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foobar2000 Snap

Install

Note: After installing this snap it is necessary to connect mentioned plug without connecting snap will not have permission to access external mounted storage devices

stable

snap install foobar2000

Optional Plugs

snap connect foobar2000:removable-media

Fixes

Audio

  • for fixing audio issues and improving install foo_out_pulse component in foobar2000.
  • create pipewire user conf for foo_out_pulse component and for those distros that don't use pipewire see instructions for this under foo_out_pulse repo
$HOME/.config/pipewire/pipewire-pulse.conf.d/foobar2000.conf
pulse.properties = {
     server.address = [
         "unix:native"                    # needed for normal operation
         { address = "tcp:127.0.0.1:4713" # for foo_out_pulse
           client.access = "unrestricted" # permissions for clients
         }
     ]
}
  • restart pipewire services for applying changes.
systemctl --user restart pipewire-pulse.service
  • open foobar2000 options and select playback --> output --> pulseaudio: localhost click apply and check audio playback quality.

Font

  • increase font size? run this command in terminal and under graphics tab adjust dpi according to your needs
foobar2000.wine winecfg

Issues

foobar2000 known issues under Wine.

  • Audio cracking issue happen sometimes (check fixes section)
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