Overcast is an open source AudioBook player designed for Linux. It provides a simple and intuitive interface that allows you to listen to your AudioBooks with ease. In this tutorial, we will go through the process of installing Overcast on Linux Mint.
Before starting with the installation, make sure that you have:
To run Overcast, we need to install the mpg123 library, which is used for decoding MP3 files. To install it, run the following command in the terminal:
sudo apt-get install mpg123
The latest version of Overcast can be downloaded from its official GitHub page at http://andrewchilds.github.io/overcast/. Once you're on the page, download the overcast.tar.gz file.
Alternatively, you can download the file using the terminal. Run the following command to download Overcast:
wget https://github.com/AndrewChilds/overcast/archive/master.tar.gz -O overcast.tar.gz
Once the download is complete, navigate to the directory where the file was downloaded. Right-click on the overcast.tar.gz file and select "Extract Here" to extract the files.
Alternatively, you can extract the files using the terminal. Run the following command to extract the files:
tar -xvf overcast.tar.gz
To run Overcast, navigate to the extracted directory and run the following command:
python3 overcast.py
This will launch Overcast and you can start using it to listen to your AudioBooks.
In this tutorial, we went through the process of installing Overcast on Linux Mint. Now that you have Overcast installed, you can enjoy listening to your AudioBooks with ease.
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