So we know that Ubuntu Hardy Heron can manage your iPod with Rythmbox, I spoke briefly about it here. But what about openSuse 11.0? Well I fired up the openSuse live CD and gave it a go.

A slightly different icon appeard on the desktop and it didn’t look like the iPod that it was to represent, but it was obviously an MP3 player.

Shortly after the icon appeared, so did Banshee. Banshee is the default music player in the Gnome version of openSuse. Different program, but from the slight look that I gave it, essentially identical.



Banshee recognised all the albums, cover art, artists etc that I had stored on the iPod from my iTunes library. Sounds ok too.

Again, if you still want a more iTunes look, check out www.songbirdnest.com.

Tags: Ipod, Linux, technology