In this tutorial, you'll learn how to install Groove Basin, which is a web-based music player, on POP! OS latest version. Groove Basin is a great music player for people who like to have a modern and simple user interface for their local music collection.
This tutorial assumes that you have a working installation of POP! OS latest version, and you have a basic understanding of the Linux command line.
Step 1. First, we need to download the Groove Basin source code from its official Github page. Open a Terminal by pressing CTRL + ALT + T on your keyboard and type in the following command:
git clone https://github.com/andrewrk/groovebasin.git
Step 2. Once the source code has been downloaded, navigate into the groovebasin directory using the following command:
cd groovebasin
Step 3. We need to install some system requirements of Groove Basin. Use the following command to install them:
sudo apt-get install build-essential libssl-dev libffi-dev python3-dev libgirepository1.0-dev libcairo2-dev pkg-config libgstreamer1.0-dev libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-dev gir1.2-gst-plugins-base-1.0 gir1.2-gstreamer-1.0
Step 4. Next, we need to install the Node.js runtime environment. We will be using nvm, which is a popular Node.js version manager. First, download the install script by running the following command:
wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.38.0/install.sh | bash
Step 5. Once the installation script has been downloaded, run the following command to load the nvm environment into your current shell session:
source ~/.bashrc
Step 6. Now, we can install the desired Node.js version. Groove Basin currently supports Node.js 14.x. Use the following command to install it:
nvm install 14
Step 7. Once Node.js has been installed successfully, we can install the project dependencies for Groove Basin using the following command:
npm install
Step 8. Now, we can start the Groove Basin server. Use the following command to start the server:
npm start
Step 9. Once the server has started, you can access Groove Basin in your web browser by navigating to http://localhost:16242.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Groove Basin on POP! OS. You can now upload your music files to the server and enjoy your local music collection in style!
In this tutorial, you learned how to install Groove Basin, which is a web-based music player, on POP! OS. It is an excellent music player that provides a modern and simple user interface to manage your local music collection. If you encounter any issues during the installation process, please check the official Github repository of Groove Basin for any troubleshooting guides available.
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