Organize your music on Linux with Strawberry
Do you need a good music organizer for your Linux desktop or laptop? Aren’t happy with the other music players on the platform? Check out Strawberry! It’s an elegant, easy-to-use music player that will help you organize your music on Linux like a pro!
Installing Strawberry on Linux
The Strawberry music player is available for various Linux operating systems, including Fedora, OpenSUSE, Ubuntu, Debian, etc. Additionally, users can install Strawberry on Arch Linux via the AUR.
Before we can go over how to use Strawberry, you’ll have to install the application. To install Strawberry on your Linux system, you’ll need to open up a terminal window on the Linux desktop. Unsure about how to open up a terminal? Press Ctrl + Alt + T on the keyboard. Or, launch the app menu on your computer, search for “Terminal,” and launch it that way.
With the terminal window open, the installation can begin. Follow the installation instructions below that correspond with the Linux distribution you use on your computer.
Ubuntu
To get the Strawberry application set up on your Ubuntu system, start by downloading the latest Strawberry DEB package from the official website. Using the wget download command, grab the DEB package.
wget https://files.strawberrymusicplayer.org/strawberry_1.0.1-impish_amd64.deb
Or, for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
wget https://files.strawberrymusicplayer.org/strawberry_1.0.1-focal_amd64.deb
Once the DEB package is done downloading, you can install the application on your Ubuntu system using the apt install command below.
sudo apt install ./strawberry_1.0.1-*_amd64.deb
Debian
Debian users can install the Strawberry app just like Ubuntu users by downloading the latest DEB package from the official website and setting it up. To get your hands on the latest DEB package, run the following wget download command.
Debian Buster
wget https://files.strawberrymusicplayer.org/strawberry_1.0.1-buster_amd64.deb
Debian Bullseye
wget https://files.strawberrymusicplayer.org/strawberry_1.0.1-bullseye_amd64.deb
After downloading the Strawberry DEB package to your computer, install it on your system using the dpkg command below.
sudo dpkg -i /strawberry_1.0.1-*_amd64.deb
With Strawberry installed on Debian, run the apt-get install -f command below. This command will correct any dependencies that may have occurred during the installation process.
sudo apt-get install -f
Arch Linux
Arch Linux has the latest release of the Strawberry app in the “Community” software repository. Use the pacman -S command in a terminal window to get it set up on your computer.
sudo pacman -S strawberry
Fedora
If you need to get the latest release of Strawberry working on your Fedora Linux system, you can run the following dnf install command below.
sudo dnf install strawberry
OpenSUSE
The latest release of Strawberry is in the official OpenSUSE repos. To get it working on your computer, run the following zypper install command.
sudo zypper install strawberry
Organize your music on Linux with Strawberry
To organize your music with Strawberry, open up the app. You can launch Strawberry by following the step-by-step instructions below.
Step 1: Find the “Your collection is empty!” area and click on it. When you select the area in “Your collection is empty!” you will be brought to the collection window in Strawberry.
Step 2: In the collection area in Strawberry, find the “Add new folder” button and select it with the mouse. When you click on the “Add new” folder, a pop-up window will appear. Using this pop-up window, browse for your music folder.
Step 3: After adding your music folder, find the “Apply” button in the collection window. When you click on the “Apply” button, Strawberry will begin scanning your music collection. It’ll then add all of your music to the app.
Note: Once your music folder is added, Strawberry will automatically scan for any changes and add them to your music collection as they appear.
Step 4: Upon clicking the “Apply” button inside the collection window, Strawberry will begin adding your music collection to the sidebar. Select the “Collection” button in the Strawberry sidebar to access your music collection.
Playback in Strawberry
To play music in Strawberry, do the following. First, find the “Collection” button on the sidebar and click on it with the mouse to access your music collection. Once in the “Collection” area, music will be sorted by artist alphabetically.
Click on an artist to access their music. Then, right-click on the album to add it to the playlist. Strawberry will then begin playing your music. Alternatively, double-click on any song to instantly play it on the Strawberry music player.
