Listen to the Rhythm! Submit your listens to ListenBrainz.
Note: This plugin is bundled in Rhythmbox 3.4.4 or later. If you are using an earlier version of Rhythmbox please see below on how to install this plugin.
A Ubuntu package is available in the MusicBrainz PPA. Install it with:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:musicbrainz-developers/stable
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install rhythmbox-plugin-listenbrainz
You can easily install the plugin just for your user. Copy the listenbrainz
directory and all included files to $HOME/.local/share/rhythmbox/plugins/
and run:
glib-compile-schemas $HOME/.local/share/rhythmbox/plugins/listenbrainz/schema
Launch Rhythmbox and activate the ListenBrainz plugin. You also have to configure your ListenBrainz user token in the plugin settings.
You can perform a system wide install using meson:
meson --prefix=/usr builddir
cd builddir
ninja install
sudo glib-compile-schemas /usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas
You need to signup for ListenBrainz in order to use this service. Once you have setup your account get your personal user token on your ListenBrainz profile page.
Open the Plugins dialog in Rhythmbox, select the ListenBrainz plugin and open the plugin's preferences. Copy and paste your ListenBrainz user token into the dialog.
Now all songs you listen to in Rhythmbox will be sent to ListenBrainz. You can see your listen history on ListenBrainz by clicking on "My Listens".