Xubuntu Geek

Symptom: The Sound Indicator doesn't work in Xubuntu 13.10. In this article we'll learn how to fix this. Install Open a terminal window and run: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:a-j-buxton/indicator-sound-gtk2 -y && sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade -y For changes to take effect either restart Xfce session or run the command: killall -HUP xfce4-panel . References The Sound Menu (Gtk2)

Exaile is a music manager and player for GTK+ written in Python. It incorporates automatic fetching of album art, lyrics fetching, Last.fm scrobbling, support for many portable media players, internet radio such as shoutcast, and tabbed playlists. Here's how to install it in Xubuntu using two methods: from Ubuntu repositories and from source. The version in the repositories is always a little behind so to get the latest version choose the source method. The highlights of the newer versions are described on Exaile's website . Exaile Running on Xubuntu Install from Ubuntu Repositories Open a terminal window and run: sudo apt-get install exaile python-mmkeys -y Note: The command above also installs python-mmkeys . This package is needed to activate the "XKeys" plugin (support for keyboard multimedia keys). You'll get this error otherwise: mmkeys.so is not available Install from Source Navigate to Exaile's download page and...

gmusicbrowser  is the default music player for Xubuntu 11.10. Among its main features are the support for large libraries, customizable window layouts, a powerful browser which doesn't interfere with the playlist and a tray icon with player controls. There is a plugin called "Gnome mmkeys" that allows to control playback with keyboard's multimedia keys, albeit not compatible with Xfce4. If you try to enable the plugin, the message below will be shown: Error:  org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown: The name org.gnome.SettingsDaemon was not provided by any .service files So I created a little bash script to control the gmusicbrowser playback and another one for assigning each function with the correspondent multimedia key. Install Open a terminal window and run (it'll need admin permissions for installing gmusicbrowser-mmkeys.sh to /usr/local/bin/): wget -q -O /tmp/gmb.sh https://goo.gl/18uaAO && bash /tmp/gmb.sh install The mult...