How To install The Rhythmbox Google Music Plugin (Rhythmbox-Gmusic) On Ubuntu 13.04, 12.10 And Linux Mint 15, 14

Hello Linux Geeksters. If you are a fan of Rhytmbox, you can easily install the Google Play plugin for Rhytmbox, called Rhythmbox-GMusic. The plugin offers an UI similar to Rhytmbox’s default one and a search bar, that allows the user to easily find its favourite tracks.
In this article I will show you how to install Rhythmbox-GMusic on Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail, Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal, Linux Mint 15 Olivia and Linux Mint 14 Nadia.

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How to install Rhythmbox-GMusic by using the PPA, on Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail and Linux Mint 15 Olivia:

$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nvbn-rm/ppa
$ sudo apt-get update$
$ sudo apt-get install rhythmbox-gmusic python-dateutil python-requests python-validictory

How to install Rhythmbox-GMusic by using the PPA, on Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal and Linux Mint 14 Nadia:

$ wget -c https://launchpad.net/~dput-ng-maint/+archive/daily/+build/4210644/+files/python-validictory_0.8.3-2%7Equantal1%7Eppa1_all.deb
$ sudo dpkg -i python-validictory_0.8.3-2%7Equantal1%7Eppa1_all.deb
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nvbn-rm/ppa
$ sudo apt-get update$
$ sudo apt-get install rhythmbox-gmusic python-dateutil python-requests

How to install Rhythmbox-GMusic via PIP, on Ubuntu 13.04 / 12.10 and Linux Mint 15/ 14:

If the first installation (the one from the PPA) fails, try the pip installation, like this:

$ sudo apt-get install python-pip git-core
$ sudo pip install git+https://github.com/nvbn/rhythmbox-gmusic.git#egg=rhythmbox-gmusic

Now, the Plugin needs to be enabled. Just follow the next instructions (from github):

In Rhythmbox, click on Edit > Plugins. Look for the Google Music Metadata Sync plugin and enable it:

how to install Rhythmbox-GMusic on Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail, Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal, Linux Mint 15 Olivia and Linux Mint 14 Nadia.

Click on preferences and enter your Google account username and password.

how to install Rhythmbox-GMusic on Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail, Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal, Linux Mint 15 Olivia and Linux Mint 14 Nadia.

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