Hello Linux Geeksters. As you may know, SoundConverter is a simple and fast tool for converting audio files. It has support for all the files supported by GStreamer and converts them to Ogg, WAV, FLAC or MP3. The latest version available is SoundConverter 2.1.3.
In this article I will show you how to install SoundConverter 2.1.3 on Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr, Linux Mint 17 Qiana, Pinguy OS 14.04 and Elementary OS 0.3 Isis.
Because it is available via the GetDeb repository, installing Soundconverter 2.1.3 on Ubuntu 14.04, Pinguy OS 14.04, Linux Mint 17 and Elementary OS 0.3 is easy. All you have to do is add the repository and the key to your system, update the local repository index and install the soundconverter package. Like this:
$ sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://archive.getdeb.net/ubuntu trusty-getdeb apps" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/getdeb.list'
$ wget -q -O - http://archive.getdeb.net/getdeb-archive.key | sudo apt-key add -
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install soundconverter
Optional, to remove soundconverter, do:
$ sudo apt-get remove soundconverter