Is there any ultra lightweight music player for Ubuntu (like foobar)?
Preferably with Unity taskbar integration.
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DeadBeef is actively developed and in a way that brings it closer and closer to Foobar2000.
(what it lacks in Foobar2000-features (numbers of addons) it compensates in being light and up-to-the-point - the most straightforward and non-bloated music player/handler I have seen until now in Ubuntu).
With File browser plugin:
With Infobar plugin:
to install it:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:alex-p/deadbeef
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install deadbeef
Or download as .deb and install (i686 or amd64)
To install plugins, wich are .so files, they should be put into a certain folder.
~/.local/lib/deadbeef/
or: /usr/local/lib/deadbeef/
For the static portable version it is deadbeef-versionnumber/plugins
Considering problems of incompatibility and other issues in using the plugins, see this related answer
To convert audio files, see this question+answer.
Considering memory use, Deadbeef is much lighter than other players that might be considered foobar-like.
The latest versions (now 0.6.2) bring it even closer to foobar by the 'Designer mode' feature (similar to the layout editing mode in foobar) by which built-in or plugin features (file browser, infobar etc) are integrated to the interface:
File conversion is now very close to Foobar2000's - see the link above on conversion.
Already mentioned in answers, a great alternative is Clementine.
Install via the terminal with:
sudo apt-get install audacious
or through the Software Center:
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Audacious is integrated in Lubuntu by default, because of its light-weightedness. You can try it:
sudo apt-get install audacious. It supports two different layouts: a GTK-interface, and a Winamp-like interface, from which the latter can be skinned. It doesn't support Unity Sound Menu integration.Above: the GTK-interface
Above: the Winamp-like interface