Need a good CD ripping program

[02ranger]

Like I said in my other thread, I'm very new to linux. I need a good CD ripping program, and all I really care about is that it rip to MP3. Any suggestions? For all I know Ubuntu comes with a good program, but I haven't had a chance to search for it. I googled a program to see what I could find, and found a program called GRIP. I tried to install it but keep having various problems. I'm trying to sort through that but didn't know if maybe there was another program that would work that would be easier to install. Thanks.

 

[Paperlantern]

What version of Ubuntu are you using? 9.10 has the software center. Open that up if you have it and click on sound and video. There are at least three right near the top in that list. Asunder and Audex just to name 2 of them. I can't tell you how good they are, I didnt download them and install them to try them out, but both say MP3. Good luck.

 

[02ranger]

Wow, I'm really glad that wasn't a snake. Thanks for the help. This just goes to show how much I still have to learn about Linux. I have Ubuntu 9.10 installed. I had some trouble installing stuff before so I guess I just assumed this would be just as difficult. lol Anyway, thanks again.

 

[Paperlantern]

yeah the software center is incredibly easy to use. Not everything is there though, and some things you have to install manually and it can get to be a pain with certain things, but for the most part a lot of what you need is there.

Just as an aside, .deb files are by far the easiest to install in Ubuntu, if given the choice in the future, go with .deb.

 

[xSauronx]

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CDRipping
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[joetekubi]

I've used RipperX for a long time and am very happy with it.
There are many others available in Ubuntu that probably work
just as well.

One more tip:
I now always rip to FLAC, and if I need a lower bit-rate (smaller)
mp3 file, I just convert it via the command line.

HTH,
joe

 

[02ranger]

I decided to go with Asunder. I may try other programs in the future, but I help maintain a church website and needed to convert a sermon to MP3 to put on the site. As for that link xSauronx posted, I swear I googled this and never saw that page. Thanks, though. It should be lots of help when I get a chance to read it. Working right now.

I've been installing using the .tar.gz files, or trying to install that way, because I thought I read that was the easier way to install. I must have read it wrong, and I'll try .deb files in the future. Thanks everybody for the help. Maybe I'll get this thing figured out sooner or later.

 

[joetekubi]

The all-time easiest install is to use Synaptic or the Ubuntu built-in Software Center. The only tweaks you may need to make is to add other repositories if you need non-standard software. If you get a .deb file, you can install in from the command line via: sudo dpkg -i file.deb
It will prompt you for confirmation if it needs other libraries to install.
Most of the main packages install pretty easy from tar.gz archives. You just need to have the development libraries installed, and remember that these manually installed applications won't be automatically upgraded when you upgrade Ubuntu.
Welcome to a great way to compute!

-joe

 

[Nothinman]

I've been installing using the .tar.gz files, or trying to install that way, because I thought I read that was the easier way to install.

That's actually the exact opposite. A tarball like that is most likely source code which you'll have to compile and after that it won't be tracked by the package manager so you'll never get updates unless you go out and compile the new version manually again.