So it's a simple trick which helps you to set an alarm using terminal/konsole/prompt or whatever you like calling it. The command is : sleep 6h && audacious xxyyzz.mp3 You can change 6h with 6s (6 seconds), 6m (6 minutes), 6h (6 hours) or 6d (6 days). You can even combine it like : 6h 30m which means 6 hours and 30 minutes.