Re: [Rhythmbox-devel] Converting itunes music to Rhythmbox

[Mika Wahlroos <mpw iki fi>]

Hi,

Paul Jirles wrote:
> I am thinking about converting by Windows XP to Ubuntu.  One of the main 
> uses of the computer by my kids is itunes.  We have an extensive library 
> of music and I need to know if Rhythmbox will find, convert, synchronize 
> etc all of this music.

That will depend on whether the music files have copy protection (DRM) 
or not. Tracks with Apple DRM will only play in Apple software and their 
portable players. Some other player software may be able to play it by 
using Quicktime for decoding the files, but that's not available on Linux.

If the tracks are unprotected, Rhythmbox should play them provided that 
the correct codecs (for MP3, AAC, or whatever the files are) are 
installed. Ubuntu should prompt you to install these codecs when needed.


- Mika