☰
✕
✕

How to install Bomi multi media player on linuxmint 18.03

To install Bomi Multimedia Player on Linux Mint 18.03

Bomi multimedia player is a graphical user interface (GUI) based on mpv for Linux. The player is easy to setup and use, supports many formats, hardware decoding and video playback from youtube. It is so simple to install Bomi Multimedia Player on Linux Mint 18.03 and this tutorial covers the ground on the same process.

Features:

  • Multilingual interface
  • Support tray
  • Drop down playlist
  • Different variations of play at the start
  • Skins support
  • Configuring keyboard shortcuts
  • Mouse settings
  • Setting the volume
  • Support script youtube-dl
  • Available priority language for the audio track
  • File information during playback

Installing Bomi Multimedia Player

First, we have to add the repository of Bomi multimedia player and for that, you need to make use of the following command. 

linuxhelp ~ # add-apt-repository ppa:nemonein/tailored
You are about to add the following PPA:
 PPA for some applications I use.

Cantata - KDE Builds (https://github.com/CDrummond/cantata)
Bomi - Bomi + New Commits (https://github.com/d-s-x/bomi/commits/develop)
and Nimf (https://github.com/cogniti/nimf)

**
Nimf originally supports multiple language engines, such as Korean, Chinese, and Japanese.
However, only Korean is included in the version of this PPA.
 More info: https://launchpad.net/~nemonein/+archive/ubuntu/tailored
Press Enter to continue or Ctrl+C to cancel

Executing: /tmp/tmp.oUNh08tSAg/gpg.1.sh --keyserver
hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80
--recv-keys
824CF812
gpg: requesting key 824CF812 from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com
gpg: key 824CF812: public key " Launchpad PPA for JH Park"  imported
gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg:               imported: 1  (RSA: 1)

After that, we have to update system repository to continue with the installation. 

linuxhelp ~ # apt-get update
Hit:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Hit:2 http://ppa.launchpad.net/ondrej/php/ubuntu xenial InRelease              
Hit:3 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease                     
Get:4 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security InRelease [102 kB]     
Ign:5 http://packages.linuxmint.com sylvia InRelease                           
.
.
.
Get:21 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/universe amd64 Packages [619 kB]
Get:22 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/universe i386 Packages [573 kB]
Get:23 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/multiverse amd64 Packages [16.2 kB]
Get:24 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/multiverse i386 Packages [15.3 kB]
Fetched 5,169 kB in 12s (410 kB/s)                                             
Reading package lists... Done

After updating repo you can install Bomi multimedia player application using the following command. 

linuxhelp ~ # apt-get install bomi
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following additional packages will be installed:
  libenca0 libva-glx1 libvdpau1 libxcb-screensaver0
  qml-module-qtquick-controls qml-module-qtquick-layouts
  qml-module-qtquick-window2 qml-module-qtquick2
Recommended packages:
  youtube-dl vdpau-driver-all | vdpau-driver
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  bomi libenca0 libva-glx1 libvdpau1 libxcb-screensaver0
  qml-module-qtquick-controls qml-module-qtquick-layouts
  qml-module-qtquick-window2 qml-module-qtquick2
0 upgraded, 9 newly installed, 0 to remove and 312 not upgraded.
Need to get 3,329 kB of archives.
After this operation, 11.9 MB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
Get:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 qml-module-qtquick-layouts amd64 5.5.1-1ubuntu1 [30.1 kB]
Get:2 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 qml-module-qtquick-window2 amd64 5.5.1-2ubuntu6 [16.4 kB]
.
.
.
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.59ubuntu1) ...
Setting up qml-module-qtquick-layouts:amd64 (5.5.1-1ubuntu1) ...
Setting up qml-module-qtquick-window2:amd64 (5.5.1-2ubuntu6) ...
Setting up qml-module-qtquick2:amd64 (5.5.1-2ubuntu6) ...
Setting up qml-module-qtquick-controls:amd64 (5.5.1-1ubuntu1) ...
Setting up libenca0:amd64 (1.18-1) ...
Setting up libva-glx1:amd64 (1.7.0-1ubuntu0.1) ...
Setting up libvdpau1:amd64 (1.1.1-3ubuntu1) ...
Setting up libxcb-screensaver0:amd64 (1.11.1-1ubuntu1) ...
Setting up bomi (0.9.11-4~develop170205.xenial) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.23-0ubuntu9) ...

In order to open the application, you can search and launch it from the Linux Mint search field.

Now we can use Bomi multimedia player.

With this, the method to install Bomi multimedia player on Linux Mint18.03 comes to an end.

Tag : Linux Mint Media player Bomi
FAQ
Q
what is the use of installing bomi multi media player on linuxmint?
A
Bomi multimedia player is a graphical user interface (GUI) based on mpv for Linux. The player is easy to setup and use, supports many formats, hardware decoding and video playback from youtube
Q
what are all the features of Bomi multi media player on linuxmint?
A
the features of bomi multi media player on linuxmint are,





Multilingual interface


Support tray


Drop down playlist


Different variations of play at the start


Skins support


Configuring keyboard shortcuts


Mouse settings
Q
how to remove Bomi multi media player application on linuxmint ?
A
run the command as below to remove the application
# apt-get remove bomi
Q
how to check version of Bomi multi media player in linux?
A
execute the command as follow to check the version of Bomi multi media player

# bomi --version
Q
What are the alternative package like bomi multiplayer?
A
Alternative for bomi multi player are,

SMPlayer

MPlayer

SmoothVideo Project

GNOME-MPV.