Editor’s Note: This is the first article on Linux on Guiding Tech. It’s about Rhythmbox, a music player for Linux distributions like Ubuntu, and how you can share music from it on Twitter. We plan to have more Linux/Ubuntu articles in the future.
By default, Rhythmbox on Ubuntu does not allow you to post what is playing on your computer to social networks. The Microblogger plugin for Rhythmbox just adds that feature – once you install it, you can instantly publish what’s playing on Rhythmbox to Twitter or Identica.
This tutorial will show you how to install the plugin for Rhythmbox on Ubuntu. Using the terminal for this will take less time, but it can be daunting for some of us – so we’ll do it the GUI way.
First, open your home directory by going to Places > Home
Press Ctrl + L for the location bar to appear.
Type ~/.gnome2 or /home/username/.gnome2 where username should be your actual Ubuntu username. Press Enter.
Create a new folder named rhythm and open it. Create another folder called plugins inside the rhythmbox folder you just created.
Download the Rhythmbox Microblogger plugin from here and extract the files in that archive into the plugins folder. It will look like this:
Now, launch Rhythmbox. If it’s already running, restart it. Go to Edit > Plugins
The Plugin Configuration window will appear. Activate the Microblogger plugin by checking the box near it. After enabling it, click Configure.
In the window that appears, you can edit the default message format.
Click Add account. Select Twitter/Identica and enter your username. We are using Twitter in this example. Enter your username and press Authorize.
A web page will open. Log in to your Twitter account and select Allow to allow Rhythmbox to publish to your Twitter account.
Copy the token that Twitter gives you. Back in the Rhythmbox window, paste the code and click Exchange, then click Close.
Next time you want to tweet what’s playing on Rhythmbox, just tap the Tweet icon in the toolbar.
You can even edit your tweet before hitting the Submit button. It’s quite a lot. If you have questions, ask them in the comments section.
Categories: How to
Source: thpttranhungdao.edu.vn/en/
