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Offline fohat.digs

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Is there any Linux music player that does not suck?
« on: Tue, 07 January 2025, 14:32:01 »
I keep my MP3 files in folders like I would records or CDs on a shelf, eg /Music/Rock/The Beatles/1966 Revolver/701 - Taxman, 702 - Eleanor Rigby, etc

In Windows it was always so simple, pretty much any program would open a folder and play the songs, one after another, until it got to the end of the folder.

Probably my greatest frustration after leaving M$ a few years ago is that I cannot find a music program that will perform that exceedingly simple task.

Selecting all those files and pushing "Play" will play either the first or last song and then quit.

And no, I have absolutely no desire to "create" bull**** like "playlists" (whatever in the hell that is, I suppose it's like a virtual mix cassette?) or other absurd and time-consuming tasks just to listen to an album. Or 3 songs in a row off of an album.

I know that I am old and curmudgeonly, but is that asking too much? Can anyone suggest a simple and cooperative player?

Thank you very much for not loading this thread with useless crap such as telling me about things that don't work.
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Re: Is there any Linux music player that does not suck?
« Reply #1 on: Tue, 07 January 2025, 14:47:24 »
Never mind. I kept searching and I think that I have finally found one - Audacious
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Re: Is there any Linux music player that does not suck?
« Reply #2 on: Tue, 07 January 2025, 22:42:11 »
DeaDBeeF is pretty good too.