{"id":9277,"date":"2019-08-24T14:50:40","date_gmt":"2019-08-24T14:50:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=9277"},"modified":"2019-08-24T14:50:40","modified_gmt":"2019-08-24T14:50:40","slug":"kid3-audio-tag-editor-3-8-0-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2019\/08\/kid3-audio-tag-editor-3-8-0-released\/","title":{"rendered":"Kid3 Audio Tag Editor 3.8.0 Released! (How to Install)"},"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>Kid3 audio tag editor 3.8.0 was released today. Here&#8217;s how to install it in Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 19.04, and derivatives.<\/p>\n<p>According to the changelog, Kid3 3.8.0 features:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>kid3-cli: Support JSON output.<\/li>\n<li>Format codes %{modificationdate} and %{creationdate}.<\/li>\n<li>Support ID3v2 GRP1 frame introduced with iTunes 12.5.4.<\/li>\n<li>Import from Tags function which operates on selected files.<\/li>\n<li>Explicit frame names can be used by prepending a &#8216;!&#8217; character.<\/li>\n<li>Adapt unified frame type mapping for better iTunes compatibility.<\/li>\n<li>Support multiple covers in M4A files.<\/li>\n<li>kid3-cli: Remove dependencies to GUI libraries.<\/li>\n<li>Android: Show info how to write to SD card.<\/li>\n<li>Android: Support Qt 5.12.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/kid3-audio-tagger.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><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\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><H4>How to install Kid3 3.8.0 in Ubuntu 16.04\/18.04:<\/H4><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/launchpad.net\/~ufleisch\/+archive\/ubuntu\/kid3\" target=\"_blank\">official Kid3 PPA<\/a> has made the new release packages for Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 19.04, and derivatives.<\/p>\n<p>Open terminal either via <b>Ctrl+Alt+T<\/b> keyboard shortcut or by searching for &#8216;terminal&#8217; from application menu. When it opens, do following steps one by one.<\/p>\n<p><b>1.<\/b> Copy and paste following command in terminal and hit run to add the PPA:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ufleisch\/kid3<\/pre>\n<p><i>Type user password (no asterisk feedback due to security reason) when it prompts and hit Enter to continue.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/kid3-ppa-bionic-600x85.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"85\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-8088\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/kid3-ppa-bionic-600x85.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/kid3-ppa-bionic-450x64.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/kid3-ppa-bionic.jpg 744w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>2.<\/b> Then you can upgrade Kid3 from a previous version via <b>Software Updater<\/b>:<\/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>or run commands one by one in terminal to install or upgrade to the latest tag editor:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo apt update\r\n\r\nsudo apt install kid3-qt<\/pre>\n<p><i> For KUbuntu user, replace <code>kid3-qt<\/code> with <code>kid3<\/code> in the last command for KDE integration.<\/i><\/p>\n<h4>Uninstall<\/h4>\n<p>To remove the PPA repository, either open <b>Software &#038; Updates -> Other Software<\/b> tab, or run command:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo add-apt-repository --remove ppa:ufleisch\/kid3<\/pre>\n<p>To remove the audio tag editor, either use your system package manager or run command:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo apt remove --autoremove kid3 kid3-*<\/pre>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kid3 audio tag editor 3.8.0 was released today. Here&#8217;s how to install it in Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 19.04, and derivatives. According to the changelog, Kid3 3.8.0 features: kid3-cli: Support JSON output. Format codes %{modificationdate} and %{creationdate}. Support ID3v2 GRP1 frame introduced with iTunes 12.5.4. Import from Tags function which operates on selected files. 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