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The state of Linux music players in 2026 (crescentro.se)

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[–] toothpaste_sandwich@thebrainbin.org 4 points 1 day ago

What a nice article. I use Kodi as my music player, or rather my multimedia center. My PC is hooked up to a 7.1 surround amplifier and my TV and I basically run Kodi all day.

Perhaps it would be more power efficient to use something else if I'm only playing music, though. I used to use MPD.