DesktopLinux: Banshee--The Next Best Thing to Linux iTunes

[ Thanks to Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols for this link. ]

"I want an audio player that will do everything that Apple's iTunes does--including working with my iPod--and do it natively on Linux. That's a tall order. I've tried many fine Linux programs--KDE's amaroK, RealPlayer 10 for Linux, Xine, etc.--but none have scratched my itch.

"So, I've been running Windows iTunes 4.9x running atop CrossOver Office 5.01. Apple's favorite audio program runs decently on CrossOver Office, but I wanted something that worked better and was a 'real' Linux program..."

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