Re: [Banshee-List] Which Banshee

[Gabriel Lima de Oliveira <ciberglo gmail com>]

I use a distro almost as same as yours, but in my case its Linux Mint Gnome Edition (not a 'rolling' distro).

I like banshee, and it fits all my needs. In the case you want always the latest stable version, and banshee has a PPA that offers you that. Its located at https://launchpad.net/~banshee-team/+archive/ppa

To add it to your distro (because Linux Mint is a derivative from Ubuntu), just type this in your terminal (shell):

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:banshee-team/ppa

Than, it will be just update list of packages, and then install (or upgrade) your banshee

To update list:

sudo apt-get update

To install banshee:

> > sudo apt-get install banshee
> To upgrade it (if already installed):
> > sudo apt-get upgrade banshee

This ppa "repository" also has another packages that maybe interest you, like plugins and extensions. You can have a look at all packages related to banshee by typing on terminal (shell):

sudo apt-get install banshee-<TAB>

where <TAB> means that you have to press Tab key 2 times, so that shell auto-complete all packages that starts with this name.

Hope you like this player. I find it awesome.

Sorry about english, I speak portuguese (Brazil).

 Att,
Gabriel L. Oliveira

On Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 5:57 PM, Dick Parker <merryoakparker yahoo com> wrote:

Bertrand,
  Thanks for the response. Does Banshee have a 'rolling" distro like Linux Mint XFCE? If not, what is involved in an upgrade.

Thanks,
Dick

Show me something more beautiful than a beautiful girl, and then I'll go paint it." Alberto Vargas

--- On Thu, 6/16/11, Bertrand Lorentz <bertrand lorentz gmail com> wrote:

From: Bertrand Lorentz <bertrand lorentz gmail com>
Subject: Re: [Banshee-List] Which Banshee
To: banshee-list gnome org
Date: Thursday, June 16, 2011, 3:22 PM

Hi,

On Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 2:42 AM, tlcmd <tlcmd hotmail com> wrote:
> Just installed Linux Mint XFCE and am looking for a jukebox which is
> comparable with my J Rivers Media Jukebox which will not play on Linux (I've
> tried). This LXCE is a rolling Debian distro of Linux Mint. I have some 14k
> music files on my Media Jukebox which are mostly ogg vorbis and mp3 files.
>
> Will Banshee handle my jukebox needs? If so, which edition? And I would
> appreciate any other Linux compatible jukebox programs. I do not need a
> media player, just a well optioned jukebox for mono and stereo music.

I don't know what your exact needs are, or what distinction you make
between a jukebox and a media player, but after a quick look at the
J.River Jukebox, it seems it has a lot in common with Banshee.
You can learn more about Banshee here :
http://banshee.fm/about/features/

Banshee doesn't have "editions", but we release a new version every 6
months. I'd advise you to get the latest version available for your
distribution. I hope you'll enjoy it !

Cheers,

--
Bertrand Lorentz
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