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Qmmp Audio Player 1.1.10 Released with New Feature & Fixes

Last updated: August 5, 2017

Qmmp, an Qt based and winamp or xmms like audio player, has reached the 1.1.10 (and 0.10.10 for Qt4) release last night.

Changes in Qmmp 1.1.10 & 0.10.10 include:

added feature to download playlist from https
increased DirectSound buffer size
decreased waiting time in the WASAPI plugin
improved plugin list in the settings dialog
fixed regression in the ‘jump to track’ dialog
fixed possible segmentation fault
fixed seeking in the ffmpeg plugin
fixed null pointer dereference in the mpeg plugin
fixed gcc warnings
fixed dithering settings
fixed 24 bits support in the WASAPI plugin
fixed segmentation fault on Ogg FLAC streams
fixed XPM skins support
fixed Qt 5.9 support in the global hotkey plugin (1.1.10 only)
updated translations.

Qmmp 1.10.0

How to Install Qmmp 1.1.10 (or 0.10.10) in Ubuntu:

Qmmp has an PPA repository that offers the latest packages for Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 17.04, and their derivatives.

1. Open terminal via Ctrl+Alt+T or from app launcher, and then run command to add the PPA:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:forkotov02/ppa

2. Then update and install Qmmp and its plugins:

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install qmmp qmmp-plugin-pack

The commands install Qmmp 1.1.10 (Qt5 version) in Ubuntu 16.04 & higher, and Qmmp 0.10.10 (Qt4 version) in Ubuntu 14.04 & Ubuntu 12.04.

For Ubuntu 16.04 and higher users who want to install Qmmp 0.10.10 (Qt4 version), run following commands instead:

sudo apt-get update 

sudo apt-get install qmmp-qt4 qmmp-plugin-pack-qt4

Uninstall:

You can manage the PPA repository via Software & Updates utility, under Other Software tab.

To remove Qmmp music player, either use your system package manager or run command:

sudo apt-get remove --autoremove qmmp qmmp-plugin-pack

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Winamp Like ‘Qmmp’ Music Player 1.1.9 Released

Last updated: June 4, 2017

Qmmp, Qt-based multimedia player, has reached the 1.1.9 (and 0.10.9) release with some performance improvements and bug fixes.

Qmmp 1.1.9 and 0.10.9 are different version series with same changes. Qmmp 0.10.x is released for Qt4, and Qmmp 1.1.x is for Qt5.

Changes in Qmmp 1.1.9 and 0.10.9:

using relative skin path for portable configuration;
improved WASAPI support;
fixed cursors support in the skinned user interface;
fixed freezing when using DirectSound output;
fixed documentation;
fixed issue with ‘jump to track’ dialog when single click activation is enabled;
fixed tray icon tooltip (1.1.9 only);
fixed FLAC bitrate calculation;
fixed segmentation fault in the ffmpeg plugin;
translation updates.

How to Install Qmmp 1.1.9 (0.10.9) in Ubuntu:

The Qmmp release PPA has built the packages for Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 16.10, and Ubuntu 17.04.

1. Open terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and then run command to add the PPA:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:forkotov02/ppa

Type in password (no visual feedback) when it prompts and hit Enter.

2. Run commands to check updates and install the latest Qmmp packages:

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install qmmp qmmp-plugin-pack

The commands will install Qt4 version of Qmmp 0.10.9 in Ubuntu 12.04 and Ubuntu 14.04, and install Qt5 version of Qmmp 1.1.9 in Ubuntu 16.04 and higher.

For Ubuntu 16.04 and higher users who want to install Qmmp Qt4, run following commands instead:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install qmmp-qt4 qmmp-plugin-pack-qt4

Uninstall:

To remove Qmmp multimedia player, simply run command in terminal:

sudo apt-get remove qmmp qmmp-qt4 qmmp-plugin-* && sudo apt-get autoremove

For the PPA repository, go to System Settings -> Software & Updates -> Other Software tab.

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Install Qmmp 0.9.0 Winamp-like Audio Player in Ubuntu

Last updated: September 5, 2015

Qmmp, Qt-based audio player with winamp or xmms like user interface, now is at 0.9.0 release. PPA updated for Ubuntu 15.10, Ubuntu 15.04, Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 12.04 and derivatives.

Qmmp 0.9.0 is a big release with many new features, improvements and some translation updates. It added:

audio-channel sequence converter;
9 channels support to equalizer;
album artist tag support;
asynchronous sorting;
sorting by file modification date;
sorting by album artist;
multiple column support;
feature to hide track length;
feature to disable plugins without qmmp.pri modification (qmake only)
feature to remember playlist scroll position;
feature to exclude cue data files;
feature to change user agent;
feature to change window title;
feature to reset fonts;
feature to restore default shortcuts;
default hotkey for the “Rename List” action;
feature to disable fadeout in the gme plugin;
Simple User Interface (QSUI) with the following changes:
- added multiple column support;
- added sorting by album artist;
- added sorting by file modification date;
- added feature to hide song length;
- added default hotkey for the “Rename List” action;
- added “Save List” action to the tab menu;
- added feature to reset fonts;
- added feature to reset shortcuts;
- improved status bar;

It also improved playlist changes notification, playlist container, sample rate converter, cmake build scripts, title formatter, ape tags support in the mpeg plugin, fileops plugin, reduced cpu usage, changed default skin (to Glare) and playlist separator.

Install Qmmp 0.9.0 in Ubuntu:

New release has been made into PPA, available for all current Ubuntu releases and derivatives.

1. To add the Qmmp PPA.

Open terminal from the Dash, App Launcher, or via Ctrl+Alt+T shortcut keys. When it opens, run command:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:forkotov02/ppa

2. After adding the PPA, upgrade Qmmp player through Software Updater. Or refresh system cache and install the software via below commands:

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install qmmp qmmp-plugin-pack

That’s it. Enjoy!

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Qt Audio Player Qmmp 0.8.3 Released with Important Fixes

Last updated: January 5, 2015

Qmmp audio player has reached the 0.8.3 release a few hours ago with fixes for skin, equalizer, auto-play, and crash issues.

Qmmp is a free and open-source audio player written in C++ and Qt. It started 7 years ago in 2007 and officially supports the operating systems Linux, FreeBSD and Microsoft Windows. It is the only audio player not featuring a database that uses the Qt library.

It features:

A simple, intuitive user interface. XMMS and Winamp 2.x skins support
Ogg Vorbis, FLAC and MP3 music playback support
Automatic album-cover fetching
Support for embedded ID3v2 album images
ReplayGain support
Support for multiple artist and performer tags per song
A system tray icon
Plugin support
Translations into many languages

The 0.8.3 release brings below changes:

Reduced time of the ‘Randomize List’ and “Remove Duplicates” operations
Fixed ffmpeg 2.5 support
Fixed 24/32 bit modes in the equalizer
Fixed skin parsing
Fixed autoplay when playlist was opened from command line
updated Portuguese translation
updated Czech translation

Install / Upgrade to Qmmp 0.8.3:

Ubuntu 14.10, Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 12.04 and derivatives users can install or upgrade this player from PPA. Just open terminal from the Dash or by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard, then run below commands one by one:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:forkotov02/ppa

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install qmmp qmmp-plugin-pack

That’s it. Enjoy!

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How to Install Qmmp Audio Player 0.7.5 in Ubuntu 12.04

Last updated: February 12, 2014

The Winamp-like audio player Qmmp has reached version 0.7.5. It has been made into PPA available for Ubuntu 12.04 Precise users.

Qmmp is a Qt-based multimedia player available for Linux, FreeBSD and Windows. The latest 0.7.5 mainly fixed following bugs:

fixed tab closing bug in the qsui plugin
fixed cpu architecture detection while build using qmake
fixed feature to disable qsui before build
fixed latest cmake support

Install:

Press Ctrl+Alt+T on your keyboard to open the terminal. When it opens, run the commands below one by one:

sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:forkotov02/ppa

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install qmmp qmmp-plugin-pack

This will also install the Qmmp 0.7.4 into your system if you’re on Ubuntu 13.10, Ubuntu 13.04 or Ubuntu 12.10.

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WinAmp-Like Qmmp Music Player 0.7.4 Released, Install in Ubuntu

Last updated: December 24, 2013

Qmmp 0.7.4 (Qt-based Multimedia Player) has been announced a hour ago. This release, the WinAmp-like music player brings Windows support. As well as that, Qmmp 0.7.4 added ffmpeg 2.1 support and various bug fixes.

Changes in Qmmp 0.7.4:

added Galician translation
added ffmpeg 2.1 support
added m3u8 playlist extension
improved ReplayGain support
- fixed 24/32 bit mode
- added clipping to prevent overflow
improved cdaudio plugin
- added Windows support
- added track cache
- fixed proxy support
fixed localization of the wildmidi plugin
fixed case sensitivity while checking file extensions
fixed gcc 4.8 warnings
fixed memory leak
fixed several Windows-only bugs
fixed parsing of the m3u files with backslashes
fixed problem with absolute paths
fixed adding files from command line under Windows
fixed Meta/Win modifier in the global hotkey plugin
fixed Japanese translation.

Install Qmmp 0.7.4 in Ubuntu:

To install the latest Qmmp 0.7.4 in Ubuntu 13.10, Ubuntu 13.04, Ubuntu 12.10, Ubuntu 12.04, Linux Mint and their derivatives, press Ctrl+Alt+T to open terminal and run commands below one by one:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:forkotov02/ppa

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install qmmp qmmp-plugin-pack

Once installed, open Qmmp from Menu or Unity Dash:

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How to install Qmmp 0.7.3 via PPA in Ubuntu 13.04/12.04/12.10

Last updated: October 3, 2013

The Winamp like music player Qmmp has released version 0.7.3 with bug fixes and improvements. Here’s how to install it in Ubuntu 13.04, Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 12.10 and their derivatives such as Linux Mint and Elementary OS via PPA.

What’s new in Qmmp 0.7.3:

added window size and position saving to the projectm plugin
disabled unsupported settings in the statusicon plugin under Windows
fixed warnings about invalid parent thread
fixed race condition
fixed ReplayGain support in the flac plugin
fixed parsing of the track/disc number with separator
fixed tooltip in the status icon plugin under Windows
fixed ‘show tooltip’ option in the status icon plugin
removed unused variables

Install Qmmp via PPA:

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

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:forkotov02/ppa

Then update package lists:

sudo apt-get update

Finally install the player as well as the plugin pack.

sudo apt-get install qmmp qmmp-plugin-pack

That’s it. Enjoy!

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Qmmp 0.7.2 Released: Install / Upgrade in Ubuntu 13.04, 12.04

Last updated: August 27, 2013

The Qt-based Multimedia Player Qmmp released version 0.7.2 a few hours ago. It fixed some bugs and removed unimplemented function. Here’s how to install / upgrade to this release in Ubuntu 13.04, Ubuntu 12.10, Ubuntu 12.04 and their derivatives.

As you may know, Qmmp is a Qt audio player with WinAmp-like interface. It supports MPEG1 layer 2/3, Ogg Vorbis, Ogg Opus, Native FLAC, Ogg FLAC, Musepack, WavePack, tracker modules (mod, s3m, it, xm, etc), ADTS AAC, CD Audio, WMA, Monkey’s Audio (and other formats provided by FFmpeg library), PCM WAVE (and other formats provided by libsndfile library), midi, chiptune formats (AY, GBS, GYM, HES, KSS, NSF, NSFE, SAP, SPC, VGM, VGZ, VTX)

Changes in Qmmp 0.7.2:

fixed queue update bug
fixed track length formatting
fixed api documentation
fixed gcc warnings
fixed memory leaks
fixed wildmidi config path
fixed playlist autosave feature
fixed possible segmentation fault
fixed title format update bug
removed unimplemented function

Install or Upgrade the Qmmp via PPA:

The PPA has updated for Ubuntu 13.04 Raring, Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal and Ubuntu 12.04 Precise users. Press Ctrl+Alt+T on your keyboard to open terminal. When it opens, run following 3 commands one by one:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:forkotov02/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install qmmp qmmp-plugin-pack

There are a few Qmmp skins, you can use them by place the extracted folders under “$user Home/.qmmp/skins/” folder. You may press Ctrl+H to see hidden file folders.

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