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.
If you have a portable music player which can also display photos and videos, you may prefer to use Banshee, which is a music player with good support for such devices. iPod owners may also like to try specialized applications such as GPixPod and gtkpod for handling multimedia.
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.
