Linux setup instructions for Minitunes
Please understand that the binaries provided are a “best effort”. The proper way to install Minitunes on Linux is through packages built for your distribution. Except such packages still do not exist.
Minitunes depends on the Qt framework, Sqlite and Taglib. The binaries provided require Qt 4.6. Minitunes can also be built for Qt 4.5, but you have to do it yourself.
On Ubuntu and other Debian derivatives you can install the dependencies with the following command:
sudo apt-get install libqt4-network libqt4-dbus libqt4-sql-sqlite libtag1c2a phonon-backend-gstreamer gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad
No Sound?
Should you have audio issues, you can try removing the Xine Phonon backend (if it’s installed):
sudo apt-get remove phonon-backend-xine
64bit?
Until packages for your distribution appear, you’ll have to build by yourself. Just follow the INSTALL information you’ll find in the sources download.
KDE
KDE users may want to use the Xine backend instead:
sudo apt-get install libqt4-network libqt4-dbus libqt4-sql-sqlite libtag1c2a phonon-backend-xine xine-ffmpeg
Packages
Hopefully someone will package Minitunes for your distribution. I’ll list available packages here.
What is this demultiplexer plugin for MRL that cannot be found? Should Minitunes be deplyed in a certain dir or what?
I installed all of this, but i just get a “segmentation fault”
any ideas??
I get that segmentationerror aswell..
I get Segmentation error..
Jacob, Jona, Baz Qt version? You need 4.6. If you have 4.5 you can build by yourself.
I had the same demultiplexer plugin error as above in Ubuntu Lucid 32 bits and I concluded it was a problem with the xine backend of phonon. I installed phonon-backend-gstreamer and it works now. Great work, Flavio!
Thanks Flavio, beautiful player..
For the demultiplexer error try
sudo apt-get install libxine1-all-plugins
For me works.
What about 64bit version?
@Vardan Just build it by yourself
ok, installed qt4.6. now i minitunes starts and scans my music folder, but as soon, as i want to play a file, my terminal says
“(:14496): GStreamer-CRITICAL **: gst_element_make_from_uri: assertion `gst_uri_is_valid (uri)’ failed”
@Baz that was a critical bug in Ubuntu 9.10 GStreamer Phonon backend, not a Minitunes bug. You have to use the Xine backend.
Does this really need phonon-gstreamer plugin? Kubuntu ( and KDE generally) is configured by default to use phonon with Xine as backend. The last thing I need now is to mess up my audio setup. Can you comfirm if this app works with Xine backend for phonon?
@bigbrovar Yes it works with Xine. Maybe I should I make it more clear.
I just confirm that it actually works with phonon-xine backend. so if u are on kubuntu you do not need to install phonon-gstreamer or remive phonon-xine (Cus that my break ur kubuntu sound system)
@ Jona: works for me as well THX
Ciao Flavio, ho compilato minitunes.deb per Ubuntu 65bit, se vuoi posso metterlo in condivisione qua tramite un link, lo provato su due PC è funziona, basta installare le dipendenze come sta scritto all’inizio di questa pagina.. Dimmi tu…
P:S l’unica cosa che ho notato è che all’inizio quando installi il DEB, non so perché ma mi dice che ce una versione più vecchia confondendo il minitube con minitunes, ecco qui una foto
http://yfrog.com/f/jyschermataosp/
http://yfrog.com/28schermata2pp
I wrote a build script for Slackware here (would be nice if you include it in your post):
http://slackbuilds.org/result/?search=minitunes&sv=
There are 2 minor issues i found in current release:
- In minitunes.desktop file, the Name for en_US must be “Minutunes”, not “minitunes.desktop”
- The icon installed to 16×16 icons folder not actually be of the size 16×16. Instead it is 22×22
Thx for share your job!
Minitunes is great.
working great on ubuntu 10.04, but can i add more than one collection folder?
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There is a PPA for Ubuntu users
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nilarimogard/webupd8 && sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install minitunes
Launch with sudo minitunes in terminal
Thanks, beautiful player! Good work!
Hi, i’d the “demultiplexer plugin for MRL” and Jona’s solution works for me.
¡Gracias Flavio!
doesn’t work for me. The song doesn’t start in my Ubuntu 9.10. I’ve tried to install also libxine1-all-plugins, but the situation is the same. Solutions?
attempt to write a readonly database Unable to fetch row, this error appears when i add a folder
2 Tobotron
//Launch with sudo minitunes in terminal
wyh we need to launch media player with superuser privileges?
first i liked to say that i really like minitunes the way it’s look and the way it’s handles.
How ever i have one problem encountered and that is that not alle artist are been recognized by minitunes. When i look in the albums-section i found some of the not displayed artists. When i open the folder-section and select a not displayed artist (or not displayed album) minitunes will play the song.
Can you help me out?