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Amazon's Linux answer to iTunes is a winner

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on · 4 comments
DesktopLinux.com; By Steven J. Vaughan Nichols 		Mail this story
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Are you a Linux user suffering from iTunes store envy? If so, Amazon has a deal for you. While any good Linux media player, like my own personal favorite Banshee, will let you rip music from CDs, there hasn't been a good source to buy music online for Linux players ... until now.

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Comments (4)

bigg ·
It's important to add that the Amazon MP3 Downloader can be installed on more than just these four distros. I'm only familiar with Arch (as that's what I use) but there is a package for download in the AUR that will install it for you. It's a matter of properly handling the symbolic links for the boost libraries as described here:

http://www.brianparsons.net/?p=131

It should in principle be possible to install on any distro. The Debian package should install on Mepis.

I'd hate to have users of other distributions believe they have to use one of these four distributions to fully access this impressive service.
tracyanne ·
The better solution would be for Amazon to supply the source code under the GPL and the Distro packagers could do the job for them.
questioner ·
Why don't they just let you download the MP3s with your browser? I don't see the point of a "MP3 Downloader" when the MP3s are DRM-free.
bigg ·
> The better solution would be for Amazon to supply the source code under the GPL and the Distro packagers could do the job for them.

Definitely. Someone else distributing a program that allows you to make a purchase from their store is better than free advertising.

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