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The short answer is "no". The long answer is "yes, but there are lots of problems with whichever method you choose, and you'd probably be better off using a native Linux programme".
Off the top of my head, the options are:
1) Use wine to install itunes on Linux - this is generally buggy, and you may be missing some features of itunes. http://appdb.winehq.org/objectManage...ation&iId=1347 gives a comparison of versions.
2) Use a virtual machine running windows, and install itunes on that - in my experience, virtual machines run quite slowly, so I would guess that this approach would lead to laggy playback. It will also depend on what hardware you have available
3) Use a native Linux programme, like Rhythmbox (supposedly has the best iPod support), Banshee, Exaile, Quodlibet (my favourite) or Amarok. The downside of this approach is that they will have less support for iPods, iPhones and other iCrap, but if you're only using iTunes to listen to music (rather than to sync your iThings) then this shouldn't be an issue.
By the way, if you are in the market for a new mp3 player, forget about the ipod. Get yourself a Sandisk Sansa Fuze.
Sandisk (unlike Apple) supports Linux, and their mp3 players are cheaper as well.
I easily manage my music in my Sandisk player right off the Linux terminal or file manager, or from any of the ipod alternatives listed in the links that I gave here.
I love how easily I can edit id tags and album artwork with iTunes. Can someone confirm if this functionality works as expected in Linux using wine? I have tried several Id tag editors in Linux but I still like iTunes better
apple doesnt make a version of itunes that runs natively in linux; consider gtkpod, rhythmbox, amorok, banshee, ... although you cant buy stuff from apple; also consider amazon un-box to buy stuff from amazon.
I love how easily I can edit id tags and album artwork with iTunes. Can someone confirm if this functionality works as expected in Linux using wine? I have tried several Id tag editors in Linux but I still like iTunes better
I would recommend QuodLibet, it has very good tag support.
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