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    Importing itunes files into ubuntu

    Discussion in 'Linux Compatibility and Software' started by niharjhatn, Oct 27, 2011.

  1. niharjhatn

    niharjhatn Notebook Evangelist

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    Hey guys

    I have actually been running ubuntu 10 on my desktop for about a year (since it came out)... but I've been thinking of installing it on my laptop (which I have now done... love you wubi!)

    But a bit of a problem for me is that I have a large music library in itunes and I was wondering what would be the best way of going about importing my library into ubuntu...

    If any one has any experience, please tell!
     
    niharjhatn, Oct 27, 2011
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  2. windelicato

    windelicato Notebook Consultant

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    What music player are you using with Ubuntu? I recommend Banshee. It has an "import itunes .xml" option under file>import playlist.
    1) Mount your windows partition (Called OS or in /host)
    2) In banshee, import itunes .xml
    3) Navigate to your Documents/Music/iTunes folder in your windows partition
    4) Choose whether to import ratings / playlists / etc
    5) Done!

    Rhythmbox makes it a little more difficult. It is the default player installed in 10.04. Simply install banshee in the software center, as well as the banshee-extension-appindicator in order to replace the Rhythmbox indicator on your gnome panel.
     
    windelicato, Oct 27, 2011
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  3. ALLurGroceries

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    Yeah, banshee seems like the easiest option.

    Rhythmbox seems to require a script: Import iTunes Library into Rhythmbox (Ratings and Playcounts included) | Nathan Jamin’s Weblog

    There's another tool to convert podcast subscriptions to rss feeds that you can then import: How to Import iTunes Podcasts in Rhythmbox

    It's surprising there's no plugin for itunes conversion, here's the "official" list: https://live.gnome.org/RhythmboxPlugins/ThirdParty

    I had an ipod a long time ago, and when I got rid of my powerbook I just dumped my itunes library folder onto an external disk. It's easy to navigate even if you never bother to import the metadata into any app.
     
    ALLurGroceries, Oct 27, 2011
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  4. niharjhatn

    niharjhatn Notebook Evangelist

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    Hey guys

    thanks for the replies. Yeah banshee worked pretty well, the last time I tried it (1.7 I think?) the import from Itunes was non-functional, but in the latest version it worked pretty well. It still couldn't locate some songs, had to add them manually (a pain) but who said everything should be easy right? :D
     
    niharjhatn, Oct 28, 2011
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  5. windelicato

    windelicato Notebook Consultant

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    who said ANYTHING would be easy in linux?? :D
     
    windelicato, Oct 30, 2011
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