[GRLUG] legal drm-free mp3 downloads on ubuntu

[Topher]

Top posting because I'm not really responding to any specific thing below.

I looked into the Amazon app, and even downloaded it, but I just couldn't 
bring myself to use root to install a closed source Amazon app on my linux 
box.  Yeah, it's probably fine, but Amazon has shown no qualms about being 
evil in the past, and I didn't think it was worth it.

On Mon, 25 Jan 2010, Dave Brondsema wrote:

> Ditto.  To download whole albums (as opposed to individual tracks),
> Amazon has a downloader client that you have to use.  On 64-bit ubuntu
> it required a bit of work to get all the required libs installed, but
> after a bit of googling I got it working.  (I don't remember the details
> offhand)
>
> On 1/25/10 6:33 PM, Godwin wrote:
>> I use the Amazon MP3 downloader w/ Ubuntu just fine.  In fact, I've
>> kinda left the iTunes music store (clearly on Wendoze) behind in favor
>> of Amazon.
>>
>> G-
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 4:53 PM, Bill Littlejohn <billl at mtd-inc.com
>> <mailto:billl at mtd-inc.com>> wrote:
>>
>>     The last 2 people I've setup with Linux (Ubuntu 9.10) want to download
>>     music for burning to cd's.
>>     (I just use grooveshark personally, but I don't burn audio cd's)
>>     It seems eMusic or Amazon both have a decent service that works well
>>     with Linux..
>>     Anyone have some experience with either of those services?
>>     Is there another alternative I'm missing?
>>     -Bill
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