{"id":7595,"date":"2018-03-19T15:20:12","date_gmt":"2018-03-19T15:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=7595"},"modified":"2018-03-19T15:20:12","modified_gmt":"2018-03-19T15:20:12","slug":"kid3-audio-tag-editor-3-6-0-released-ubuntu-ppa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2018\/03\/kid3-audio-tag-editor-3-6-0-released-ubuntu-ppa\/","title":{"rendered":"Kid3 Audio Tag Editor 3.6.0 Released (Ubuntu PPA)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/kid3-icon245.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"245\" height=\"250\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6468\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kid3.sourceforge.io\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kid3<\/a> audio tag editor reached the 3.6.0 release earlier today with some new features, MP4 support improvements and bug-fixes.<\/p>\n<p>New features and improvements in Kid3 3.6.0:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>New look for Android app using Qt Quick Controls 2.<\/li>\n<li>Editor for star ratings, configurable mapping between rating values and number of stars.<\/li>\n<li>Option to restrict length of file names.<\/li>\n<li>Option to show hidden files in file and directory lists.<\/li>\n<li>Support adding unknown 4 letter atoms to M4A files.<\/li>\n<li>Allow Camelot wheel value 1A-12A, 1B-12B for initial key.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/kid3-audio-tagger-600x376.jpg\" alt=\"Kid3 Audio Tagger\" width=\"600\" height=\"376\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/kid3-audio-tagger-600x376.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/kid3-audio-tagger-450x282.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/kid3-audio-tagger.jpg 1089w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>How to Install Kid3 3.6.0 in Ubuntu:<\/h4>\n<p>The developer maintains a <a href=\"https:\/\/launchpad.net\/~ufleisch\/+archive\/ubuntu\/kid3\/\" target=\"_blank\">PPA repository<\/a> with the latest packages for Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04, and Ubuntu 17.10. <\/p>\n<p><b>1.<\/b> Open terminal either via Ctrl+Alt+T or by searching for &#8216;terminal&#8217; from app launcher. When it opens, run command to add the PPA:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ufleisch\/kid3<\/pre>\n<p><i>Type in your password (no visual feedback while typing) when it asks and hit Enter to continue.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/kid3-ppa-600x93.jpg\" alt=\"Kid3 PPA\" width=\"600\" height=\"93\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/kid3-ppa-600x93.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/kid3-ppa-450x70.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/kid3-ppa.jpg 751w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>2.<\/b> Then run following commands to install or upgrade the audio editor:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo apt update \r\n\r\nsudo apt install kid3-qt<\/pre>\n<p>For KDE users, replace <code>kid3-qt<\/code> in the last command with <code>kid3<\/code> for better integration.<\/p>\n<p>To upgrade Kid3 from an existing release, simply install the updates via Software Updater:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/upgrade-kid3-qt-450x315.jpg\" alt=\"upgrade kid3 via software updater\" width=\"450\" height=\"315\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/upgrade-kid3-qt-450x315.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/upgrade-kid3-qt-600x421.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/upgrade-kid3-qt.jpg 718w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Uninstall:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>To remove the PPA, launch <b>Software &#038; Updates<\/b> and navigate to &#8216;Other Software&#8217; tab.<\/p>\n<p>To remove Kid3 tag editor, either use system package manger or run command:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo apt-get remove --autoremove kid3 kid3-*<\/pre>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kid3 audio tag editor reached the 3.6.0 release earlier today with some new features, MP4 support improvements and bug-fixes. 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