Do you use Google Play Music on your Android? If yes, then we have good news for you. A developer named Samuel Attard has created a Google Play Music version for desktop, so you don't have to touch your smartphone to access this service of the Great G. Now you can do it from your computer with this open source client, light, free and totally multiplatform.
Google has a reputation for do not create applications for Linux unless it is Chrome OS, so as always the users of the penguin operating system in general, and Ubuntu in particular, we have to resort to third-party solutions. In any case, this Google Play Music for desktop is being updated regularly and includes Material Design, along with interesting functionalities.
Features of Google Play Music for Ubuntu
The player is based on HTML5, so it does not need Flash to work. It has integration with Last.fm and even voice controls have been implemented, although this feature is still experimental. It can be changed to a smaller version of the player so that we have a better experience on the desktop, and there is also a app indicator for the panel which is very useful. Another feature is that it offers keyboard support so that you can create your own shortcuts, allowing you to perform certain key actions without touching the mouse and through a very simple configuration method.
In theory everything should work without problems, but the client can be frozen by accessing your Google account. If this happens, use the command google-play-music-desktop-player --disable-gpu, and there should be no problem.
Normally here we would put the commands for the terminal, but Google Play Music for desktop lets you download self-installing DEB packages which can be obtained here. All you have to do is download the package and run it through the Software Center, Appgrid or with the command dpkg.
If you dare to try it, do not hesitate to come and tell us about your experience.
Daniel Stephen
Google uses the linux base, but does not return anything in return. I prefer not to use it.
In my case with Ubuntu 16.04 and installing the .deb (from the music upload and download manager) from the Google website it works for me, but when it has been open for a while (uploading or downloading the music that I have on my cloud) it closes and I have to open it again, with the consequent annoyance of having to be in front of the computer if I upload many songs from my private library. How can I solve that?
Okay, but to start it you have to log in to the web version, and then it stops if you close that tab ...