The most lovable music player for Linux users Amarok undoubtedly has the great efforts of its developers for its complete make over to version 2 series from its previous versions 1.4 series. From Ubuntu 9.04, ubuntu package manager allows the installation of the latest series of Amarok 2. But, most of you will agree that the latest series is not as impressive as Amarok 1.4 series.
The revamped look in Amarok 2 brought interface changes with newly added scripts, but many Linux users still want some of features from Version 1.4 to be included in the new releases also. You can install Amarok version 1.4 by adding some repositories and removing your existing version of Amarok.
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This tutorial will guide you through installation of Amarok 1.4 in Ubuntu Lucid, Karmic and Jaunty. Follow the step by step guide:
Guide To Install Amarok 1.4 in Ubuntu Linux
Before we begin with the installation, you should know that the latest version of Amarok 2 series has to be removed to install Amarok 1.4.
1. Remove existing Amarok
Copy and paste the command into terminal:
sudo apt-get --purge remove amarok
2. Add Repository
Lucid Lynx and Karmic Koala users copy and paste the following command into terminal:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:bogdanb/amarok14
Jaunty Jackalope users need to copy and paste this command into terminal:
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/bogdanb/amarok14/ubuntu jaunty main
3. Update package list and Install Amarok 1.4
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install amarok14
There you go! Enjoy the “not so latest”, but The Best version, Amarok 1.4 on Lucid, Karmic or Jaunty!
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The most lovable music player for Linux users Amarok undoubtedly has the great efforts of its developers for its complete make over to version 2 series from its previous versions 1.4 series. From Ubuntu 9.04, ubuntu package manager allows the installation of the latest series of Amarok 2. But, most of you will agree that the latest series is not as impressive as Amarok 1.4 series.
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i tryed your tutorial but i get this error:
Unpacking amarok14 (from …/amarok14_2%3a1.4.10-0ubuntu3~ppa5_i386.deb) …
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/amarok14_2%3a1.4.10-0ubuntu3~ppa5_i386.deb (–unpack):
trying to overwrite ‘/usr/bin/amarokcollectionscanner’, which is also in package amarok-utils 2:2.3.0-0ubuntu4
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/amarok14_2%3a1.4.10-0ubuntu3~ppa5_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
Did you remove the previous version completely? Drop in ur distro details, i’ll let you know the possible solution
Yes i did. I am running ubuntu 10.04 with gnome. I have no idea why this happened. The error disappeared once I removed the amarok14 package via Computer Janitor. Now everything works fine
Thank you for the tutorial 