Ubuntu One Music Store now in public beta
Hello Lucid Testers!
Many in the Ubuntu community are excited about the Ubuntu One Music Store. The ability to search and buy popular music from within Rhythmbox is right around the corner. Today is the day that we are expanding testing by inviting all Ubuntu Lucid users to take part in the public beta of this new feature.
Testing goal
Our primary goal for this phase of testing is to ensure that the purchase and download experience is flawless. Integrating a cloud service like Ubuntu One with buying music is new for digital music stores. While it brings many benefits to users, it also adds technical complexity that increases the opportunity for problems to occur.
Testers must keep in mind that this is a beta test. We are excited to open this feature up for wider testing, but testers must understand that things will break. If something happens preventing a tester from receiving songs, there may be a delay in fulfilling their purchase. The best thing to do is to tell us about the problem using the channels below so we can resolve it quickly.
How to provide feedback
For those of you who want to test the Ubuntu One Music Store, there are a few ways for you to search for and report issues.
- Search Launchpad [1] for your issue
- Report new bugs against the Rhythmbox Ubuntu One Music Store project [2]
- Chat with all beta testers on IRC: #u1msbeta on freenode
These are the primary places that the store developers will be monitoring so directing questions and issues here will ensure that they will be addressed.
The music selection
During the first few days of this expanded testing, some users may notice gaps in the songs available in the store. We are aware of it and are addressing the issue. It should be resolved very soon.
Our catalog will continue to improve and we will also look for efficient ways that users can provide more feedback about improving the selection of songs available.
How to test the store
All Lucid users around the world are invited to participate in this beta test of the Ubuntu One Music Store. If something unexpected happens, you need to tell us about it. The only way that the store will get better for everyone is if you do your part and speak up.
Some areas to test include…
- MP3 codec detection
- Search
- Browse
- Preview song samples
- Add items to your basket
- Checkout and buy process
- Download to Ubuntu One
- Sync to your computer
- Songs added to your Rhythmbox library
- Review purchase history in My Downloads
MP3 support
Many have had questions about MP3 support for the store and how their computer would play purchased songs. You do not have to purchase any software or codecs to play the songs on your computer. Additional details on this issue are available on the Ubuntu One Music Store FAQ page [3].
How to install the store
If Rhythmbox on your Lucid installation doesn’t already have the Ubuntu One Music Store option, use Software Center to search for and install the plugin. Enable the plugin by going to Edit > Plugins in Rhythmbox.
FAQ
We already provide a lot of great information about the store on the Ubuntu wiki [3]. This area and the FAQ content will be updated with more information as we get additional feedback from your testing.
Thank you for your help in improving the Ubuntu One Music Store for everyone!
The Ubuntu One Team
[1] https://bugs.launchpad.net/rhythmbox-ubuntuone-music-store
[2] In order for the team to capture the most information about your issue, please file a bug by opening a terminal and typing: ubuntu-bug rhythmbox-ubuntuone-music-store
[3] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuOne/MusicStore
March 22nd, 2010 at 7:05 pm
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March 22nd, 2010 at 7:17 pm
yeahhhh! so cool to have it, going to test it right away
March 22nd, 2010 at 7:27 pm
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March 22nd, 2010 at 7:28 pm
Scnd!
March 22nd, 2010 at 7:33 pm
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March 22nd, 2010 at 7:48 pm
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March 22nd, 2010 at 7:55 pm
I was sooo waiting for this! I just hope the bug fixes are implemented by the time Lucid releases.
March 22nd, 2010 at 8:06 pm
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March 22nd, 2010 at 8:06 pm
Sounds awesome! I’ll wait a while before trying to install v10 again though. Got myself a huge purple screen both times I tried who I couldnt get passed.
March 22nd, 2010 at 8:09 pm
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March 22nd, 2010 at 8:44 pm
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March 22nd, 2010 at 8:49 pm
Outstanding work Canonical!
Dietrich T. Schmitz
GNU/Linux Advocate
March 22nd, 2010 at 9:06 pm
What is the (for want of a better word) business case for the Ubuntu One Music Store? Is there a possibility that you will add say and Android app so I can use it from my phone, or would you want me to use Rhythmbox to sync my phone instead?
March 22nd, 2010 at 10:01 pm
Who needs iTunes?
March 22nd, 2010 at 10:30 pm
Ryan: We think an Ubuntu desktop application can deliver a better user experience for purchasing popular music that a web browser experience. There were (and still are) existing stores that offered great music so we wanted to expand the catalog available to users. We’re using Rhythmbox because it’s the music player application that ships with Ubuntu. We are very interested in adding the Ubuntu One Music Store to other software and devices (like Android)
Thanks for the message.
Ubukool: +1
March 22nd, 2010 at 10:52 pm
Will the store be available to all countries?
March 22nd, 2010 at 10:56 pm
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March 22nd, 2010 at 11:10 pm
Carlos: Yes but countries will have access to different songs through the 5 regional stores. Three of the stores are country-specific (US, UK, and Germany). One of the stores is for a group of countries (EU). And the fifth store is for countries not covered by the other stores. Essentially, the greater the number of countries in a region, the less amount of music available. It seems backwards but that’s just the way the majority of the music industry is right now. We will watch the usage of the stores and decide on where to expand with more country-specific stores. I hope this answers your question. Thanks for your interest.
March 22nd, 2010 at 11:22 pm
I like it. However, I’m not quite sure what the difference is between the “New” tab and the “Just added” tab. This seems to be a redundancy. Also, there’s some “cleanup” which needs to be done (e.g., the sentence: “1. Click the play icon [add image?] for each track” [sic] in the help section). All in all, though, it’s a nice job. I look forward to the final product!
March 22nd, 2010 at 11:29 pm
nice nice!
March 22nd, 2010 at 11:55 pm
[...] notizia è stata diffusa da canonical e come sapete Ubuntu One Music Store sarà presente di default in Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid e come ho già [...]
March 22nd, 2010 at 11:55 pm
[...] notizia è stata diffusa da canonical e come sapete Ubuntu One Music Store sarà presente di default in Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid e come ho già [...]
March 23rd, 2010 at 12:02 am
John Nelson: Thanks! I understand why “New” and “Just Added” is a little confusing. Perhaps we should change the titles. “New” means new releases of music that has never been released before – in MP3, on CD or vinyl. “Just Added” is typically music that might been been available on CD or vinyl but never in MP3 format… until now. Thanks for your suggestions. We love to hear feedback. Please feel free to open any bug reports with these ideas. Instructions are in the blog post.
March 23rd, 2010 at 2:00 am
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March 23rd, 2010 at 2:30 am
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March 23rd, 2010 at 3:03 am
[...] Más información en el anuncio oficial. [...]
March 23rd, 2010 at 3:58 am
Will you wait until Lucid+1 is released to add new country specific stores with a greater amout of music, or will it be done in a shorter term ?
I still do not understand why, for example, Ubuntu One Music Store if used from France, contains fewer tracks than 7Digital France…
At first, I wished I could use U1 Music Store as my only non-free music source (about 30€ monthly, plus 10$ additional storage on U1 files), but that’s not going to make it for now.
I hope it will be fixed soon !
March 23rd, 2010 at 4:04 am
I’m intrigued about the reasons why the music industry does not offer all its catalog worldwide. Can we have a list of the majors’ catalogs which are not offered in the EU and Worldwide stores but are available in US/UK/DE stores ? And is there some place where this decision by the music industry is explained ?
March 23rd, 2010 at 4:24 am
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March 23rd, 2010 at 4:39 am
AlexandreP: The short answer is contracts
The geographic restrictions have their origin in the old days of the physical distribution of music and the relationships between artists and financing labels. Hopefully, with the growth of digital distribution and decreasing costs of producing good music, the music industry will catch-up. You’ll find more information from a Wikipedia search for ‘Music Industry’. I will update the wiki page with information about which labels are available for the EU and World region stores. Thanks for your interest in the store.
March 23rd, 2010 at 6:14 am
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March 23rd, 2010 at 6:49 am
…so can we use it on other GNUs than Ubuntu?
March 23rd, 2010 at 7:58 am
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March 23rd, 2010 at 8:04 am
Yeah awesome and it was my idea
http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/9086/
Even if the idea was voted done, the Ubuntu Music Store is now real. That’s really cool.
Thank you Canonical!
March 23rd, 2010 at 8:38 am
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March 23rd, 2010 at 8:59 am
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March 23rd, 2010 at 9:43 am
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March 23rd, 2010 at 10:20 am
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March 23rd, 2010 at 11:34 am
Awesome, astonishing,
do You know if there any lyrics disponible with the title (for english learners of course
), ..or not…
March 23rd, 2010 at 11:49 am
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March 23rd, 2010 at 12:06 pm
I read blogs on a similar topic, but i never visited your blog. I added it to favorites and i’ll be your constant reader.
March 23rd, 2010 at 12:21 pm
[...] un mese fa e integrato nella alpha 3 di Ubuntu 10.4. Ma non è tutto oro ciò che luccica: l’annucio ha lasciato qualche perplessità fra gli appassionati. Diversi sono ancora i bug aperti e non è [...]
March 23rd, 2010 at 12:45 pm
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March 23rd, 2010 at 12:50 pm
I just bought my first album on Ubuntu One Music Store and it worked perfect. Thanks for your work. It’s an absolutly great feature.
PS: Ubuntu One sync with Android would be outstanding!
March 23rd, 2010 at 1:50 pm
Kevin: Yes. It was built as a re-usable plugin so the store could be added in many places.
March 23rd, 2010 at 2:41 pm
[...] Más información | Anuncio oficial [...]
March 23rd, 2010 at 3:42 pm
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March 23rd, 2010 at 3:43 pm
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March 23rd, 2010 at 4:45 pm
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March 23rd, 2010 at 7:00 pm
[...] André Gondim (andregondimΘubuntu·com): “A loja virtual de música do Ubuntu está aberta para testes. Será possível pesquisar, comprar música e armazená-la de forma diferente, agora é nas nuvens, [...]
March 23rd, 2010 at 7:09 pm
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March 23rd, 2010 at 7:23 pm
RythBox crash every time I click on an song in the store
March 24th, 2010 at 12:59 am
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March 24th, 2010 at 6:54 am
I found a way to sneak out of the store: http://i.imgur.com/oxzfV.png
And I got redirected to this other store by using search: http://imgur.com/XX6yV.png
March 24th, 2010 at 7:50 am
This is really incredible how this kind community lead by canonical can make so good features. Brilliant
March 24th, 2010 at 11:07 am
[...] Test Ubuntu One Music Store beta Så er Ubuntu One Music Store åbnet op i en offentlig beta-version. Har du lyst til at hjælpe med at teste den, kan du på Ubuntu One’s hjemmeside læse mere om hvordan du kommer i gang. Vær opmærksom på at testen altså foregår i den nye Ubuntu 10.04, som netop er udgivet i beta1 versionen. Den er IKKE egnet til at benytte på produktionsmaskiner. Formålet med testen er først og fremmest at køb og download af musik forløber gnidningsfrit. Man skal derfor være opmærksom på, at der altså kan gå noget galt, og at man derfor ikke modtager sit køb lige med det samme. Det er jo en beta Læs mere på Ubuntu One’s blog her. [...]
March 24th, 2010 at 2:19 pm
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March 24th, 2010 at 2:19 pm
nice job brothers..! it’s a great feature..!
!
March 24th, 2010 at 2:35 pm
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March 24th, 2010 at 3:10 pm
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March 24th, 2010 at 5:55 pm
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March 24th, 2010 at 6:05 pm
[...] que están probando la versión Beta de Lucid (Ubuntu 10.04 LTS) el servicio llamado Ubuntu One Music Store (U1MS) se encuentra disponible en su versión también beta por medio del reproductor de audio Rhythmbox, el lanzamiento tiene como propósito probar esta [...]
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March 26th, 2010 at 11:09 am
At the bottom of the page there is a link called System Requirements which leads to incorrect/redundant information, please fix. Example:
“Q) What are the system requirements for this music service?
A) You must have a PC running Windows 98 or above with Windows Media Player 7 or above. We recommend Windows XP and Windows Media Player 10.
Q) What quality are the downloads?
A) The downloads are Windows Media Audio 9 Series encoded at 192kbps and are virtually indistinguishable from CD-quality audio.”
March 26th, 2010 at 11:15 am
This is the problematic page I was talking about:
http://stores.7digital.com/stores/help.aspx?shop=480
March 26th, 2010 at 11:16 am
And the UOMS needs a favicon.
March 26th, 2010 at 4:48 pm
yman: Thanks for the comment. This has been reported already in our bug tracker. Early next week, I will update all of the footer links and help content. Feel free to view any of the open bugs and log un-reported issues at the project page: https://launchpad.net/rhythmbox-ubuntuone-music-store
Thanks for helping out with the Ubuntu One Music Store beta test!
March 27th, 2010 at 5:19 am
[...] o Ubuntu também, como o projeto do manual, as últimas declarações do Mark Shuttleworth e a nova loja de músicas do Ubuntu, a versão Lucid, etc… mas estas terão que ficar para outra hora. Agora só tenho tempo para [...]
March 30th, 2010 at 4:14 pm
nik s voor mij alleeen maar oude muziek
April 9th, 2010 at 4:05 pm
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April 15th, 2010 at 5:32 pm
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May 4th, 2010 at 8:31 pm
Great information. It’s really useful. Thanks