How to Install Ubuntu One Music Store

Here are methods to install Ubuntu one music store. If you are using the final release of 10.4 then you may not have to bother with much of these steps. As I am using the final beta version, I did have to walk through some installation. Fortunately, the installation is not difficult at all. The first step is to install the pieces. Here is what you need to do:

1. Open up the Ubuntu Software Center.
2. Search for "ubuntuone" (no quotes).
3. Install the following (which will pick up the necessary requirements): Ubuntu One, Ubuntu One Music Store Rhythmbox Plugin*, Ubuntu One Music Store extension for Banshee*.

That's it!

* Which of these you install will depend upon which music player you prefer.

Once you have installed the pieces go to Preferences > Ubuntu One, which will open up a new browser window (see Figure 2) that will require you to authorize the computer to be associated with your Ubuntu One account.

Now that you have authorized your computer you can set up some configurations. To do this open up the Ubuntu One Preferences window again. To open this up (now that you've registered and logged in), go to the new MeMenu, click on your name in the upper right corner of your desktop and select Ubuntu One, which will open up the Ubuntu One Preferences window. From this window you can configure three aspects of your Ubuntu One installation:

* Account: Manage your Ubuntu One account.
* Devices: Manages the devices associated with your Ubuntu One account.
* Services: Configure which services you want to allow on your Ubuntu One account.

It is this last tab that you want to visit. From this tab you need to enable both File Synchronization and Music Download. Once those are enabled, the machine will begin to sync all of the music you purchase from the Ubuntu One Music Store. You can set this up for any/all machines you have associated with your Ubuntu One account. Now it's time to start purchasing music!

Rhythmbox

By default, Rhythmbox is the music player of choice for Ubuntu One. When you open up Rhythmbox you will see an entry for the Ubuntu One Music Store in the left navigation (called Ubuntu One). If you do not see this link click on Edit > Plugins and make sure Ubuntu One Music Store is enabled.

From this point you can search and browse for music. When you go to purchase music you can purchase single songs or whole albums. You can then pay using credit card or PayPal.*

* I have noticed, as of this writing, Ubuntu One is not accepting PayPal. This is a change since the last time I purchased music. I have an email into the developers to see why this change has occurred.

After you purchase music it will automatically download and then automatically sync with Rhythmbox. How user-friendly is that? And when you open up Rhythmbox on any other machine associated with your Ubuntu One account - - that music will sync on that machine as well.

But what about Banshee?

Banshee

Believe it or not, Banshee is just as easy to use. And although it is not the default for Ubuntu One, I actually prefer this player to Rhythmbox. The process of using the Ubuntu One Music Store, in Banshee, is the same as it is in Rhythmbox. And, like in Rhythmbox, the music will sync automatically.

If you do not see the Ubuntu One link in Banshee, you have to enable the plugin by clicking on Edit > Preferences and then clicking on the Extensions tab. From there you can check the Ubuntu One Music Store extension to enable it.

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