For me Gtkpod only works on Ubuntu 10.04 and it works perfectly.
On 12.04 many have said it's "broken". It'll install but crashes and messes up file structure.
I'm using an iPod Classic 160g (with color video).
No one....let me repeat that...no one really knows how to get an iPod to work with Linux beyond Ubuntu 10.04 and those who say they do either can't or won't explain how they exactly did it.
Many suggest "PlayOnLinux" with Wine to use iTunes. Doesn't work for me or many other people and, yes, I've tried it with itunes 7, 10 and 11.
Most people suggest an iPod handling program with this caveat, "you can try program X...though I've never used it". So the best you'll get is hours of frustration.
There's a post on here where a guy says he's got Gtkpod to work for 12.04- http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/inde...t-2028977.html
So far I can't get his method to work.
Good luck
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