Beets is an open-source music tagging and organization tool that allows you to manage and organize your music library. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Beets on POP! OS Latest.
Before you can install Beets, you need to have the following prerequisites:
To open the terminal on POP! OS Latest, press CTRL + ALT + T or click on the Terminal icon in the Activities screen.
Before installing Beets, it is recommended to update the package repository to ensure that you install the latest version of the software. Run the following command to update the package repository:
sudo apt-get update
To install Beets, run the following command in the terminal:
sudo apt-get install beets
This command will download and install Beets on your system.
To verify that Beets has been installed successfully, run the following command:
beet --version
This command will display the version of Beets installed on your system.
Beets is now installed on your system, but before you can start using it, you need to configure it. Beets configuration file is located at ~/.config/beets/config.yaml. You can edit this file to customize the settings to suit your needs.
Now that you have Beets installed and configured, you can start using it to manage your music library. You can run the following command to scan your music library:
beet import /path/to/your/music/library
This command will scan your music library and update its tags based on its MusicBrainz database. You can also use Beets to query your music library, update tags or rename files. Refer to the Beets documentation for a list of available commands.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Beets on POP! OS Latest.
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