How to install the new Amarok 2

The new AmaroK is coming and you can already download the version in development. This version is still at an initial stage and therefore the amount of bugs can still be big. However, if you want to try and send reports of bugs to the developers in order to help their development, continue reading.

This application has a new service named Neon, a service that allows the users to have the latest version of AmaroK which is being developed. This service is nothing else than a repository that is always updated and warns your Operating System when there are new updates.
This new AmaroK, which is still at an early stage of development, works at the same time with the normal Amarok in order to prevent serious problems on your reproduction lists, for example. Thus, this experimental version is called amarok-nightly on the one hand to be different and on the other hand to allow both programs to be installed at the same time.

Installation
To add this new repository run the following line at the terminal (note that this repository exclusively operates for the Ubuntu Hardy Heron):

sudo sh -c "echo \"deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/project-neon/ubuntu hardy main\" >> /etc/apt/sources.list"

After adding this line, you should update the available lists of programs. You can do it in two ways, by the terminal, doing:

sudo apt-get update

or, in graphical mode, opening the window Synaptic Manager packages (System-> Administration-> Synaptic package manager) and clicking on Reload.

After you have updated the lists you can install the new Amarok, or again by the terminal:

sudo apt-get install amarok-nightly

or clicking on here;

or in the window Synaptic Manager Packages, looking for the package amarok-nightly and installing it.

Quicker and easier installation
The line below makes everything the way I said earlier. So, I advise you to copy and paste in the terminal, and wait for it to do the whole process and then the program will be ready for use:

sudo sh -c "echo \"deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/project-neon/ubuntu hardy main\" >> /etc/apt/sources.list" && sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install amarok-nightly

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Icons in Ubuntu desktop

Would you like to create a shortcut of "Computer" or of "Trash" or of "Network" on the desktop?

It’s very easy, just follow the following steps:

1. Click on Alt + F2 to open the window "Run Application";
2. Write gconf-editor and clik on "Run";
3. Then, through the left panel of gconf-editor, go to apps-> nautilus-> desktop;

This will be the result:
Now you have just to tick the different lines:

• computer_icon_visible: shows the shortcut to Computer;
• home_icon_visible: shows the shortcut to the folder Home;
• network_icon_visible: shows the shortcut to the folder Network;
• trash_icon_visible: shows the shortcut to the folder Trash (recycle bin, for those who have Windows);
• volumes_visible: the Ubuntu has this definition active to present the different partitions and/or discs. If you don’t want to see these shortcuts just remove the tick.
  
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AptURL protocol handler

The aptURL is a program that detects special links to install packages of Ubuntu. In Hardy Heron (Ubuntu 8.04 and forward Ubuntu's) this program is already installed, so any user can click on one of those links. This blog will normally show all programs in that way.

For those who do not have the latest version of Ubuntu, you can go to Terminal (Applications -> Accessories->Terminal) and write:

sudo apt-get install apturl

or, in a more complicated way, you can open the Synaptic Package Manager (System-> Administration->Synaptic Package Manager), search for the package apturl, click on the right mouse button and choose "Mark for installation" and then click on Apply .


This is the window that is displayed when we click on a special link to install a particular application / package:

If the package is already installed this message will show up:
This program is at least compatible with Firefox and Epiphany. Here’s a good example of a link which installs the program AmaroK:

Click here to install AmaroK.

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