Archive for January 18th, 2008
Itunes alternatives for Linux
Banshee (i use it) : with it you can manage music, podcast, ipod, burn/rip Cd’s and has plugins etc. The interface is pretty good.
For the installation if you have ubuntu use the command “sudo apt-get install banshee” or use Synaptic and search for banshee package. Main page of the project: http://banshee-project.org/Main_Page
Amarok: It makes use of core components from the K Desktop Environment, but is released independently of the central KDE release cycle. It’s very powerful.
For the installation “sudo apt-get install amarok” or Synaptic .It require a lot of space because for working need kde packages. Web: http://amarok.kde.org/
Rhythmbox offers a growing number of features like music importing, audio CD burning, album Cover display, song Lyrics display, Last.fm Support etc. It’s include in a lots of Linux distribution (Gnome) .
If Rhythmbox is already installed try it. Installation “sudo apt-get install rhythmbox” or Synaptic. Web: http://www.gnome.org/projects/rhythmbox
Also on Wikipedia I found these very interesting tables of Ipod managers
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_iPod_Managers
And media players
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_media_players
