What Beeped? for Linux

You may need to install some auxiliary packages required by What Beeped?

On Linux (openSUSE / Ubuntu / Fedora), browsers like Firefox and Chrome report playing web tabs via MPRIS2 D-Bus and window title APIs.

To enable tab title & URL detection on your Linux system:

bash
# On openSUSE (Leap 16):
sudo zypper install -y playerctl xdotool wmctrl
 
# On Ubuntu / Debian:
sudo apt install -y playerctl xdotool wmctrl

Once installed, whenever audio plays in Firefox, Chrome, Brave, or Edge (such as YouTube or the built-in Sound Alert Tester web page), What Beeped will query the media metadata and display the tab title (🌐) and URL (🔗) in the event card.

 

  1. RPM Package (for openSUSE & Fedora):

  • Install command on Fedora:

    bash

    sudo dnf install python3-qt6 pulseaudio-utils
    sudo dnf install whatbeeped-1.0.0-1.noarch.rpm

  1. DEB Package (for Ubuntu & Debian):

    📦 DEB Package (for Ubuntu, Debian, Linux Mint & Pop!_OS)

    📁 Download whatbeeped_1.0.0_all.deb

    Installation Command:

    sudo apt update
    sudo apt install -y ./whatbeeped_1.0.0_all.deb

    Note: All required dependencies (Python 3, PyQt6, and Audio Tools) are installed automatically.

  2. Universal Source Tarball: