Comment 20 for bug 539426

I just updated to Lynx due to the update manager complaining about Koala repos disappearing. I too am extremely irritated by the decrease in usability in Rhythmbox. It's the first item on my list of post upgrade fixes that I have no way to fix. I'm afraid to do another Ubuntu upgrade. These pointless changes to remove useful features with no choice or backout plan are infuriating.

This regression is something I trust will not be fixed in Ubuntu unless enough upstreams fight back. Is this at least the sort of thing I could fix for myself if I learn to use launchpad and build a new version for myself or is there some more fundamental change in Lynx that would break me if I build Rhythmbox minus the patch to cripple the Rhymbox icon? By way of comparison, would it be more work than migrating Debian or going back to Gentoo? This is a serious question. I guess I could put up with learning launchpad to 'configure' my system if it's not oppressively difficult to discard the handful of obstructive patches that seem to come with each release.