A revived Banshee music player is now available on the Snap store, making it possible to use it on modern Linux desktops decades after its last stable release. Packaged by Alan Pope (aka popey), this new Banshee snap lets you run the old Banshee 2.6.2 release – the final stable one from 2014 – on modern Linux desktops. Not merely a code repack; the Snap Store description says the snap build features ‘compatibility fixes and restores selected online services’. It does notes that not all ‘historical’ services may work, though. Is it an official continuation? No. Think: ‘reanimated corpse’ rather […]

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