[Linux] iPod under Linux

Kendrick Vargas linux@flux.org
Mon, 02 Jul 2007 22:53:55 -0400


Ps... scroll down a little on the main page. Apparently someone wrote an 
auto-installer script for Ubuntu to make your life easier.
			-peace

Kendrick Vargas wrote:
> Steven Benmosh wrote:
>> Hi Guys,
>>
>> Is there a program that would allow me to LISTEN to songs on the iPod 
>> Shuffle (the cheapie one, which I got as a gift from a vendor)?
>>
>> What I can't do under Linux (Ubuntu 7)  is actually play the songs on 
>> the iPod - the computer treats it as a USB drive, and that includes 
>> the music players (I tried all the players that are supposed to handle 
>> iPods, AFAIK).
>>
>> Can someone tell me which program I should use, and how do I overcome 
>> the particular problem mentioned above?
> 
> SongBird?
> 
>     http://www.songbirdnest.com
> 
> It works in linux (supposedly, I've only used it on windows), and this 
> add-on supposedly adds iPod device support (direct play, library sync, 
> and more I guess):
> 
>     http://addons.songbirdnest.com/extensions/detail/12
> 
> Mind you, you won't be able to play Apple DRM'd stuff (whatever.m4p), 
> but everything else should work, provided you've installed all the right 
> libraries and supporting tools.
>             -peace
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