Is rhythmbox any good?

Is rhythmbox any good?

Rhythmbox is the default music player in Gnome, and as such looks like a typical Gnome application. This is good and bad: good, because it’s clean, simple and easy to navigate.

How do I connect my iPod to Linux?

Connect the data cable that came with your Apple iPod to the USB port on your Ubuntu Linux computer. Open a terminal window and type “dmesg” (without the quotes) on the command line. Next, type “sudo mkdir /media/IPOD” (without the quotes) on the command line.

How install rhythmbox Linux?

How to install Rhythmbox music player on Ubuntu

  1. Open the Command terminal on your Ubuntu or Linux Mint.
  2. Once terminal opened, first use the OS update command.
  3. After updating the system, here the command to run to download and install the Rhythmbox on Ubuntu/Linux Mint.

How does Rhythmbox work?

Rhythmbox uses the GStreamer media framework for actual playback and a lot of other functionality, so in general Rhythmbox plays exactly those formats that are supported by GStreamer. GStreamer, on the other hand, uses a plugin system where each format is supported by a plugin.

How do you customize Rhythmbox?

Using the Preferences dialog you can customize how you want Rhythmbox Music Player to look and behave. To display the Preferences dialog, press the menu button in the top-right corner of the window and select Preferences.

How do I add a podcast to Rhythmbox?

Add a podcast. To register to a podcast, select Add in the tool bar. Then in the new window, enter the URL of the podcast feed. Rhythmbox will retrieve the list of episodes and the latest episode will be downloaded on your hard disk.

How do I transfer music from my iPod to Ubuntu?

The standard Ubuntu music player, Rhythmbox, is able to do that. Just select all the songs/artists you want to copy from your iPod and drag them to the Music tab under Library (all on the left hand side). Once it’s done, you can find them in the folder that’s under “music library” (edit > preferences > music).