How to use YouTube Music on the Linux desktop – Easy Steps

YouTube Music is an excellent service. But sadly, there is no official client for Linux users to enjoy the service. Fortunately, the community has taken it upon themselves to create an unofficial YouTube Music app. Here’s how to use it on your system.

Installing YouTube Music on Linux

YouTube Music is not officially on Linux. However, there is a community app for YouTube Music that works well. You will have to open a terminal window on the Linux desktop for the application to work.

To start a Linux terminal on your desktop, press Ctrl + Alt + T on the keyboard. Or open the application menu on your computer, search for “Terminal” and open the application that way.

With the terminal window open and ready to go, you can begin the YouTube Music installation. Follow the installation instructions below that apply to the Linux operating system you are currently using.

Ubuntu

To install the YouTube Music application on your Ubuntu system, a DEB package is required. Using the wget download command then get latest version of DEB package.

wget https://github.com/th-ch/youtube-music/releases/download/v1.13.0/youtube-music_1.13.0_amd64.deb

The download should be quick as the file is small. When the download is complete, use the fit to install command to configure YouTube Music DEB package on Ubuntu.

sudo apt install ./youtube-music_1.13.0_amd64.deb

Debian

Are you using Debian Linux and need the latest YouTube Music unofficial app to work on your computer? You will need to download the latest version of the DEB package from the developer’s GitHub page.

To download the YouTube Music DEB package to your computer on Debian, use the following wget download command.

wget https://github.com/th-ch/youtube-music/releases/download/v1.13.0/youtube-music_1.13.0_amd64.deb

With the DEB package downloaded to your computer, you can begin the installation. Using the dpkg , configure YouTube Music en su sistema Debian Linux.

sudo dpkg -i youtube-music_1.13.0_amd64.deb

After installing DEB, you may need to correct any dependency issues that occurred during the installation. To solve these problems, run the apt-get install -f command.

sudo apt-get install -f

Arch Linux

It is possible to install the unofficial YouTube Music app on Arch Linux. However, there is no Pacman package. Instead, you will have to install it from the AUR using the Trizen application.

To configure the Trizen AUR wizard on your computer, use the following terminal commands. Trizen will help you automate YouTube Music installation so you don’t have to do everything by hand.

sudo pacman -S git base-devel

git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/trizen.git

cd trizen/

makepkg -sri

With the Trizen application configured, use it to install the YouTube Music application on your computer using the trizen -S command.

trizen -S youtubemusic-bin

Fedora

If you are using Fedora Linux, you can get the latest version of YouTube Music on your computer by downloading the latest RPM package. To get the app, use the following wget download command.

wget https://github.com/th-ch/youtube-music/releases/download/v1.13.0/youtube-music-1.13.0.x86_64.rpm

With the RPM package file downloaded, install it using the instalar dnf command.

sudo dnf install youtube-music-1.13.0.x86_64.rpm

OpenSUSE

If you use OpenSUSE Linux, the best way to install the YouTube Music application is by downloading the RPM package on your computer. Using the wget command then grab the package.

wget https://github.com/th-ch/youtube-music/releases/download/v1.13.0/youtube-music-1.13.0.x86_64.rpm

After downloading the package on your computer, install it on your system using the zypper installation command.

sudo zypper install youtube-music-1.13.0.x86_64.rpm

How to use YouTube Music on the Linux desktop

To use YouTube Music on your Linux PC, follow the step-by-step instructions below.

Paso 1: Launch YouTube Music on your computer using the application menu. When the YouTube Music application is open, find the “Sign In” button at the top of the page and click on it with your mouse.

Paso 2: A Google accounts page will appear when you click the ‘Sign in’ button. Using your keyboard, enter the email address attached to your Google account. Then click on the blue “Next” button.

Paso 3: After entering your Google account email, you will be prompted to enter your Google account password. Do it. Then press the button to log into your account.

Paso 4: Once you have logged into your Google account, the YouTube Music application will load your music preferences. From here, select a song on the home screen to start listening.

Don’t want to listen to music on the home page? Click the “Browse” button to find new music to listen to on YouTube Music. Select the “Library” button to view your YouTube music library, or click the magnifying glass icon to find something you prefer to listen to.