Banshee 1.9.6 released and PPA installation instructions included
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What is new in banshee 1.9.6
Banshee 1.9.6 is a development release, part of the 1.9 series leading up to Banshee 2.0.
Enhancements
* Rename banshee-1 to banshee in preparation for 2.0
* AmazonMp3.Store: amazon.ca support
* MiroGuide: Handle Listen links from front page
* Dap: Add support for Sharp IS01 (bgo#645361)
* Playlists: Recognize m3u playlists without header (bgo#645351)
* LibraryWatcher: Guard against watching incorrect dirs (bgo#633309)
* MassStorage: Support Sirius Alpha Android phone (bgo#643960)
* WebOSDevice: Support playlists (bgo#641486)
* Windows: Auto-update functionality (bgo#641960)
Notable Bug Fixes (26 fixed since 1.9.5!)
* MiroGuide: Properly escape search query strings
* AmazonMp3.Store: Fix search query escaping
* bgo#623183: DatabaseTrackInfo: Fix rating update on current track
* bgo#637717: audio-profiles: fix duration for CBR lame profile
* bgo#614192: GStreamer: Fix inappropriate repeating
* bgo#643782: Mpris: Distinguish between music and video playlists
* bgo#641515: Workaround X BadMatch crash
* bgo#619609: Metadata: Do not fetch covers for unknown albums/artists
* bgo#631012: Audiobook: Fix crash when switch to playlist
* bgo#628087: Handle setting SearchEntry.Query to nullb
* bgo#602145: InternetRadio: Clear playback errors when playing
* bgo#635951: Fix skipping removed/deleted tracks
Install banshee 1.9.6 in ubuntu using PPA
Open the terminal and run the following commands
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:banshee-team/banshee-daily
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install banshee
Still doesn’t let me sync selected playlists with my iPod Nano.