Hello Linux Geeksters. As you may know, SoundKonverter is a tool for converting audio files, CD ripping, with support for the most popular audio file formats: flac, mp3, m4a, wma, ac3 and many others. The latest version available is SoundKonverter 2.0.4, which has been released recently. For a list of improvements, see the changelog.
In this article I will show you how to install SoundKonverter 2.0.4 on Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail, Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal, Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin, Linux Mint 15 Olivia, Linux Mint 14 Nadia and Linux Mint 13 Maya.
Because it is available via PPA, installing SoundKonverter on Ubuntu and derivates is easy. Follow the instructions listed for your exact distribution:
How to install SoundKonverter 2.0.4 on Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail and Linux Mint 15 Olivia:
$ sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:HessiJames/xUbuntu_13.04/ /" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/soundkonverter.list'
$ wget http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:HessiJames/xUbuntu_13.04/Release.key
$ sudo apt-key add - < Release.key
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install soundkonverter
How to install SoundKonverter 2.0.4 on Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal, Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin, Linux Mint 14 Nadia and Linux Mint 13 Maya:
Because the repository for Ubuntu 12.10 is unavailable, we will use the one for Ubuntu 12.04:
$ sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:HessiJames/xUbuntu_12.04/ /" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/soundkonverter.list'
$ wget http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:HessiJames/xUbuntu_12.04/Release.key
$ sudo apt-key add - < Release.key
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install soundkonverter
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