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DeadBeeF Music Player 1.8.3 Released [Howto Install]

Last updated: March 20, 2020

DeaDBeeF music player 1.8.3 was released a day ago as the third bugfix update for 1.8 series.

The new release fixed CD Text reading issue, added more title formatting functions & value, added option to start deadbeef hidden / minimized to tray, and added detecting and ignoring freeformat MP3 files.

There also a lots of bug-fixes in the release including fixes to AAC plugin, HTTP stream interruption, ALSA, handle ffmpeg file, and a bunch of crashes and memory leaks. See here for more details.

How to Install DeaDBeeF 1.8.3 in Ubuntu:

There’s an Ubuntu PPA repository that contains deadbeef .deb packages, though it’s not been updated for the new release at the moment.

You may also download the 64-bit .deb package from the link below:

DeaDBeeF for Linux

NOTE: If you’ve installed an old Deadbeef version from an Ubuntu PPA, you have to remove it first (run following command in terminal), as the .deb from the previous link will install the music player into /opt/ directory.

sudo apt remove deadbeef

Then install the .deb via Gdebi package installer (available in Ubuntu Software) and enjoy!

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DeaDBeeF Music Player 1.8.2 Released with Stability Fixes

Last updated: August 4, 2019

The second bug-fix release for Deadbeef 1.8 series was released a day ago with some stability fixes and improvements.

Deadbeef 1.8.2 release highlights:

Volume control from command line supports increment syntax
Fixed writing multi-value fields into FLAC tags
Map ALBUMARTIST field to ALBUM ARTIST field in FLAC
Fixed sound output plugin selection bug in GTK UI
Fixed crash when opening files of 0 size
Fixed UI freeze when nullout plugin is selected
Fixed a regression in restoring the last selected folder in GTK file chooser

How to Install Deadbeef in Ubuntu:

There’s a PPA repository contains the most recent Deadbeef packages for Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 19.04, and their derivatives.

~~NOTE: the PPA is not updated at the moment for the new release. CHECK the previous PPA link before getting started.~~

1. Open terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) from application menu, and run command to add the PPA:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:starws-box/deadbeef-player

2. Then install or upgrade the music player via command:

sudo apt update

sudo apt install deadbeef

To remove Deadbeef:

To remove the PPA repository, open Software & Updates -> Other Software, and remove the repository line.

To remove DeadBeef, run command in terminal:

sudo apt remove --autoremove deadbeef

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DeaDBeeF 1.8.1 Released! How to Install in Ubuntu 18.04 / Higher

Last updated: July 2, 2019

Deadbeef audio player 1.8.1 was released a few days ago with various bug-fixes and performance improvements for the 1.8 series.

Deadbeef 1.8.1 release highlights:

Fixed audio freeze while sorting
Fixed error messages when loading PLS playlist with relative paths
Removed the unmaintained sndio plugin
Added experimental subgrouping support in playlist
Added new title formatting functions $stripprefix and $swapprefix
Updated Repeat and Shuffle hotkey names to match the menus
Fixed rounding bug of total playtime in statusbar
Added FLAC plugin option to ignore corrupted stream errors
Fixed reloading replaygain info
Fixed writing replaygain info to APEv2 tags
And many other bug-fixes, see the release note for details.

How to Install DeaDBeeF 1.8.1 in Ubuntu:

The new release package is available to install in Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 19.04 via PPA repository.

1. Open terminal either from app launcher or by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard. When it opens, run command to add the PPA:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:starws-box/deadbeef-player

Type user password (no asterisk feedback) when it prompts and hit Enter to continue.

2. Then refresh system package cache and install deadbeef via following 2 commands:

sudo apt update

sudo apt install deadbeef

Once installed, open the player from your system application menu and enjoy!

Uninstall:

To remove the music player, open terminal and run command:

sudo apt remove --auto-remove deadbeef

And remove the PPA via Software & Updates -> Other Software.

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DeaDBeeF Music Player 1.8.0 Released with Opus Support (Ubuntu PPA)

Last updated: July 2, 2019

DeaDBeeF music player 1.8.0 was released a few days ago. Here’s how to install it in Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 18.10, Ubuntu 19.04, and derivatives.

It’s been almost 3 years since the last 0.7.2 release. DeaDBeeF is considered mature enough and stops using version 0. DeaDBeeF 1.8.0 features:

add Opus support
add ReplayGain Scanner
add proper tracks+cue support
add/improve MP4 tag reading and writing
load embedded album art from MP4 files
add File Copy and File Move converter presets
add GBS, SGC support to Game_Music_Emu
improve detecting GTK theme colors for custom widgets
add Copy & Paste in playlist
add localization support for plugin UI
add Drag’n’drop support from deadbeef to other applications
add --volume command line option
and a large list of other improvements and bug-fixes (See the previous link).

How to Install DeaDBeeF 1.8.0 in Ubuntu:

Besides using the official portable package, the new release is available to install in all current Ubuntu releases via PPA repository.

1. Open terminal either from app launcher or by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard. When it opens, run command to add the PPA:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:spvkgn/deadbeef

Type user password (no asterisk feedback) when it prompts and hit Enter to continue.

2. Then refresh system package cache and install deadbeef via following 2 commands:

sudo apt update

sudo apt install deadbeef

If you wouldl like to install GTK2 interface, replace deadbeef with deadbeef-gtk2 in the code.

Uninstall:

To remove the music player, open terminal and run command:

sudo apt remove --auto-remove deadbeef

And remove the PPA via Software & Updates -> Other Software.

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Install DeaDBeeF 0.7.0 in Ubuntu 15.10, 14.04

Last updated: February 2, 2016

DeaDBeeF music player has reached the 0.7.0 release after almost 6 months of development, which brings various fixes, performance optimizations, and some new features.

Changes since the last DeaDBeeF 0.6.2:

artwork: added cache cleaner, MusicBrainz backend,
- configurable default picture, numerous bugfixes,
- double-click / middle-click on empty area to create new playlist,
- middle-click on playlist to remove it,
- highlight current playlist, configurable columns,
- sort columns by clicking their headers,
added “Skip to …” next/prev album/genre/composer actions (Christian Boxdörfer)
initial OS X support, with cocoaui, coreaudio and xcode project, only in GIT sources
added center-alignment option to playlist columns (Christian Boxdörfer)
added 1 and 5 second “Seek forward/backward” actions
new title formatting implementation, aiming to be compatible with fb2k, replacing the old one
added libmpg123 support as a 2nd backend to mp3 plugin, as default
added Tabs widget in Design mode
mp3: added LAME preset support
various improvements, fixes, and more and more in the RELEASE PAGE

How to Install DeaDBeeF 0.7.0:

You can choose download the PORTABLE build, non-install version (official):

DeaDBeeF Download Page

Or install it in Ubuntu via PPA (unofficial but well integrated):

1. For Ubuntu 15.10, Ubuntu 14.04, and Ubuntu 12.04, launch terminal and run below commands one by one:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:starws-box/deadbeef-player

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install deadbeef

Or download and install the “deadbeef_0.7.0-3~codename~ppa1_i386/amd64.deb” package for 32-bit/64-bit system at THIS PAGE.

~~2. For Ubuntu 14.04, select download the .deb package for i386 (32bit) or amd64 (64bit) at HERE~~.

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Native Music Player DeaDBeeF Updates With Lots of Fixes and Improvements

Last updated: August 9, 2014

The lightweight Linux native music player DeaDBeeF has been updated to v0.6.2 with lots of new features, improvements and bug fixes.

DeadBeef is a fully-featured music player takes use of very few RAM. Since v0.6, it has a design mode (view -> design mode) that allows you to customize the UI the way you like.

The latest 0.6.2 release was released days ago on August 5th with lots of changes:

added “Stop playback after current album finished” (Aleksejs Popovs)
added ALAC, OPUS, OggFlac encoder presets (Ian Nartowicz)
added configure option to build artwork plugin without network support
added new widget for muting chiptune voices
added support for SHIFT-JIS charset detection/recoding (off by default)
fixed “stop after current” bug, which required player restart on every change
fixed –gui command line option
fixed GUI seeking accuracy bug
fixed bug in extended frame flags conversion between ID3v2.3 and ID3v2.4 tag formats
fixed crash when loading playlist from command line
fixed loading album art (APIC frame) from ID3v2.4 with data length indicator
fixed non-utf8 locale support in console
fixed support for vorbis files with more than 6 channels
fixed playlist count limit bug
fixed preserving file permissions after editing ogg files
fixed several bugs in PLS playlist format support
improved FreeBSD and OSX support
improved charset detection in CUE and ID3v1
improved album art column rendering/resizing (Christian Boxdörfer)
improved the build system and the output build quality
improved detection of config changes, to avoid unnecessary config writing
improved support for reading APEv2 and ID3v1 tags from large files (>2Gb)
updated licensing information in all plugins, to include information about all used libraries
aac: added workaround for 7 channel sound playback bug
ape: play files with format >= 4.11, improved error handling
artwork: many fixes and improvements, including support for non-tagged files
dumb: added option to configure internal volume
ffmpeg: fixed bitrate calculation
ffmpeg: fixed replaygain support
flac: fixed/improved many things in tag reading and writing code
gme: added support for loading gzipped modules from supported archives (e.g. from zips)
gtkui, pltbrowser: better accessibility
gtkui: added option to disable seekbar overlay
gtkui: added option to display playback state as unicode characters, instead of bitmaps (works better on HDPI screens)
gtkui: added support for design mode to more widgets (seekbak, volumebar, playback toolbar)
gtkui: fixed bug in gtk_drag_check_threshold handler
gtkui: numerous fixes in widget layout code
gtkui: single/double clicking on album art column will select/play the album/group (Christian Boxdörfer)
lastfm: added support for scrobbling radio streams (off by default)
lastfm: added support for scrobbling tracks shorter than 30 sec (off by default)
lastfm: improved support for musicbrainz track id
mms: fixed few buffer overflow bugs, improved responsiveness
mp3: optimized scanner: less backward seeks during frame syncing
shellexec: fixed escaping of single quotes, prevent opening copies of shxui dialogs
vfs_zip: huge speed improvements
vorbis, oggflac: new tagging code (Ian Nartowicz)
improved plugin duplicate checking
fixed RIFF WAVE header writing in converter
fixed 8bit png crash in album art plugin (Ian Nartowicz)
static builds now use -O3 -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=0 compiler flags
fixed few issues with implementation of the Play button
improved tag writing in converter
fixed issues with “background jobs are running” warning
changed all wiki links to point to the new wiki on github
improved streamer event handling, to make the GUI more responsive and stable
fixed cleaning up downloaded temporary playlist files
Fixed skipping bad FLAC__METADATA_TYPE_CUESHEET blocks in FLAC
added support for uppercase .CUE extension
added “mpga” extension support (mp3)
fixed seeking backwards using hotkeys when in the beginning of a track

Install DeaDBeeF in Ubuntu:

Download the .deb package that matches your OS type – 32-bit (i386) or 64-bit (amd64) – from the link below:

Download DeaDBeeF .deb

Then double click the package to open it with Ubuntu Software Center and click install.

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DeeDBeeF 0.6.1 Fixed Various Bugs, How to Install in Ubuntu

Last updated: February 4, 2014

DeaDBeeF music player has recently released a new version with lots of bug fixes. This is the first update after deadbeef added the gui layout designer.

Deadbeef 0.6.1 changelog:

fixed crash in AAC plugin when mp4 file reports 0 samples (e.g. radio rips)
fixed libsupc++ linking issues
fixed support for gcc<4.5
changed description of hotkeys plugin in configure
fixed 100% CPU load issues with certain hotkeys
fixed opening files from command line into default playlist
don’t allow spawning multiple instances of converter
fixed EQ drawing past the bottom margin
fixed progress dialog while loading playlists
fixed M3UINF parser
reverted MP3 bugfixes which introduced incorrect duration calculation
fixed ungrabbing deleted global hotkeys
added config option to help debug buffering/streaming
ffmpeg plugin can now handle dynamic data format changes
fixed rare buffering problem which was causing stuttering for some users
fixed running without X and/or without GUI plugin
fixed mp3 duration rounding bug
fixed incorrect scroll/cursor after deleting playlists
added support for loading plugins from ~/.local/lib{32|64}/deadbeef, depending on running deadbeef build version
fixed bug imposing 256 byte limit on file pathes in archives
fixed column autoresize issues
removed libstdc++ hacks from C++ plugins
fixed “Remove from disk” menu item not being hidden by corresponding option
fixed applying “Pin group titles” config on startup (patch from Christian Boxdörfer)
improved charset detection in CUE files, not longer allowing invalid utf-8 to go through
paused network streams don’t attempt to prebuffer until played
unpausing network streams always restarts them
prevent loading playlists from archives (treat them like folders)
hide the “Hotkeys” tab from preferences if hotkeys plugin is not available
don’t build shellexecui if not building shellexec
fixed memleak when drag-dropping pls/m3u playlists from file managers
prevent passing non-utf8 filenames to progress dialog
fixed crash when opening invalid VTX files
fixed crash when opening invalid WMA files
don’t delete replaygain info from FLACs when writing tags
fixed really old buffer overflow bug in dnd handler (kudos to Megabaks)

Install DeadBeef:

Deb, Arch, and source packages are available at official download page.

You can also run the commands below one by one in terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) to install it from PPA. Supports Ubuntu 13.10, Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 12.10 and their derivatives.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:starws-box/deadbeef-player

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install deadbeef

customized deabeef music player in Ubuntu 13.10

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DeaDBeeF 0.6.0 released, Install in Ubuntu Linux Mint

Last updated: November 27, 2013

The open-source DeadBeef music player recently released v0.6.0 with great new feature: GUI layout designer. It allows to customize the user interface by splitting the main window and filling with button, spectrum, scope, album art display, selection properties, playlist, playlist browser, etc.

Below is my customized DeadBeef interface. You can design it to whatever you like.

customized deabeef music player in Ubuntu 13.10

How to use Layout Designer

First enable design mode under menu ‘View > Design Mode’. Right-click on main window and choose ‘Insert -> Splitter (left and right) or (top and bottom)’ to split the window. When your splitter layout has loaded right click on each box in turn and add item to it.

deadbeef 0.6 design mode

Once done, disable design mode from the menu to apply changes.

What to do if you want to revert Deadbeef back to default layout?

Well, in file browser go to user home -> .conf (press Ctrl+H to view hidden folders), remove the whole deadbeef folder.

Full changes in Deadbeef 0.6.0:

gui layout designer, with a set of widgets to choose from (View -> Design mode, then use right click)
new API for creating GUI extension plugins
visualization support, spectrum analyzer and scope widgets
new hotkeys system, which adds local hotkeys, and many more actions to choose from
playlist browser widget: a vertical alternative to playlist tabs
album art viewer widget
selection properties widget
button widget: put custom buttons to main window, and assign any actions to them
showing seek time in the bar during seeking
added worldofspectrum downloader to artwork plugin (for AY tunes)
native flac cuesheet support
lots of fixes in MP3 and ID3v2 support
improved AAC support
fixed the context menu in metadata editor
added GTK3.6 filechooser filter regression workaround
fixed compatibility with FFMPEG up to 2.0.2
added location field to the metadata tab in track properties
fixed playlist columns sizers dead zone bug
new WMA plugin
a ton of stability/responsiveness fixes to mms plugin
added customizable content-type mapper, to associate network streams with plugins
improved remote playlist loading
fixed buffer overflow in m3u plugin
subtracks no longer get written to pls and m3u
warn a user if he attempts to quit while a job is running (e.g. converter)
fixed tabstrip scrolling timer bug
added GTK3 touchpad smooth scrolling support (kudos to thesame)
added option to always convert 16 bit input signal to 24 bit (Eugene Rudchenko)
added experimental Mac OS X support (thanks to Carlos Alberto Nunes for the CoreAudio plugin)
improved playlist tab rendering code to work better on HDPI displays
fixed rounding error in streamer sleep time calculation – that solves some stuttering problems
added OPUS and TAK support in the static build (via ffmpeg)

Download Deadbeef:

The installers for Ubuntu, Debian, Arch Linux and portable version are available in official download page.

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How to Install Deadbeef Music Player 0.5.6 in Ubuntu 13.10

Last updated: October 18, 2013

The DeadBeef music player now is available for Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander in its PPA repository after Canonical released the Ubuntu 13.10 Final.

As you may know, DeedBeef is a free audio player for Linux only. It has following features:

mp3, ogg vorbis, flac, ape, wv/iso.wv, wav, m4a/mp3 (aac and alac), mpc, tta, cd audio, and many more

nsf, ay, vtx, vgm/vgz, spc and many other popular chiptune formats

SID with HVSC song length database support for sid

tracker modules – mod, s3m, it, xm, etc

ID3v1, ID3v2.2, ID3v2.3, ID3v2.4, APEv2, Xing/Info, VorbisComments tag reading and writing, as well as reading many other tag/metadata formats in most supported formats

automatic character set detection for non-unicode id3 tags – supports cp1251, iso8859-1, and now chinese cp936 (optional), as well as SHIFT-JIS and MS-DOS CP866 for selected formats

unicode tags are fully supported as well (both utf8 and ucs2)

cuesheet (.cue files) support, including charset detection/conversion

clean fast GUI using GTK2 and GTK3, you pick what you like more!

no GNOME or KDE dependencies

minimization to system tray, with scrollwheel volume control, etc

drag and drop, both in playlist, and from other apps

control playback from command line

global hotkeys

multiple playlists using tabbed interface

album cover display

OSD notifications about current playing songs

18-band graphical equalizer and other DSP plugins

built-in high quality tag editor, with custom fields support

customizable groups in playlists

customizable columns with flexible title formatting

streaming radio support for ogg vorbis, mp3 and aac streams

gapless playback for correctly encoded files

lots of plugin, such as global hotkeys, last.fm scrobbler, converter, and many more, sdk is included

comes with advanced Converter plugin, which allows to transcode files to other formats

was tested on x86, x86_64, powerpc, arm, mips architectures, should work on most modern platforms

new features are being added all the time — check for updates frequently!

Install Deadbeef Music Player:

Press Ctrl+Alt+T on your keyboard to open terminal. When it opens, run command to add the PPA:

sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:starws-box/deadbeef-player

Then you can install it from Ubuntu Software Center after checking for updates. Or run below commands instead:

sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get install deadbeef

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How to Install DeadBeef Audio Player in Ubuntu / Linux Mint

Last updated: September 2, 2013

If you would like to install DeadBeef audio player in Ubuntu and its derivatives such as Linux Mint, Elementary OS. This tutorial will tell you how to do it easily

As you may kown, DeaDBeeF is a lightweight audio player for GNU/Linux systems with X11 written in C and C++. It has below features:

plays mp3, ogg, flac/oga, ape, wav, wv/iso.wv, aac/m4a, alac, mpc/mpp/mp+, tta, wma, shn, sid, nsf, mod, s3m, vtx, vgm/vgz, psf, midi, audio cds, all formats supported by ffmpeg, dumb, gme, libsndfile, adplug, and more!
light on memory and CPU use
expandable through plugins
supports cuesheets (from .cue files, and embedded), reading and writing m3u and pls playlists
plays internet radio (shoutcast, icecast, mms), as well as normal mp3 files over http and ftp (e.g. from podcasts)
global hot-keys
reads and writes id3v1, id3v2, apev2, vorbiscomment tags to/from all relevant formats; read-only mp4 itunes tags
can detect charset of bad (non-unicode) id3 tags, as well as charsets in metadata from tracker modules and chiptunes
user-customizable playlist columns with title-formatting
high quality resampling using libsamplerate
playback using ALSA, OSS and PulseAudio
last.fm/libre.fm scrobbler
sample-accurate seeking and gapless playback support for many formats
multiple playlists organized in tabs
album art display, fetching covers from music folders, id3v2 and apev2 tags, last.fm and albumart.org
18-band equalizer with presets, with importing of fb2k eq presets
track grouping using title-formatting
album art display in playlist
customizable OSD notifications with album covers
configurable converter/transcoder
replay gain (playback only)
playing files directly from zip archives
supports tagging of files with custom fields, including editing custom fields added by other taggers/players
multichannel playback, support for integer 8, 16, 24, 32 and float 32 bit sound output
localized into many languages

Download & Install DeadBeef:

The easiest way to install the DeadBeef is using the DEB package. Just download and double-click to install the package from below link. You may check your OS type (32-bit or 64-bit) by System Settings -> Details

DeadBeef Ubuntu Deb 32-bit

DeadBeef Ubuntu Deb 64-bit

You can also use the PPA which supports Ubuntu 13.04, Ubuntu 12.10, Ubuntu 12.04:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:starws-box/deadbeef-player

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install deadbeef

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Archives For November 30, 1999

How to Install DeaDBeeF 1.8.3 in Ubuntu:

How to Install Deadbeef in Ubuntu:

How to Install DeaDBeeF 1.8.1 in Ubuntu:

Uninstall:

How to Install DeaDBeeF 1.8.0 in Ubuntu:

Uninstall:

How to use Layout Designer

Download Deadbeef:

Install Deadbeef Music Player:

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