Ubuntu will work with most portable audio players, including iPods. Normally, all you have to do is plug the player into your computer and then use Rhythmbox to copy songs to and from the player. The audio player should appear in the Devices section of the list which is underneath the button. See the Rhythmbox manual for more information.
Ubuntu's default music management application, Rhythmbox ( → → ), supports first to fifth generation iPods, including the iPod mini, iPod Photo, iPod Shuffle, iPod nano, and iPod Video. Rhythmbox can transfer music to these iPods and create playlists.
The applications Banshee, Amarok and gtkpod can also handle music transfer to and from these iPod devices. These applications also include added support for transferring photos and videos encoded in iPod-compatible formats to and from first to fifth generation iPods
Neither the iPod Touch nor the iPhone are officially supported by any Linux music management applications at this time.
For more information on using iPods and iPhones with Ubuntu, see the Ubuntu Community Documentation for Portable Devices.
A number of MP3 players, such as those produced by Samsung use Media Transfer Protocol (MTP). These devices, when used with the correct driver, often appear in Windows as a media device but can be accessed as a USB device.
Ubuntu supports these devices but requires two steps:
Your device will now be displayed in the left hand pane under Devices when connected.
