Hello Linux Geeksters. As you may know, Rhythmbox is a popular audio player, working on Linux, coming as default with the Gnome desktop.
The latest version available is Rhythmbox 3.0, but it is not available via any PPA yet and installing it from sources is difficult.
In this article I will show you how to install Rhythmbox 2.99 on Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander, Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail, Linux Mint 16 Petra and Linux Mint 15 Olivia.
For Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander and Linux Mint 16, Rhytyhmbox 2.99 is available via the default repositories, so installing it is easy. Just do:
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install rhythmbox
Because it is available via PPA, installing Rhythmbox 2.99 on Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail and Linux Mint 15 Olivia is easy. All you have to do is add the PPA, update the local repository index and install the rhythmbox package:
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:dobey/rhythmbox-dailies
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install rhythmbox