Install

Binary packages

The Nuvola Player stable builds PPA provides binary packages for:

• Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat
• Ubuntu 11.04 Natty Narwhal
• Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot

From source

Get the source code (not the movie!)

Please follow Download page to obtain source code (release tarball or unstable fresh source).

Build-time dependencies

Make sure following build depencencies are satisfied (package names can differ in your distribution):

There are some optional dependencies (see the next chapter to decide whether you need them): libdbusmenu-glib, libunity, libindicate

See also README.Ubuntu and README.Fedora for Ubuntu/Fedora specific information.

Configure build process

Nuvola Player uses Waf build system. Source distribution should already contain standalone version of Waf. To trigger configure process, run command ./waf configure. There are a few configuration options:

• --with-unity-quick-list
• Include support for Ubuntu Unity Launcher Quick List (Ubuntu Natty and later).
• Requires: libunity, libdbusmenu-glib
• --with-browser-cache
• Include support for browser cache
• Requires: libsoup >= 2.34
• --with-indicator-sound-maverick
• Include support for Ubuntu Maverick version of Sound indicator
• Requires: libindicate, libdbusmenu-glib
• --without-glib-dbus
• Allows building with GLib < 2.26, but without following fratures: multimedia keys, dock manager integration (Docky), MPRIS (interface to control playback from applets and other applications)

See also README.Ubuntu and README.Fedora for Ubuntu/Fedora specific information.

Compilation process

To trigger compilation process, run command ./waf build.

See also README.Ubuntu and README.Fedora for Ubuntu/Fedora specific information.

Installation

To install Nuvola Player run:

# ./waf install

Run-time dependencies

Before running Nuvola Player make sure run-time dependencies are satisfied (package names can differ in your distribution):

Run Nuvola Player

$ nuvolaplayer