[Linux] iPod under Linux

[Larry Kagan]

The first thing I do everyday when I come in to work is plugin in my 
ipod to my ubuntu box and start up Rhythmbox, the default music player 
for Ubuntu.  It recognizes the ipod perfectly.  I then listen to any 
songs, search the ipod or listen to my playlists.  By default, the ipod 
is mounted read-only so read-only activities are supported. 

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)?
>
> I can connect it to the USB port, see the content (though the files 
> names do not contain the song, and look something like AZHX.mp3) in a 
> folder structure. I can delete folders or files (songs), and I can 
> play them on the computer's sound system. I can use this to remove the 
> garbage that is left behind when syncing to different computers 
> (iTunes apparently only deletes the files from the database when you 
> sync, but leaves the files behind and does not free the space for more 
> songs).
>
> 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?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Z.