{"id":38732,"date":"2022-04-14T17:35:44","date_gmt":"2022-04-14T17:35:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=38732"},"modified":"2022-04-14T17:35:44","modified_gmt":"2022-04-14T17:35:44","slug":"ambient-sound-blanket-gtk4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2022\/04\/ambient-sound-blanket-gtk4\/","title":{"rendered":"Ambient Sound Player ‘Blanket’ Looks Better with GTK4 & libadwaita Port"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Want to play some nature sounds or ambient noise on Linux? Blanket is a really good choice with a stylish user interface.<\/b><\/p>\n

As far as know, there are 2 good open-source applications in Linux for playing ambient sounds. They are ‘Blanket<\/b>‘ who has a good design on its UI, and ‘Anoise<\/b><\/a>‘ which has many more cool sounds but looks ugly.<\/p>\n

For Ubuntu 22.04, Fedora 36 or Arch Linux user with GNOME 42, Blanket<\/a> looks more native because of the dark mode support and GTK4 + libadwaita port.<\/p>\n

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As you see in the picture, it can play some nature sounds including Rain, Storm, Wind, Waves, Stream, Birdsong, Summer Night, as well as a few travels, coffee shop, and other noises.<\/p>\n

The app starts playing either by clicking on a sound icon or moving the volume control slider. It supports multiple sounds playback. All playing sound icons are highlighted. By clicking on the icons can mute\/un-mute them, though there’s a global start\/stop button in the top-left. <\/p>\n

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Though it has only more than a dozen of sounds, there’s “Add Custom Sounds<\/b>” button in the bottom to add your own sounds. And, it supports presets and can run in background and control via the Clock menu button.<\/p>\n

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Install Blanket in Ubuntu & other Linux:<\/h3>\n

Method 1: Install Blanket via universal Flatpak<\/h4>\n

The app is available to install as Flatpak for most Linux. Just follow the official setup guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For Ubuntu, press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open terminal and run command to install the daemon:<\/p>\n

sudo apt install flatpak<\/pre>\n
Then install Blanket as Flatpak via command:<\/p>\n
flatpak install https:\/\/dl.flathub.org\/repo\/appstream\/com.rafaelmardojai.Blanket.flatpakref<\/pre>\n
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Method 2: Install Blanket via Ubuntu PPA<\/h4>\n
For those prefer the classic .deb package, there’s an official Ubuntu PPA<\/a>. Though the package there may not be the latest due to dependency issue.<\/p>\n
To add the PPA, press Ctrl+Alt+T and run command in terminal:<\/p>\n
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:apandada1\/blanket<\/pre>\n
To install the Blanket via deb package, run command:<\/p>\n
sudo apt install blanket<\/pre>\n
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How to Remove Blanket:<\/h3>\n
For the Flatpak package, remove it via command:<\/p>\n
flatpak uninstall --delete-data com.rafaelmardojai.Blanket<\/pre>\n
To remove the package from PPA, use command:<\/p>\n
sudo apt remove --autoremove blanket<\/pre>\n
And remove the Ubuntu PPA by running command in terminal:<\/p>\n
sudo add-apt-repository --remove ppa:apandada1\/blanket<\/pre>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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