Introduction
I installed and trialled the following music/media players in my Raspberry Pi:
rhythymbox – Crashed every time I clicked on a song
audacious – Did not respond every time I clicked on a song
mplayer – Worked as expected
clementine – Did not respond every time I clicked on a song
xmms2 – Worked as expected
Of the 2 music player that worked on my Raspberry Pi, I chose xmms2 to be the music player of my Raspberry Pi because it has Linux Infrared Remote Control (LIRC) support that is easily implemented.
The following package are involved in distributing XMMS2:
- xmms2-core
- xmms2-client-cli
Scope
This instructable will show how to:
- Install XMMS2 player and its command line interface (CLI) client.
- Add songs to the default playlist using its CLI client.
- Play the songs using its CLI client.
Step 1: Install the xmms2
Open terminal emulator in Raspberry Pi
$sudo apt-get update
$sudo apt-get install xmms2
Step 2: Add songs to the default playlist
Open terminal emulator in Raspberry Pi
$xmms2 add -f /path/to/mp3/files/*.mp3<br>
Verify that the songs has been added to the playlist
$xmms2 list
Step 3: Play songs in the playlist
Open terminal emulator in Raspberry Pi.
Instruct XMMS2 to begin playing
$xmms2 play
Step 4: Auto start XMMS2 after every reboot
Open terminal emulator in Raspberry Pi
Configure X session to auto start XMMS2.
$vi ~/.config/lxsession/LXDE/autostart
Add the entries as shown in the screenshot
Save the file
For more detail: Play Music on Raspberry Pi Using XMMS2
