Install Gradio (Internet Streaming Radio App) on Linux Ubuntu 16.04. Gradio 5.0.0 app now supports minimize to tray and background playback functions. It can now automatically install the missing codecs.

Gradio

Gradio can be used to listen Internet Radio on Ubuntu. Gradio is a GTK3 App for finding and listening Internet Radios on Linux Ubuntu Systems.

New Features:

• Minimize to tray
• Continue playback in background
• Infinitive scroll
• Automatic install of missing codecs
• New menu layout
• Notifications for new songs
• Clicking on a station toggle play/pause

Improvements

• Better station logo loader
• Debian 8 support
• Using GTK 3.14 instead of GTK 3.18
• Faster backend
• Transient notifications

Fixes

• #36 Problem with finish stations
• #72 Ugly behaviour after search
• #69 First click after starting the app doesn’t start the station
• #41 Error creating thread: Resource temporarily unavailable
• #38 WARNING **: MPRIS.vala:150: MPRIS metadata is null
• #59 Bits/s should be kbits/s
• #51 Saving/loading window dimensions and position broken

Install Gradio on Ubuntu

For Ubuntu based distros (16.04) run the following commands to install Gradio, via PPA.

Method 1

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:haecker-felix/gradio-daily
sudo apt update
sudo apt install gradio


Once installed, open Gradio app from Ubuntu Dash or Terminal.