Is there any decent iPod management software for linux available? I have a 6th generation iPod that I use only for music and it’s really the last thing that I keep my windows partition around for. The more I use linux, the more unintuitive iTunes feels. I had tried GTKPod in the past and one other, but they didn’t support the 6th gen iPods. I’d be happy with just a CLI copy type command!
I’m not sure how to do what you’re looking for but you can install rockbox on the iPod and then just copy the music files over normally. That’s what I’ve done and it works fine on Fedora.
CLI copy type command
It’s a little more complex than that, but let me introduce you to GNUpod.
There used to be the gtkpod project, but it’s now probably unmaintained. Might be useful though
They mentioned GTKpod in the question
You know, I want something like this for my (Android) phone. I use SyncThing, but managing individual songa or albums through it is a pain. I want a tool where I can easily select which music gets synced to my phone, and which automatically syncs back all music I put on my phone.
I don’t need the 13 hours of Christmas music on my phone, but I often acquire new music from my phone.
I’d love to hear of a good tool for music management; iTunes did a really good job of this.
YouTube Music allows you to upload up to 20,000 tracks to your personal storage for free. And then you can just pre-download anything you want or you have anytime access to just stream your whole library, without the need to preload your device as if it were 2003.
I used to do this! I mostly self-host stuff now, and do have a streaming music server. Streaming doesn’t work in many situations - backpacking, airplanes, etc., and it’s nice to have music on my device without needing internet.
Rhythmbox maybe? It seems like a bunch of options use(d) the same sync library.
Disclaimer: I never had much luck either.
Too bad Apple has abandoned them all at this point, even the 7th Gen Touch.
Ive been using rhythmbox. Its not perfect but it works.
Honestly, I would sell the iPod and get a modern player that has an SD slot or is known to work with Linux.
