How to install Amarok in ubuntu 9.04

Amarok is an easy to use media player based on KDE4 technology platform.This tutorial will tell how to install amarok 2 and install amarok 1.4 in ubuntu 9.04.

To install amarok 2 in ubuntu,just Click to System->Administration->Synaptic Package manager,type amarok in search field.Then right click on amarok and mark to install.

It sounds like amarok 2 is not running very well in ubuntu,so following is how to install amarok 1.4.

To install amarok 1.4 in ubuntu 9.04,first edit /etc/apt/sources.list file by following command:

sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

Add two lines to the file,save and close.

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/bogdanb/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/bogdanb/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main

Run this command to add GPG key.

sudo apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com 0xb9f1c432ae74ae63

Update and install amarok:

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install amarok14

Now,start amarok at Applications->Sound&video->Amarok
Tips:

If you have installed amarok 2 when you’re install amarok 1.4,first run this to remove amarok 2

sudo apt-get remove amarok

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