Amarok2 does not handle changes in the collection correctly. For example, when a a file/directory is renamed, many files/albums in the collection are renamed, sometimes albums go to a different artist, sometimes the album's year becomes empty or wrong. Deleting .kde/share/config/amarokrc and .kde/share/apps/amarok and rescanning the whole collection restores correct view of the collection.
avn@etoile:~$ dpkg-query -s amarok
Package: amarok
Status: install ok installed
Priority: optional
Section: sound
Installed-Size: 15608
Maintainer: Kubuntu Developers <email address hidden>
Architecture: i386
Version: 2:2.1.1orig-0ubuntu5
Replaces: amarok-common (<< 2:2.1.1orig-0ubuntu2), amarok-kde4
Depends: amarok-common (= 2:2.1.1orig-0ubuntu5), amarok-utils (= 2:2.1.1orig-0ubuntu5), phonon-backend-xine | phonon-backend, kdebase-runtime (>= 4:4.3.0), kdelibs5 (>= 4:4.3.1), libc6 (>= 2.8), libcurl3-gnutls (>= 7.16.2-1), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1), libgcrypt11 (>= 1.4.2), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.14.0), libgpod4 (>= 0.7.0), libgtk2.0-0 (>= 2.17.10), libloudmouth1-0 (>= 1.1.4-2), libmtp8 (>= 0.3.1), libplasma3 (>= 4:4.3.1-0ubuntu1), libqt4-dbus (>= 4.5.1), libqt4-network (>= 4.5.1), libqt4-phonon (>= 4.5.1), libqt4-script (>= 4.5.1), libqt4-sql (>= 4.5.1), libqt4-svg (>= 4.5.1), libqt4-webkit (>= 4.5.1), libqt4-xml (>= 4.5.1), libqtcore4 (>= 4.5.1), libqtgui4 (>= 4.5.1), libstdc++6 (>= 4.2.1), libstreamanalyzer0 (>= 0.7.0), libstreams0 (>= 0.7.0), libtag-extras0 (>= 0.1.1), libtag1c2a (>= 1.5), libxml2 (>= 2.6.27), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4), libqtscript4-core, libqtscript4-gui, libqtscript4-network, libqtscript4-xml, libqtscript4-sql, libqtscript4-uitools
Recommends: kdemultimedia-kio-plugins (>= 4:4.2.0)
Suggests: libqt4-sql-sqlite, libqt4-sql-mysql, libqt4-sql-psql
Conflicts: amarok-engine-xine (<< 2), amarok-engine-yauap (<< 2), amarok-kde4
Description: easy to use media player based on the KDE 4 technology platform
Amarok is a powerful music player with an intuitive interface. It makes
playing the music you love and discovering new music easier than ever before
and it looks good doing it! Amarok is based on the powerful Qt4 / KDE4
technology platform and nicely integrates with KDE desktop.
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Much work has been invested into integrating Amarok 2 with various Web
services:
- Ampache
- Jamendo Service
- Last.fm
- Librivox
- MP3tunes
- Magnatune
- OPML Podcast Directory
- Shoutcast Radio Directory
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Amarok comes with a lot of features including but not limited to:
- Scripts - enhance your Amarok experience with community developed scripts.
- Dynamic Playlists - create playlists that automatically update.
- Context View - customize interface with the Plasma powered Context View.
- PopUp Dropper - simplify drag&drop actions with revolutionary menu system.
- Multiple Language Translations
- Collection Management - organizing your music collection has never been
easier with Amarok's powerful tagging, renaming, and sorting abilities.
- Database Importing - import collections from Amarok 1.4 or iTunes.
- Scriptable Services - integrate other web services into Amarok.
Homepage: http://amarok.kde.org
Original-Maintainer: Modestas Vainius <email address hidden>
Added two screenshots. What I did was changing the "Genre" in ID3 tag in the albums of the artist listed at the bottom (Юрий Лорес). The result (after Amarok rescanned the collection) was that two of the albums from that artist were moved to another artist (Юрий Кукин), while the albums from that another artist were moved somewhere else.