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in most gnu/linux distributions that use xfce or gnome, why is the default music/audio player rhythmbox?? (lemmy.today)

submitted 3 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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i like rhythmbox a lot and it's so great to use it as a music player but most of my music files don't even have any metadata it's just "song-name-author.opus" so it's a lot for me which is why i would use vlc instead yea!!! but anyway ummm why does xfce or gnome use rhythmbox??

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

i just liike it to be simple yep

[–] [email protected] 27 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

That's fair. Though "simple" for me is actually having meticulously sorted and tagged media. That way it displays reliably and beautifully in most any player.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Nothing beats playing just what you want, when you want, whether or not there's internet available and at the highest quality you can afford. Quodlibet/Rythmbox, ID3 and puddletag FTW !!.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

Nice.

I like a combo of FLAC + mpd/ncmpcpp, and running everything through Picard for tagging.

When I'm on the go (car or foot) I use a Hiby R4 DAP with VLC, and the collection translates flawlessly.

Also, scrobble all the things to libre.fm

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

You might want to check out ListenBrainz

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

woa cool thanks!! yea flac is awesome but i use ogg and opus for audio files, actually i think opus is the one youtube uses for their vids and stuff