Linux's iPod Generation Gap

An anonymous submittor says "Today's young generation can use Linux on the desktop provided it works with their iPod. Linux on the desktop still hasn't reached that stage and has to be compatible with multimedia applications like iTunes and iPod if it has to beat Microsoft's Windows dominance on the desktop. Open source gurus at LinuxWorld discuss solutions to make Linux more consumer-friendly."

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Re:Make That Music Generation Gap

[Dragoonmac]

Debian/Ubuntu makes it easy, I can play more formats than windows can before klites codec pack will even finish downloading on windows. I don't know why you are mounting a network share and allowing any media player write support.

(ubuntu users prefix all commands withy sudo, debian users, you should be root)
1. gedit /etc/apt/sources.list
  add deb "http://packages.freecontrib.org/ubuntu/plf/ breezy free non-free" to the very end
2. add "universe multiverse" to the end of the first two deb lines (usually deb http://us.ubuntu.archive.org/ ... )
3. save and close gedit
4. apt-get update
5. apt-get install gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad-multiverse gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly gstreamer0.10-plugins-multiverse gxine libxine-extracodecs w32codecs totem-xine libdvdcss2 wavepack gxine-plugin vlc
6. Totem and rythmbox can now play almost anything, you also have a vlc option if you want it.

compare that to windows
1. Get on google
2. Search for K-lite codec pack (if you're like me and know what you're looking for)
3. Find a safe site to download it from
4. download it (it was 17 megs last I checked)
5. install it...
6. hope you can (or have a friend who can) sort out the directshow codec hell you now have
7. install quicktime, realplayer (or their alternatives) and vlc
8. Sort out default media player hell
9. now you can play almost anything...

In conclusion, Linux is a little easier (in my opinion), and you need to stop trolling.