# Xibo Ubuntu Player

**URL:** https://community.xibo.org.uk/t/xibo-ubuntu-player/5764
**Category:** Developer Experience
**Created:** [April 20, 2016, 2:01pm UTC](https://community.xibo.org.uk/t/xibo-ubuntu-player/5764 "2016-04-20T14:01:53Z")
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### Author: ![alex](https://community.xibo.org.uk/user_avatar/community.xibo.org.uk/alex/32/5782_2.png) [@alex](https://community.xibo.org.uk/u/alex)
#### Post date: [April 20, 2016, 3:00pm UTC](https://community.xibo.org.uk/t/xibo-ubuntu-player/5764/6 "2016-04-20T15:00:34Z")

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That’s what we’re discussing here:

> [@Replacement Player for the discontinued Ubuntu Python Client](https://community.xibo.org.uk/t/replacement-player-for-the-discontinued-ubuntu-python-client/77):
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> This is a continuation of the discussion on [GitHub](https://github.com/xibosignage/xibo/issues/29). Suggestions so far: Chrome Packaged Apps maybe using [https://processing.org/](https://processing.org/) JavaFX Adobe Air PythonQT [http://qt-project.org/](http://qt-project.org/) (web provided by WebQT) WPF Open Frameworks [http://openframeworks.cc/](http://openframeworks.cc/), [http://www.ofxaddons.com/](http://www.ofxaddons.com/) Mono The current player with CEF Next Steps A major roadblock to community involvement is the lack of a good specification for XMDS and the XLF. This should be a starting point for any development. We are also flirting…

We used to use libavg but getting a stable web browser integration has been problematic. Every framework I’ve looked at so far is a non-starter for one reason or another.

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