{"id":6466,"date":"2016-12-30T07:36:14","date_gmt":"2016-12-30T07:36:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=6466"},"modified":"2016-12-30T07:36:14","modified_gmt":"2016-12-30T07:36:14","slug":"install-latest-kid3-3-4-4-ubuntu-16-04","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2016\/12\/install-latest-kid3-3-4-4-ubuntu-16-04\/","title":{"rendered":"Install the latest Kid3 Tag Editor 3.4.4 in Ubuntu 16.04, 16.10"},"content":{"rendered":"

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For those sticking to the latest Kid3 audio tag editor, here’s how to install \/ upgrade it (version 3.4.4 so far) via PPA in Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 16.10, Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 12.04, and Linux Mint 17 \/ 18.<\/p>\n

Kid3<\/a> is an open-source cross-platform audio tag editor for many audio file formats. It supports DSF, MP3, Ogg, FLAC, MPC, MPEG-4 (mp4\/m4a\/m4b), AAC, Opus, SPX, TrueAudio, APE, WavPack, WMA, WAV, AIFF, tracker modules.<\/p>\n

The latest version so far is Kid3 3.4.4 that brings new features include a portable mode storing the configuration file in the application folder, copying of images to the clipboard and an MPRIS D-Bus interface for the audio player on Linux. Also it fixes the import of durations when importing from file or clipboard, and building with Chromaprint 1.4.<\/p>\n

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How to Install \/ Upgrade Kid3 in Ubuntu \/ Linux Mint:<\/h4>\n

The editor has an official PPA repository that so far offers the latest packages for Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 16.10, and their derivatives.<\/p>\n

1.<\/b> Open terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and run command to add the PPA:<\/p>\n

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ufleisch\/kid3<\/pre>\n
Type in your password (no visual feedback<\/i>) when it asks and hit Enter to continue.<\/p>\n
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2.<\/b> After that, search for and install kid3 via your package manager, or run the commands below in terminal to install it for the first time:<\/p>\n
sudo apt update \n\nsudo apt install kid3<\/pre>\n
For Qt version (without KDE libraries), use sudo apt install kid3-qt<\/code> instead. There’s also command line version kid3-cli<\/code> available.<\/p>\n
For those who have a previous release installed, launch Software Updater<\/b> (or Update Manager<\/b>) to upgrade Kid3 after checking for updates:<\/p>\n
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How to Uninstall:<\/b><\/p>\n
To uninstall Kid3 audio tagger, either use your package manager or run the command below in terminal:<\/p>\n
sudo apt remove kid3 kid3-qt kid3-cli && sudo apt autoremove<\/pre>\n
The PPA repository can be removed by going to System Settings -> Software & Updates -> Other Software tab.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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