Amarok (amarok)??”With Amarok, you get a nice graphical interface where you can
manage music by moving elements around with your mouse. Amarok uses SQLite (or
other databases) to store your music. It also supports playlists and streaming audio
playback from online radio stations.
X Multimedia System (xmms)??”The XMMS player plays a variety of audio formats but
can also play directly from a CD.
If you try some of these CD players and your CD-ROM drive is not working, see the
sidebar ???Troubleshooting Your CD-ROM??? for further information.
Playing CDs with gnome-cd
Like most graphical CD players, the gnome-cd player has controls that look similar to those you
would see on a physical CD player. If you are using the GNOME desktop, from the main menu
select Sound & Video???CD Player, or from a Terminal window, type:
$ gnome-cd &
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If your computer is connected to the Internet, for most CDs you??™ll see the title and artist information.
Even obscure artists are (usually) represented in the free online databases. If the information
isn??™t available, you can enter it yourself.
The interface for adding information about the CD and its tracks is very nice. Click the Open Track
Editor button. You can add Artist and Title information about the CD.
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