allow you to change your Library Location.
Locate and then click on the name of the folder that contains your albums when the Select a File dialog box appears. Then click on the Open button and then click the Close button in the Rhythmbox Preferences dialog box.
You will notice a progress bar grow in the lower right as your albums and songs load.
When it finishes scanning you should see three sections: Artist section in the upper left, Album section in the upper right, and a Playlist in the bottom section.
Rythmbox Preferences
Rythmbox has four preferences tabs within its dialog box. They are: General, Playback, Music, and Podcasts. You will not get overwhelmed with a lot of different settings within the Rhytmbox Preferences dialog box.
In the General tab, you can control the Browser Views at the top and the Visible Columns displayed in the Playlist area.
Rythmbox has four preferences tabs within its dialog box. They are: General, Playback, Music, and Podcasts. You will not get overwhelmed with a lot of different settings within the Rhytmbox Preferences dialog box.
In the General tab, you can control the Browser Views at the top and the Visible Columns displayed in the Playlist area.
You can enable Crossfade between tracks and the amount of its Duration within the Playback tab.
You can modify or change the Library Location and Library Structure within the Music tab.
You can select the location for downloading Podcasts within the Podcasts tab.
Using Rhythmbox Music Player
Playing Music
To play a track, select the track and press the Play button on the toolbar, or simply double-click on the track to start playing.
When the track ends, Rhythmbox Music Player jumps to play the next track in the list showed in view pane.
In the Library you can play all songs from an artist or a single album simply selecting Album or Artist entry in the library browser.
Playing Music
To play a track, select the track and press the Play button on the toolbar, or simply double-click on the track to start playing.
When the track ends, Rhythmbox Music Player jumps to play the next track in the list showed in view pane.
In the Library you can play all songs from an artist or a single album simply selecting Album or Artist entry in the library browser.
Next/Play/Previous
The Next and Previous buttons can be used to skip between tracks while playing. If a track is currently playing, the previous button will restart the track. Pressing the Play button will start playing the current track.
The Next and Previous buttons can be used to skip between tracks while playing. If a track is currently playing, the previous button will restart the track. Pressing the Play button will start playing the current track.
Repeat
The option Repeat makes the Rhythmbox Music Player restart to play tracks from the beginning of the list when it reach the last track.
To activate repeat, press the button Repeat on the toolbar.
The option Repeat makes the Rhythmbox Music Player restart to play tracks from the beginning of the list when it reach the last track.
To activate repeat, press the button Repeat on the toolbar.
Shuffle
The option Shuffle makes the Rhythmbox Music Player play tracks in a random order.
To activate shuffle, press the button Shuffle on the toolbar.
The option Shuffle makes the Rhythmbox Music Player play tracks in a random order.
To activate shuffle, press the button Shuffle on the toolbar.
Volume Control
The volume control is located in the right hand of the toolbar. Pressing the loudspeaker icon will show the volume slider. Sliding this up and down will increase and decrease the volume. The loudspeaker icon will change to reflect the relative volume.
The volume control is located in the right hand of the toolbar. Pressing the loudspeaker icon will show the volume slider. Sliding this up and down will increase and decrease the volume. The loudspeaker icon will change to reflect the relative volume.
You can also Increase the Volume by pressing Ctrl+Up arrow keys at the same time and Decrease the Volume by pressing Ctrl+Down arrow keys at the same time.
Song Position Slider
As your song plays you'll notice a slider move in accordance to the amount of time the song played. You can click on the slider and drag it to a particular point within your song. Just before the Song Position Slider you'll see a small cover art, song title, and artist. At the end of the Song Postion Slider you'll see a amount of song played / total lenght of the current song.
As your song plays you'll notice a slider move in accordance to the amount of time the song played. You can click on the slider and drag it to a particular point within your song. Just before the Song Position Slider you'll see a small cover art, song title, and artist. At the end of the Song Postion Slider you'll see a amount of song played / total lenght of the current song.
Here's a quick look through each menu.
Third Party Plugins
You can install third party plugins to increase the power of Rythmbox. You can install an Alternative Toolbar plugin to replace the Rhythmbox large toolbar with a Client-Side Decorated or Compact toolbar which can be hidden. The plugin is installed in Ubuntu 18.04 and higher out-of-the-box but if it's not then use the instructions below to install it.
How To Install Rhythmbox Alternative Toolbar
Open your Terminal and enter the following:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:fossfreedom/rhythmbox-plugins
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install rhythmbox-plugin-alternative-toolbar
To remove the program enter the following:
sudo apt-get remove rhythmbox-plugin-alternative-toolbar
sudo add-apt-repository --remove ppa:fossfreedom/rhythmbox-plugins
You can install third party plugins to increase the power of Rythmbox. You can install an Alternative Toolbar plugin to replace the Rhythmbox large toolbar with a Client-Side Decorated or Compact toolbar which can be hidden. The plugin is installed in Ubuntu 18.04 and higher out-of-the-box but if it's not then use the instructions below to install it.
How To Install Rhythmbox Alternative Toolbar
Open your Terminal and enter the following:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:fossfreedom/rhythmbox-plugins
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install rhythmbox-plugin-alternative-toolbar
To remove the program enter the following:
sudo apt-get remove rhythmbox-plugin-alternative-toolbar
sudo add-apt-repository --remove ppa:fossfreedom/rhythmbox-plugins
Apr 22, 2020