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hartwell

December 15, 2008 04:26 PM

How can I install Amarok 2.0 on Ubuntu 8.04?

2.0 isn't showing as available in Synaptic. (I have the mediabuntu repository) my current Amarok version is 1.4.9.1

I understand that this is a KDE 4 application, and my windows manager is Gnome... but 2.0 ought to be possible.

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jayhawkbra...

December 15, 2008 04:34 PM

I <3 Ubuntu!
http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-971660.html

Add this repo:
- For Hardy Heron 8.04 :

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/project-neon/ubuntu hardy main

Do:

$sudo apt-get update

And the package is:

amarok-nightly

alternatively:
http://www.kubuntu.org/news/amarok-2-beta-3

Before doing that, I definitely recommend Songbird's new release! Give it a shot.
http://www.getdeb.net/release.php?id=3519

Just download the deb, run it, and click install!

Cheers,

Jayhawk

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• worked perfectly, first try. although the page you sent me to was about the beta version. doesn't matter, i couldn't install before, i added one repo and now it's installed. thanks!

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hartwell

December 15, 2008 05:50 PM

thanks, jayhawk. that did the trick, although i suspect amarok-nightly is the beta, and 2.0 has gone gold. searching the ubuntu forums hasn't shown the way, but that's likely to change in a matter of a few days.

i've been looking for an excuse to give songbird a try since i heard of it a week or so ago, thanks. that's probably going to wait until i go to Mepis 8.0 ... 8.0beta6 came out recently, so the real 8.0 can't be too far behind. i'll probably image my Ubuntu drive, save it to a DVD, wipe the HD and start over with Mepis.

Thanks again. I'll pick a best answer before the day is out.

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December 15, 2008 05:51 PM

Be sure to try some of the Songbird addons like "feathers."

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