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FIGURE 9-4
Downloading the modiied
Adafruit_CharLCD.py
Part Two: Downloading and
Playing MP3s
Now that the LCD screen is set up, it's time to download and play some music iles on
your Raspberry Pi. To play music iles on your Raspberry Pi, you will need to download
and install a media player and test that it works. Once you have the player installed
and some music to listen to, you'll write a program that will let you create a playlist and
shule or skip tracks.
Installing a Media Player and Getting
Music Files
To download and install a media player, type this command in an LXTerminal window:
sudo apt-get install vlc
he
vlc
application is a media player. It enables you to play diferent types of media,
such as videos and music, from the command line. his is helpful for your jukebox
project as the plan is to control the player from the LCD screen using input buttons
that you will add later in this project.
