[SGVLUG] Ipod on Linux

[Emerson, Tom (*IC)]

Over the weekend I tried out gtkpod again -- I'm happy to report it
"doesn't screw up the settings" [playlists] like Amarok does/did.

I also found out that KDE has a form of "integrated" support for ipods
(called "kpod", I think) that is still in development, but it lets you
"browse" the ipod as a mounted drive (and has a couple of other
"features" built in)

Another alternative to consider is "Crossover" from Codeweavers -- this
is a fork/variant of Wine that (essentially) has commercial support.
One of their claims-to-fame is that it will let you run iTunes from
within Linux, and while that is a true statement, the version that they
support is 4.something (iTunes is up to 7.2 as of this morning)  I have
yet to try this with my iPod -- this I *know* will screw things up
[iTunes, in particular, is a little weird -- if you connect your iPod to
multiple computers w/iTunes, each copy of iTunes will overwrite what's
on your iPod with it's own database of files]


> -----Original Message-----
> From: sgvlug-bounces at sgvlug.net 
> [mailto:sgvlug-bounces at sgvlug.net] On Behalf Of Alex Roston
> Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2007 5:34 PM
> To: SGVLUG Discussion List.
> Subject: Re: [SGVLUG] Ipod on Linux
> 
> 
> Thanks for the suggestions. Has anyone tried all three apps or some 
> subset? (Amarkok, gtkpod and yamipod?) Does one work better 
> than others?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Alex
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Emerson, Tom (*IC) wrote:
> > Last week's "Linux Reality" podcast has a listener tip on 
> using ipods 
> > and gtkpod in particular
> >
> > 
> http://www.linuxreality.com/podcast/episode-63-home-servers-part-9-bac
> > ku
> > p-servers/
> >
> > [oh, and if you couldn't tell from the title, that 
> particular podcast 
> > talks about setting up a backup strategy using things like rsync]
> >
> >   
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: sgvlug-bounces at sgvlug.net
> >> [mailto:sgvlug-bounces at sgvlug.net] On Behalf Of Matt Wette
> >> Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 5:41 AM
> >> To: SGVLUG Discussion List.
> >> Subject: Re: [SGVLUG] Ipod on Linux
> >>
> >>
> >> There is also gtkpod: http://www.gtkpod.org/
> >>
> >> Alex Roston wrote:
> >>     
> >>> My daughter just got an IPOD, and I'd really prefer not 
> to set up a 
> >>> Windows machine just so she can use it. What's available to
> >>>       
> >> link Linux
> >>     
> >>> to an Ipod, and how does everyone like what they're using.?
> >>>
> >>> Thanks,
> >>>
> >>> Alex
> >>>
> >>>       
> >
> >   
> 
>