Free and Open Source Media Player Miro 5.0 Released, Install from PPA

Miro is a music/video player and downloader that lets you subscribe to podcasts, search for media on the Internet, buy music and apps from stores, sync with devices including Android phones, convert media to other formats, download torrents, and more. 

Miro is completely free, open source and one stop application for all your media management needs, podcasts etc.

Miro 5.0 was released recently with many new features and fixes.

• Dual audio files
• Download Vimeo HD videos, if available
• Miro needs a "currently playing" shortcut
• Device enhancements meta ticket
• Don't convert videos when they don't need to be converted to work on the device
• Device fill maximum level setting
• Fill remaining space
• When items expire out of Miro, expire them off synced devices
• Updated the Global Preferences panel General tab
• Added a context menu to allow setting the Video Kind metadata field
• In-app donation requests
• Many bug fixes. Full changelog here.

To install Miro 5.0 in Ubuntu 12.04 and 11.10, run the commands below:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:pcf/miro-releases

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install miro