Joe's Linux Blogs!

10/31/07
OK, here is a tip I'm sure you might need. There are two different versions of Banshee. There is Banshee and Helix Banshee. What's the difference you might ask? Well a big one. Helix is a music player in its self and uses the Banshee GUI. It is almost the same when you use the Banshee GUI but there are some key differences. The most important one I can see is the MP3 issue. Banshee by its self WILL NOT rip CDs to MP3 format. Helix on the other hand does. So if you have Banshee installed make sure it's using the Helix core. A sure way to tell the difference in openSUSE v10.3 is the splash screen. Banshee is Orange and Helix is Blue. To switch the versions go to Yast and see if you have Banshee or Helix Banshee installed. If you have Banshee delete it and install Helix Banshee. The two are incompatible with each other so completely remove the one and select the other. I found the easy way is to use the search. Just type the word banshee in it and it will pop up.