Multimedia in Ubuntu
Every single user while thinking about changing operating system, in particular Windows to Ubuntu, tries to make sure that new OS will allow him/her to do everything he/she got used to, i.e. it won’t lack functionality. As you remember, we had already reviewed Microsoft Office and Instant Messaging Clients alternatives for Linux distributions, so now it’s time to check how things stand in the other aspects. In the given post we are going to find out if Ubuntu multimedia capabilities are decent enough to be compared with the ones of Windows.
It’s quite an understandable fact that each of you has favorite apps for movies, music, Internet radio and so on. Moreover it can be just one single app, which you really like, thus willing to get at least comparable alternative. Fortunately there are a lot of things to choose from, so you can easily find the one corresponding to all your needs.
Here is the full list of the most popular multimedia applications to be reviewed (in alphabetical order):
- Amarok
- Audacious
- Banshee Media Player
- Dragon Player
- Exaile Music Player
- Juk Player
- Kaffeine Player
- Listen Music Player
- Movie Player (Totem)
- MPlayer
- Quod Libet
- Rhythmbox Music Player
- SMPlayer
- Songbird
- VLC Media Player
As you understand the amount of programs deserving attention is much bigger, so if you encountered a nice app that wasn’t included in the list, please let us know.