The Tizonia Project
- A command-line streaming music client/server for Linux.
- Support for Spotify (Premium), Google Play Music (free and paid tiers),
YouTube, SoundCloud, TuneIn and iHeart Internet Radio directories, Plex
servers and Chromecast devices.
- The first open-source implementation of OpenMAX IL
1.2.
News
Latest news
- [2020-05-22] Tizonia
v0.22.0. Added
support for iHeart radio, new command-line options to play Spotify
recommendations by artist and album name, new keyboard shortcuts and a good
number of other fixes and improvements.
See Tizonia's website: Tizonia 0.22.0
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- [2020-03-08] Tizonia
[v0.21.0](https://github.com/tizonia/tizonia-openmax-il/releases/tag/v0.21.0). A
maintenance release with fixes for YouTube API quota issues, among others.
> See Tizonia's website: [Tizonia 0.21.0 brings changes to minimize the YouTube
> API quota issues](https://tizonia.org/news/2020/03/08/release-0-21-0/)
- [2020-01-19] Tizonia
[v0.20.0](https://github.com/tizonia/tizonia-openmax-il/releases/tag/v0.20.0). Added
support for TuneIn Internet radios, color-themes and a new build system based
on Meson (thanks [@lgbaldoni!](https://github.com/lgbaldoni)). A man page has
been added and the documentation site has been refreshed. Also `tizonia-remote`
is now distributed in the Debian package plus a good number of fixes, including
reviving Chromecast support (still more work needed).
> See Tizonia's website: [TuneIn Internet radio and podcasts, and color-themes
> in Tizonia 0.20.0](https://tizonia.org/news/2020/02/20/release-0-20-0/)
- [2019-12-13] Tizonia
[v0.19.0](https://github.com/tizonia/tizonia-openmax-il/releases/tag/v0.19.0). Another
maintenance release with a good bunch of improvements and bug fixes: Dirble
removal (the service is sadly gone), Python 3 migration (please see the section
[Upgrade (Debian / Ubuntu / Raspbian)](#upgrade-debian--ubuntu--raspbian) to learn
how to install the new Python 3 dependencies!).
> See Tizonia's website: [Global Spotify playlist search and
> other improvements in Tizonia
> 0.19.0](https://tizonia.org/news/2019/03/19/release-0-19-0/)
- [2019-03-13] Tizonia
[v0.18.0](https://github.com/tizonia/tizonia-openmax-il/releases/tag/v0.18.0). Various
improvements and bug fixes in Google Music and Spotify.
> See Tizonia's website: [Fixed 'Google Play Music tracks cut short' in Tizonia 0.18.0](https://tizonia.org/news/2019/03/17/release-0-18-0/)
- [2019-01-17] Tizonia
[v0.17.0](https://github.com/tizonia/tizonia-openmax-il/releases/tag/v0.17.0). Fixed
Spotify login issues. A regression introduced in v0.16.0. This issue was
identified and fixed thanks to the great feedback provided by the users in
issue [#531](https://github.com/tizonia/tizonia-openmax-il/issues/531).
> See Tizonia's website: [Spotify login issues fixed in Tizonia 0.17.0](https://tizonia.org/news/2019/01/17/release-0-17-0/)
- [2018-12-03] Tizonia
[v0.16.0](https://github.com/tizonia/tizonia-openmax-il/releases/tag/v0.16.0). Improved
Spotify support with more options to dicover new music rather than just playing
the content that you know and love. Last but not least,
[docker-tizonia](https://hub.docker.com/r/tizonia/docker-tizonia/) has been
updated! (many thanks to [Josh5](https://github.com/Josh5)).
> See Tizonia's website: [More ways to discover music on Spotify with Tizonia 0.16.0](https://tizonia.org/news/2018/12/03/release-0-16-0/)
- [2018-06-15] Tizonia
[v0.15.0](https://github.com/tizonia/tizonia-openmax-il/releases/tag/v0.15.0). Reworked
Spotify support to overcome playlist search problems that arised in
libspotify. Now [spotipy](https://github.com/plamere/spotipy) is being used to
retrieve track, artist, album, and playlist metadata from Spotify.
> See Tizonia's website: [Totally revamped Spotify support in Tizonia 0.15.0](https://tizonia.org/news/2018/06/15/release-0-15-0/)
- [2018-04-20] Tizonia
[v0.14.0](https://github.com/tizonia/tizonia-openmax-il/releases/tag/v0.14.0). Added
support for Google Play Music [stations for
non-subscribers](https://support.google.com/googleplaymusic/answer/6250894?hl=en)
and YouTube channels (uploads and playlists). Also added option to play the
user's entire Google Play Music library.
> See Tizonia's website: [Tizonia v0.14.0 adds YouTube Channels and Google Play Music stations for non-subscribers](https://tizonia.org/news/2018/04/21/release-0-14-0/)
- [2017-12-28]
[Snap Package](#snap-package) and [Docker Image](#docker-image) available.
> See Tizonia's website: [Tizonia v0.13.0 adds support for Plex media servers](https://tizonia.org/news/2018/03/09/release-0-13-0/)
- [2017-08-26] [tizonia-all](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/tizonia-all/) and [tizonia-all-git](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/tizonia-all-git/) packages submitted to the [Arch User Repository](https://aur.archlinux.org/)
> See Tizonia's website: [Snap package and Docker image available now!](https://tizonia.org/news/2017/12/30/snap-package-and-docker-image/)
- [2017-05-04] [Summer of Code 2017: Add OpenMAX state tracker
in Mesa/Gallium that uses
Tizonia](https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/projects/#4737166321123328) (X.Org
Foundation project, with Gurkirpal Singh and Julien Isorce).
Installation
Debian / Ubuntu / Raspbian
Run the following command to install Tizonia on a Debian-compatible system:
$ curl -kL https://github.com/tizonia/tizonia-openmax-il/raw/master/tools/install.sh | bash
# Or its shortened version:
$ curl -kL https://goo.gl/Vu8qGR | bash
NOTE: This script installs the
latest
release and all the dependencies.
DISCLAIMER: Trust no-one. Please have a look at the installation script
before running it on your system!.
Debian packages are stored on Bintray, with the
following distro/arch combinations:
Ubuntu Bionic |
Ubuntu Focal |
Debian Buster |
Debian Bullseye |
Raspbian Buster |
(18.04) |
(20.04) |
(10) |
(11) |
(10) |
amd64, armhf |
amd64 |
amd64, armhf |
amd64 |
armhf |
NOTE: Elementary OS, Linux Mint, Kali Linux are supported on releases based
on Ubuntu 'Xenial' or 'Bionic', Debian 'Buster' or 'Bullseye'. To install
Tizonia on other versions of Debian or Ubuntu-based distros, use the Snap
package or have a look at
#631.
Arch User Repository (AUR)
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```bash
# Please note that if you are upgrading your existing
# Tizonia installation, you *need* to uninstall it before building a new version.
# See GitHub issue https://github.com/tizonia/tizonia-openmax-il/issues/485
# For the latest stable release
$ git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/tizonia-all.git
$ cd tizonia-all
$ makepkg -si
# There is also a -git package:
$ git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/tizonia-all-git.git
$ cd tizonia-all
$ makepkg -si
```
Snap Package
NOTE: Unfortunately, the snap package is taking too much of my time to
maintain, given the number of other release tasks that I need to deal with
during a normal release cycle of Tizonia. So I'm calling for maintainers for
the Snap package. Please see message in the Snap package repo at
https://github.com/tizonia/tizonia-snap/
A 'snap' package is available to download from the 'Global' snap store
('stable' channel). For more details visit:
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To install, first visit [Install
Snapd](https://docs.snapcraft.io/core/install?_ga=2.41936226.1106178805.1514500852-128158267.1514500852)
and make sure that your Linux distro is supported. Follow the instructions to
get the 'snapd' service running on your system, and finally use this command to
install Tizonia:
```bash
$ sudo snap install tizonia
```
Tizonia's snapcraft.yaml file is hosted in a separate repository:
Docker Image
Tizonia may also be run from a Docker container. A Docker image is available
from the Docker hub:
Configuration
To use Spotify, Google Play Music, SoundCloud and Plex you need to
introduce your credentials in Tizonia's config file. No credentials needed to
stream from YouTube or TuneIn.
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```bash
( On first use, Tizonia outputs its configuration file, if it is not there yet )
$ tizonia --help
( now edit $HOME/.config/tizonia/tizonia.conf )
( NOTE: If Tizonia was installed from the 'snap' package, use this path instead )
( $HOME/snap/tizonia/current/.config/tizonia/tizonia.conf )
```
> NOTE: See full instructions inside [tizonia.conf](https://docs.tizonia.org/manual/config.html).
Upgrade
Debian / Ubuntu / Raspbian
To upgrade Tizonia and all its dependencies, simply re-run the installation
script.
If you prefer to do it manually, it is a two-step process. Run 'apt-get' as
usual to upgrade the Debian packages. Finally make sure that the various Python
dependencies are up-to-date.
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```bash
# Step1: update Tizonia's Debian packages
$ sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
# Step2: update Tizonia's Python dependencies
# (Note that new versions of some of these Python dependencies are released often,
# so you should do this frequently, even if there isn't a new Tizonia release)
# For Tizonia v0.19.0 or newer: Python 3 dependencies
$ sudo -H pip3 install --upgrade gmusicapi soundcloud youtube-dl pafy pycountry titlecase pychromecast plexapi spotipy fuzzywuzzy eventlet python-Levenshtein
# For Tizonia v0.18.0 or older: Python 2 dependencies
$ sudo -H pip2 install --upgrade gmusicapi soundcloud youtube-dl pafy pycountry titlecase pychromecast plexapi fuzzywuzzy eventlet python-Levenshtein && sudo -H pip2 install git+https://github.com/plamere/spotipy.git --upgrade
```
Uninstall
Debian / Ubuntu / Raspbian
To uninstall Tizonia and all its dependencies, run the following commands
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```bash
# Remove/purge all tizonia packages installed in the system
sudo apt-get -y remove --purge tizonia-all && sudo apt-get -y autoremove
```
Hall of Fame
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