From 383ca07b8c2eb254dab52f7b0832616b9b1c9e0b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: darksun Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2019 15:52:38 +0800 Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?=E9=80=89=E9=A2=98:=2020190320=20Nuvola:=20Desk?= =?UTF-8?q?top=20Music=20Player=20for=20Streaming=20Services=20sources/tec?= =?UTF-8?q?h/20190320=20Nuvola-=20Desktop=20Music=20Player=20for=20Streami?= =?UTF-8?q?ng=20Services.md?= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit --- ...top Music Player for Streaming Services.md | 186 ++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 186 insertions(+) create mode 100644 sources/tech/20190320 Nuvola- Desktop Music Player for Streaming Services.md diff --git a/sources/tech/20190320 Nuvola- Desktop Music Player for Streaming Services.md b/sources/tech/20190320 Nuvola- Desktop Music Player for Streaming Services.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..ba0d8d550d --- /dev/null +++ b/sources/tech/20190320 Nuvola- Desktop Music Player for Streaming Services.md @@ -0,0 +1,186 @@ +[#]: collector: (lujun9972) +[#]: translator: ( ) +[#]: reviewer: ( ) +[#]: publisher: ( ) +[#]: url: ( ) +[#]: subject: (Nuvola: Desktop Music Player for Streaming Services) +[#]: via: (https://itsfoss.com/nuvola-music-player) +[#]: author: (Atharva Lele https://itsfoss.com/author/atharva/) + +Nuvola: Desktop Music Player for Streaming Services +====== + +[Nuvola][1] is not like your usual music players. It’s different because it allows you to play a number of streaming services in a desktop music player. + +Nuvola provides a runtime called [Nuvola Apps Runtime][2] which runs web apps. This is why Nuvola can support a host of streaming services. Some of the major players it supports are: + + * Spotify + * Google Play Music + * YouTube, YouTube Music + * [Pandora][3] + * [SoundCloud][4] + * and many many more. + + + +You can find the full list [here][1] in the Music streaming services section. Apple Music is not supported, if you were wondering. + +Why would you use a streaming music service in a different desktop player when you can run it in a web browser? The advantage with Nuvola is that it provides tight integration with many [desktop environments][5]. + +Ideally it should work with all DEs, but the officially supported ones are GNOME, Unity, and Pantheon (elementary OS). + +### Features of Nuvola Music Player + +Let’s see some of the main features of the open source project Nuvola: + + * Supports a wide variety of music streaming services + * Desktop integration with GNOME, Unity, and Pantheon. + * Keyboard shortcuts with the ability to customize them + * Support for keyboard’s multimedia keys (paid feature) + * Background play with notifications + * [GNOME Media Player][6] extension support + * App Tray indicator + * Dark and Light themes + * Enable or disable features + * Password Manager for web services + * Remote control over internet (paid feature) + * Available for a lot of distros ([Flatpak][7] packages) + + + +Complete list of features is available [here][8]. + +### How to install Nuvola on Ubuntu & other Linux distributions + +Installing Nuvola consists of a few more steps than simply adding a PPA and then installing the software. Since it is based on [Flatpak][7], you have to set up Flatpak first and then you can install Nuvola. + +[Enable Flatpak Support][9] + +The steps are pretty simple. You can follow the guide [here][10] if you want to install using the GUI, however I prefer terminal commands since they’re easier and faster. + +**Warning: If already installed, remove the older version of Nuvola (Click to expand)** + +If you have ever installed Nuvola before, you need to uninstall it to avoid issues. Run these commands in the terminal to do so. + +``` +sudo apt remove nuvolaplayer* +``` + +``` +rm -rf ~/.cache/nuvolaplayer3 ~/.local/share/nuvolaplayer ~/.config/nuvolaplayer3 ~/.local/share/applications/nuvolaplayer3* +``` + +Once you have made sure that your system has Flatpak, you can install Nuvola using this command: + +``` +flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://dl.flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo +flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists nuvola https://dl.tiliado.eu/flatpak/nuvola.flatpakrepo +``` + +This is an optional step but I recommend you install this since the service allows you to commonly configure settings like shortcuts for each of the streaming service that you might use. + +``` +flatpak install nuvola eu.tiliado.Nuvola +``` + +Nuvola supports 29 streaming services. To get them, you need to add those services individually. You can find all the supported music services are available on this [page][10]. + +For the purpose of this tutorial, I’m going to go with [YouTube Music][11]. + +``` +flatpak install nuvola eu.tiliado.NuvolaAppYoutubeMusic +``` + +After this, you should have the app installed and should be able to see the icon if you search for it. + +![Nuvola App specific icons][12] + +Clicking on the icon will pop-up the first time setup. You’ll have to accept the Privacy Policy and then continue. + +![Terms and Conditions page][13] + +After accepting terms and conditions, you should launch into the web app of the respective streaming service, YouTube Music in this case. + +![YouTube Music web app running on Nuvola Runtime][14] + +In case of installation on other distributions, specific guidelines are available on the [Nuvola website][15]. + +### My experience with Nuvola Music Player + +Initially I thought that it wouldn’t be too different than simply running the web app in [Firefox][16], since many desktop environments like KDE support media controls and shortcuts for media playing in Firefox. + +However, this isn’t the case with many other desktops environments and that’s where Nuvola comes in handy. Often, it’s also faster to access than loading the website on the browser. + +Once loaded, it behaves pretty much like a normal web app with the benefit of keyboard shortcuts. Speaking of shortcuts, you should check out the list of must know [Ubuntu shortcuts][17]. + +![Viewing an Artist’s page][18] + +Integration with the DE comes in handy when you quickly want to change a song or play/pause your music without leaving your current application. Nuvola gives you access in GNOME notifications as well as provides an app tray icon. + + * ![Notification music controls][19] + + * ![App tray music controls][20] + + + + +Keyboard shortcuts work well, globally as well as in-app. You get a notification when the song changes. Whether you do it yourself or it automatically switches to the next song. + +![][21] + +By default, very few keyboard shortcuts are provided. However you can enable them for almost everything you can do with the app. For example I set the song change shortcuts to Ctrl + Arrow keys as you can see in the screenshot. + +![Keyboard Shortcuts][22] + +All in all, it works pretty well and it’s fast and responsive. Definitely more so than your usual Snap app. + +**Some criticism** + +Some thing that did not please me as much was the installation size. Since it requires a browser back-end and GNOME integration it essentially installs a browser and necessary GNOME libraries for Flatpak, so that results in having to install almost 350MB in dependencies. + +After that, you install individual apps. The individual apps themselves are not heavy at all. But if you just use one streaming service, having a 300+ MB installation might not be ideal if you’re concerned about disk space. + +Nuvola also does not support local music, at least as far as I could find. + +**Conclusion** + +Hope this article helped you to know more about Nuvola Music Player and its features. If you like such different applications, why not take a look at some of the [lesser known music players for Linux][23]? + +As always, if you have any suggestions or questions, I look forward to reading your comments. + +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +via: https://itsfoss.com/nuvola-music-player + +作者：[Atharva Lele][a] +选题：[lujun9972][b] +译者：[译者ID](https://github.com/译者ID) +校对：[校对者ID](https://github.com/校对者ID) + +本文由 [LCTT](https://github.com/LCTT/TranslateProject) 原创编译，[Linux中国](https://linux.cn/) 荣誉推出 + +[a]: https://itsfoss.com/author/atharva/ +[b]: https://github.com/lujun9972 +[1]: https://nuvola.tiliado.eu/ +[2]: https://nuvola.tiliado.eu/#fn:1 +[3]: https://itsfoss.com/install-pandora-linux-client/ +[4]: https://itsfoss.com/install-soundcloud-linux/ +[5]: https://itsfoss.com/best-linux-desktop-environments/ +[6]: https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/55/media-player-indicator/ +[7]: https://flatpak.org/ +[8]: http://tiliado.github.io/nuvolaplayer/documentation/4/explore.html +[9]: https://itsfoss.com/flatpak-guide/ +[10]: https://nuvola.tiliado.eu/nuvola/ubuntu/bionic/ +[11]: https://nuvola.tiliado.eu/app/youtube_music/ubuntu/bionic/ +[12]: https://i0.wp.com/itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/nuvola_youtube_music_icon.png?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1 +[13]: https://i2.wp.com/itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/nuvola_eula.png?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1 +[14]: https://i1.wp.com/itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/nuvola_youtube_music.png?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1 +[15]: https://nuvola.tiliado.eu/index/ +[16]: https://itsfoss.com/why-firefox/ +[17]: https://itsfoss.com/ubuntu-shortcuts/ +[18]: https://i2.wp.com/itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/nuvola_web_player.png?resize=800%2C449&ssl=1 +[19]: https://i1.wp.com/itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/nuvola_music_controls.png?fit=800%2C450&ssl=1 +[20]: https://i0.wp.com/itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/nuvola_web_player2.png?fit=800%2C450&ssl=1 +[21]: https://i0.wp.com/itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/nuvola_song_change_notification-e1553077619208.png?ssl=1 +[22]: https://i2.wp.com/itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/nuvola_shortcuts.png?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1 +[23]: https://itsfoss.com/lesser-known-music-players-linux/