Pianobar - an easy way to listen to Pandora radio in Linux terminal

Once again I am writing about strimingovy service Pandora. And it is not because I have paid for advertising (alas, no), and it's just really cool musical radio that is pleasant to listen to. Once we have learned to use this service and So and syakToday we will solve the problem entirely by the rectal method. And you know, for many it is even like it!

In this article, we will run the service Pandora directly into Linux terminal. This solution can be useful for those people who, for example, work in graphic or text editor and do not want to keep in the background of a browser for a music service. But the command line fans will get just the aesthetic pleasure of working in your favorite environment.

So, for Pandora service terminal in Debian, Ubuntu, Mint or other compatible system, follow these steps.

1. Pianobar Install the program on your computer. To do this, type the following command:

sudo apt-get install pianobar

2. After installing the program, you must create a configuration file with its settings. In it stores your credentials, in order not to enter them each time. To do this, create a program folder with:

mkdir -p .config / pianobar

Then place it in the desired file by running the following commands sequentially:

cd ~ / .config / pianobar. touch config

3. Now you need to open a file in any text editor to edit its contents. Make the following lines:

user = your-pandora-username. password = your-pandora-password. audio_quality = high

In addition, if you live outside the United States, it is necessary to add one more line that indicates the address of the proxy server. You can find, for example, a suitable value for this page. Save the file.

4. It now remains only to start the music service. To do this, in a terminal enter:

pianobar

After a moment of waiting will appear on the successful authorization and a list of your radios. Choosing the right music stream and enjoy your favorite songs.

By the way, if you think that the possibilities are limited only by listening Pianobar, you are greatly mistaken. At the command prompt, a question mark (?), Showing all the available commands, and see what happens at the command prompt, you can perform almost all the operations, available on the service Pandora.