[Dynobot]

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I installed linux with mint using the standard gnome. My first impressions against windows was that I find it very simple to use. I can imagine if only I never used windows before that this might actually be simpler to use especially with all the basics for reading and using most filetypes already pre-installed. Cons are the fonts in the browsers are not as clear and good looking as windows and installing files that are not already found in its software selection is hard to do. How do you install software? No install executable that can just be double clicked???

Microsoft True Type fonts
 
In an xterm window type

 [url=http://wiki.linuxquestions.org/wiki/Apt-get]sudo apt-get[/url] install msttcorefonts

http://wiki.linuxquestions.org/wiki/Installing_Windows_fonts
 
Installing software can be done via the PackageManager -or- if you know what you want to install you can just type: sudo apt-get install <whateveryouwant>
 
For example if you want to install Music Player Daemon just type; sudo apt-get install mpd
 
This works for 90%+ of the available software.
 
Later you might want to personalize the Linux theme to fit your personal tastes...ie MacOS theme etc.
Go to this site to find any theme you like and just load it.   http://linuxmint-art.org/
 
Unpack the downloaded file.

tar zxf whateverfile.tar.gz

Move the entire folder named "whateverfile" into ~/.themes

mv whateverfile ~/.themes
 
After that just right mouse click on the background and look under the Themes tab.
 
It takes a little while to get used to everything but Linux is really simple these days.

 

[rawrster]

The only thing I had to do is to use the uDAC as the sound card if the program needs it. I typically don't do anything different when I connect my current dac or the uDAC in the past. It's just plug in usb and press play but that's with mpd. Some other ones might need you to go to the sound settings and choose the uDAC instead.
 
Installing is where you do have a learning curve since there is no exe file to just double click. There are deb files which are similar but most of it is either with the terminal or some kind of package manager where you can search for a list of files you can download and then install. You can do either way terminal or package manager.

 

[Andrew Jones]

When I switched to Ubuntu for music playing on an NC10 netbook, the biggest problem was finding a player that would cope with gapless and replaygain for FLAC. After trying many I settled on mpd / gmpc, which works a treat. Rhythmbox was OK as well. I couldn't find anything to rival EAC for ripping, so still rip under Windows.

 

[Dynobot]

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When I switched to Ubuntu for music playing on an NC10 netbook, the biggest problem was finding a player that would cope with gapless and replaygain for FLAC. After trying many I settled on mpd / gmpc, which works a treat. Rhythmbox was OK as well. I couldn't find anything to rival EAC for ripping, so still rip under Windows.

FYI you can rip using dbpoweramp via Wine in Linux
 

 

[donunus]

Thanks everyone! I'll give those tips a shot

 

[donunus]

Dynobot so to get me started I'll try installing deadbeef. I am using linux mint 9 x64 using gnome so which package should I download exactly? Can you post the exact link? so now after extracting whatever I download, I just type sudo apt-get install deadbeef on a console? It will automatically just find it?

 

[stevenswall]

Ubuntu Studio? It would seem that this particular distro of Linux should fit your needs. Great to see a Linux related thread! My operating system of choice, for choice, for free.

 

[Dynobot]

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Dynobot so to get me started I'll try installing deadbeef. I am using linux mint 9 x64 using gnome so which package should I download exactly? Can you post the exact link? so now after extracting whatever I download, I just type sudo apt-get install deadbeef on a console? It will automatically just find it?

Go to an xterm window and copy/paste this line and hit return
 
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:alexey-smirnov/deadbeef
 
Then do
sudo apt-get update
 
Next go to PackageManager and type dead in the search window and scroll until you find it and the plugins. Select them and hit Mark for Installation, then Apply
 
Done
 
http://deadbeef.sourceforge.net/
 
 
PS look in DeadBeefs help to configure Album art view

 

[donunus]

Thanks! I'll try that. Ok now i'm using deadbeef. Now my problem is if it reads embedded artwork. By the way, I havent confirmed if it is placebo or not but I find alsa sounds better than pulseaudio.

 

[donunus]

By the way the fonts were all installed and I'm still not getting exactly the same thing as i see on my windows browser. The fonts here seem smaller and its also a different font. hmmm

 

[Dynobot]

 
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Thanks! I'll try that. Ok now i'm using deadbeef. Now my problem is if it reads embedded artwork. By the way, I havent confirmed if it is placebo or not but I find alsa sounds better than pulseaudio.

Nope, most people feel that ALSA sounds better than Pulseaudio, in fact many people try to remove Pulseaudio all together.

 

[Dynobot]

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Thanks! I'll try that. Ok now i'm using deadbeef. Now my problem is if it reads embedded artwork. By the way, I havent confirmed if it is placebo or not but I find alsa sounds better than pulseaudio.

Are you ready to try Music Player Daemon?
 
The whole process should not take more than 15 min...
 

 

[donunus]

sure i'll try that soon but as of now I need a good combination of a useable playlist interface and good sound.

 

[Dynobot]

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sure i'll try that soon but as of now I need a good combination of a useable playlist interface and good sound.

The great thing about MPD is that there are a number of clients [GUIs] that have a variety of different formats for playlists, album art etc.  You just find the one that suites you and go with it.  There is even a Firefox interface....all the while you have the same player that goes site unseen.  Also because of its unique nature you can even control it fully from any computer on your home network via the IP address.  It all works flawlessly.  I can control the small computer I have loaded with MPD from any computer in the house including my iTouch.  View playlists, album art etc. etc. using Firefox or any of the clients.
 
See this link of all the clients...look under GTK+
http://mpd.wikia.com/wiki/Clients
 
 
Check out Firefox addons Minion for the Firefox MPD client
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6324/

 

[donunus]

nice! When I try that I'll let you know. I'm sure my almost total lack of knowledge of the linux console is going to make me ask many questions. Or I just may need a super idiot guide with step by step instructions including how to skin it LOL