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    good music downloader for ubuntu

    Discussion in 'Linux Compatibility and Software' started by stealthsniper96, Jun 16, 2007.

  1. stealthsniper96

    stealthsniper96 What Was I Thinkin'?

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    ok so im gona get a new laptop and im deciding between ubuntu 7.04 and mac osx but i need to have software to manage my ipod and all my music. Ive read about Banshee and that sounds like a pretty good managing software but i need something (legal please) to download music from. i just have a few questions about banshee- can i take music FROM my ipod and move it TO my computer? can it manage movies and tv shows in it to?
     
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    usapatriot Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Frostwire seems good.
     
    usapatriot, Jun 16, 2007
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  3. stealthsniper96

    stealthsniper96 What Was I Thinkin'?

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    yea i had that on my windows computer but i got alota bugs
     
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    Bog Losing it...

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    Thankfully Linux is not Windows. I have Frostwire working normally on Ubuntu Feisty.
     
    Bog, Jun 16, 2007
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    tripinva Notebook Consultant NBR Reviewer

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    Well, there's no mainstream music, but I get all my music through BitTorrent from Jamendo. ( http://www.jamendo.com/en ) All legal and licensed Creative Commons.

    And for actually sorting it and putting it on your iPod, you may want to look into amaroK, which is a KDE application but may be worth looking at anyway.

    - Trip
     
    tripinva, Jun 16, 2007
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    LIVEFRMNYC Blah Blah Blah!!!

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    I use amarok on Gnome and haven't looked at any other player since.

    Frostwire is the Limewire of Linux.
     
    LIVEFRMNYC, Jun 16, 2007
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    Lysander AFK, raid time.

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    I use Frostwire, with GTKPod to sort my Nano's music.
     
    Lysander, Jun 16, 2007
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    tripinva Notebook Consultant NBR Reviewer

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    Technically, Frostwire is just a compile of the Limewire source with the logos and colors changed and the ads (pushing Pro) removed. It runs on Windows too.

    - Trip
     
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    LIVEFRMNYC Blah Blah Blah!!!

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    Yup, they do that alot with P2P software.
     
    LIVEFRMNYC, Jun 16, 2007
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