Other MP3 Players

Although Apple's iPod kind of dominates the portable audio player marketplace, it is not the only kid on the block. There are numerous other players out there, many of which can be used in Linux with varying degrees of simplicity; more information is available at http://tuxmobil.org/portable_players.html. If you have one of Creative Lab's Zen or Nomad players, the Linux application Gnomad makes things easy for you. Gnomad is available via Synaptic, and can be run, once installed, from Applications ► Sound & Video ► Gnomad 2.

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