+ k3b is good for ripping+converting cd audio to mp3 or other formats.
++ asunder is a great ripper for CDs and supports a lot of output formats.
+
+ for lossless music compression, the flac and shorten (shn) formats are
very nice. there are some canonical tools for each platform for these.
+ for converting from ogg and such to mp3 and m4a and such, use the
gnome tool called 'soundconverter'.
++ musicbrainz provides a freedb style gateway for looking up albums, artists and songs...
+ https://wiki.musicbrainz.org/History:FreeDB_Gateway
+ use this instead of the old freedb URL:
+ http://freedb.musicbrainz.org:80/~cddb/cddb.cgi
+
+--------------------------------
+music library manager and player
+--------------------------------
+
++ lollypop is our current choice for managing a large music library and
+playing back songs in it.
+
++ banshee used to be our app of choice for managing our music library, but it
+seems to no longer be updated.
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-burner and player support
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+
+---------------------------------
+dvd burner and dvd player support
+---------------------------------
+ k3b is a pretty great and versatile cd and dvd burner.
matches in the names(?). was not so powerful as dupeguru, but still useful.
+-----------------------------
+picture collection management
+-----------------------------
+
+shotwell:
+currently the top picture manipulation and manager tool i use at home.
+the imaginations folder is based on the date management in shotwell.
+