Playing Audio CDs

Most Linux distributions install with a CD player. The player starts automatically when a CD is put into the drive. Or, often an icon for a CD player is in your system tray on the desktop panel. Or start a CD player from the main menu.

Two common CD players are:

  • CD Player: A simple CD player, often the default CD player in GNOME. It opens in the following window.

    The player includes the usual play/pause, stop, rewind, fast forward, previous track, next track, and eject buttons. When a CD is playing, the name of the CD that's playing is usually displayed.

  • KsCD: The KDE simple CD Player is usually the default CD player on KDE desktops. ...

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