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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
"We are on the precipice of signing an agreement to advance talks with Iran that preserves the good parts of former President Barack Obama’s Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) while amplifying its flaws.
Mr. Obama came to an agreement that did not involve America’s most precious treasure, the lives and limbs of our soldiers.  The 1.7 billion dollars of frozen Iranian assets released by Obama pales in comparison to the 300 billion being floated as a rebuilding fund.
So far, speculation that Iran will be free in the future to continue its nuclear program is the opposite of Trump’s stated goal for the war and in direct opposition to what Mr. Obama negotiated.
"
- Bill Roberts 2026-06-17

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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.