Announce: Melodeon

[CJS]

FYI, I tried to install Melodeon on Linux Mint 20.3, and get several dependency errors:

$ sudo dpkg -i melodeon_0.2.1_amd64.deb
[sudo] password for xxxxxxxx:
Selecting previously unselected package melodeon.
(Reading database ... 292810 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack melodeon_0.2.1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking melodeon (0.2.1) ...
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of melodeon:
melodeon depends on libc6 (>= 2.34); however:
Version of libc6:amd64 on system is 2.31-0ubuntu9.9.
melodeon depends on libqt5core5a (>= 5.15.1); however:
Version of libqt5core5a:amd64 on system is 5.12.8+dfsg-0ubuntu2.1.
melodeon depends on libqt5webenginewidgets5 (>= 5.7.1); however:
Package libqt5webenginewidgets5 is not installed.

dpkg: error processing package melodeon (--install):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.36.0-1ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.24+linuxmint1) ...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.64ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.17-2) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
melodeon​

It is no big deal, I just wanted to give Melodeon a try. I guess I need to upgrade to Linux Mint 21 to be able to use Melodeon?

[RobbH]

FYI, I tried to install Melodeon on Linux Mint 20.3, and get several dependency errors:
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It is no big deal, I just wanted to give Melodeon a try. I guess I need to upgrade to Linux Mint 21 to be able to use Melodeon?

It installs and runs on Mint 21.1.

[Man in a van]

FYI, I tried to install Melodeon on Linux Mint 20.3, and get several dependency errors:

$ sudo dpkg -i melodeon_0.2.1_amd64.deb
[sudo] password for xxxxxxxx:
Selecting previously unselected package melodeon.
(Reading database ... 292810 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack melodeon_0.2.1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking melodeon (0.2.1) ...
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of melodeon:
melodeon depends on libc6 (>= 2.34); however:
Version of libc6:amd64 on system is 2.31-0ubuntu9.9.
melodeon depends on libqt5core5a (>= 5.15.1); however:
Version of libqt5core5a:amd64 on system is 5.12.8+dfsg-0ubuntu2.1.
melodeon depends on libqt5webenginewidgets5 (>= 5.7.1); however:
Package libqt5webenginewidgets5 is not installed.

dpkg: error processing package melodeon (--install):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.36.0-1ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.24+linuxmint1) ...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.64ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.17-2) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
melodeon​

It is no big deal, I just wanted to give Melodeon a try. I guess I need to upgrade to Linux Mint 21 to be able to use Melodeon?

Did you run

sudo apt -f install

after the failure?

Perhaps try

sudo apt install -y ./melodeon_0.2.1_amd64.deb

to drag in the dependencies ?

ronnie

[CJS]

Perhaps try

sudo apt install -y ./melodeon_0.2.1_amd64.deb

to drag in the dependencies ?

That did not help. The problem seems to be that the Melodeon package requires/demands newer versions of some packages that are already installed:

The following packages have unmet dependencies:
melodeon : Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34) but 2.31-0ubuntu9.9 is to be installed
Depends: libqt5core5a (>= 5.15.1) but 5.12.8+dfsg-0ubuntu2.1 is to be installed

For clarity, packages libc6 2.31 and libqt5core5a 5.12.8 are already installed (even if the error message suggests otherwise), but Melodeon demands at least 2.34 and 5.15.1 respectively. These newer versions are apparently not available in the Ubuntu 20.04 repository used by Mint 20.3.

Maybe cpd73 can comment if these newer package versions are really required for Melodeon to work, or that it is just a setting in the Melodeon deb package. And again, it is no big deal. This MInt 20.3 installation is not my main OS, my PC is Windows 11 / Linux Mint dual boot. So I am not asking to spent time/effort to make Melodeon work in Ubuntu 20.04 based Linux distributions.

[gorman]

You mean start/stop SqueezeLite? I have thought about this, but not 100% sure of its usefulness - as (at least on my KUbuntu) SqueezeLite is controlled by systemd

I think this would hold special value to less technically inclined users. Which, granted, on Linux are likely less than on other platforms but still...

In any case I'm using it (Linux Mint 21.1) and it gets me one of the results I was looking for the most: the ability to have different interface settings for the "player" (Melodeon) and the server interface (through regular browser). I love Material Skin but not for server settings.

One thing that could be nice to add is the ability to minimize the program to tray (similar to what Discord or qBittorrent do, the area on the right hand side on the taskbar).

In any case, thanks for this. It's much appreciated!

[Man in a van]

Installed on Debian12 beta





I downloaded the install package and ran "sudo apt install -y ./........" which dragged in the necessary bits and pieces but I got this message

N: Download is performed unsandboxed as root as file '/home/ronnie/Downloads/melodeon_0.2.1_amd64.deb' couldn't be accessed by user '_apt'. - pkgAcquire::Run (13: Permission denied)

I then ran

ronnie@debian:~/Downloads$ sudo dpkg -i melodeon_0.2.1_amd64.deb

which cleaned things up

Apparenty the message is an old bug which some people say to run "apt-get" instead of "apt" is a work around

I'll wait and see, as the release is in June

ronnie

[Man in a van]

Upgraded to [ debian-bookworm-DI-rc2-amd64-netinst ] a few days ago (I see there is now a RC3 release).

Downloaded the Melodeon .deb and installed using "sudo dpkg -i ...."

Then ran "sudo apt -f install" to pull in the missing dependencies

Working well



ronnie

[SlimChances]

Never thought about building for the Pi. I can create a github action for this, but yeah DEB is AMD64



Can't see why there would be a problem, code is pretty simple.

Same issue but not so teksavvy. I want to install Melodeon on an Odroid N2 which uses ARM64 architechture. Can someone kindly explain what I need to do to install Melodeon from source or will there be a Deb available for ARM devices?

[cpd73]

Currently I create builds on my local machine, hence no ARM builds. Build steps are detailed in https://github.com/CDrummond/melodeo...er/BUILDING.md

[SlimChances]

Currently I create builds on my local machine, hence no ARM builds. Build steps are detailed in https://github.com/CDrummond/melodeo...er/BUILDING.md

Thanks, sorry I missed that. I will give it a try

[SlimChances]

Thanks to clear instructions I was able to install Melodeon on my Odroid N2 with screen. I have not tested the sound but Melodeon recognizes the server and my library. I wonder how to make Melodeon a start up application. The N2 uses Ubuntu Mate and I tried using startup Applications and entering the appropriate command by locating Melodeon in USR/Bin but I can't find it listed,.

EDIT: Found it. Boots with Melodeon starting. I installed Melodeon in my Downloads folder, which is obviously wrong, but it works. Can I just shift the folder into my Home folder or elsewhere or will that crash the application?

[SlimChances]

Redid the install starting with a new drive image of Ubuntu. I followed the instructions more carefully. It appeared to install Melodeon to the root folder; is that correct? If so how do I make it a start up app in Ubuntu Mate. I tried using the Start Up application app and put the command as

/root/melodeon/build/melodeon

but it didn't work. Sorry I guess I am a bit at a loss.

[cpd73]

Redid the install starting with a new drive image of Ubuntu. I followed the instructions more carefully. It appeared to install Melodeon to the root folder; is that correct? If so how do I make it a start up app in Ubuntu Mate. I tried using the Start Up application app and put the command as

/root/melodeon/build/melodeon

but it didn't work. Sorry I guess I am a bit at a loss.

If you are building from source (using the details in BUILDING.md) then the last step is "sudo make install". This will place the binary in /ur/local/bin and the desktop file in /usr/local/share/applications

I don't use Mint, but I'm guessing in its control center / system settings app that there is an auto-start section - look in there to select apps to auto-start.

[Man in a van]

SlimChances

This does work; make sure you use lower case (when I tried Melodeon, it did not work; )



cpd73

The Application screen does not populate; everything works though



Thanks

ronnie

[SlimChances]

If you are building from source (using the details in BUILDING.md) then the last step is "sudo make install". This will place the binary in /ur/local/bin and the desktop file in /usr/local/share/applications

I don't use Mint, but I'm guessing in its control center / system settings app that there is an auto-start section - look in there to select apps to auto-start.

Thanks I am installing on an Odroid (ARM64) and I searched the bin directory for the binary and it wasn't there , found it in /root/melodeon/build/melodeon



Man in a van Thanks that worked !