14 DAY TRIAL // While other platforms like Windows or iOS are still working towards their convergence goal, Canonical is already there and the developers now have applications that work both on the mobile and on the desktop platform without any major modifications. One such example is the Ubuntu Touch Music App, which looks and feels native on both operating systems.
For now, Canonical is working on Ubuntu for phones and Ubuntu for desktop. Before long, however, the projects will be folded into a single one, probably in a couple of years. Until then, the biggest change that we’re seeing due to this convergence policy is the fact that applications for Ubuntu Touch don't really have a problem running on the desktop.
The Ubuntu Touch Music App 2.0 is the same as the one you can find on the mobile platform, but there are some perks if you run it on the desktop. Users can resize it and work much more easily with the playlist, which is a nice thing to have. In any case, it only runs on Ubuntu 14.10 (Utopic Unicorn), so that's the only way to test it.
Ubuntu Touch Music App 2.0 looks great on the desktop
This is not the first app to work on the desktop. In fact, numerous apps from the Ubuntu Touch stack have been proved to function in this fashion. Some have been updated more often and they provide better integration, but others haven't. For now, this Music App looks great, but it's still implemented as a bare minimum. There is no Preferences menu, no right click, not tag editing. It's basically just a music app with the regular functionality.
"Lately I've been fairly busy putting together the next version of the Music app for Ubuntu Touch--fondly dubbed the 'remix'. Over the last month we have been doing a rapid redesign of the application."
"This has been a very iterative and almost agile process, which has been a lot of work but also very rewarding. However, I'm happy to say we are very close to formally releasing it on the platform. If you can't wait or just want to run it on your Ubuntu 14.10 desktop, then you've come to the right place!" writes Victor Thompson on his blog.
How to install Ubuntu Touch Music App 2.0 in Ubuntu 14.10
The developer has explained that the application only works in Ubuntu 14.10 (Utopic Unicorn) and he provides users with a very helpful PPA that should make things much easier. All you have to do is enter these commands in a terminal (root is needed):
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install music-app
