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.

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:

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