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I have a number of songs I am hosting. I would like to edit their ID3 tags.

Downloading and uploading them will take too much time. Is it possible to edit them as they are online?

Update

Here is the error i got when i tried installing Rhythmbox on the server

Suggested packages: gconf-defaults-service libbonobo2-bin libdv-bin esound desktop-base libgnomevfs2-bin libgnomevfs2-extra lirc
librsvg2-bin sg3-utils python-gnome2-doc python-gobject-dbg python-gst0.10-dev python-gst0.10-dbg python-gtk2-doc python-numpy python-libxml2-dbg python-pyorbit-dbg gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad python-coherence gnome-codec-install gnome-control-center gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly brasero Recommended packages:
libpam-ck-connector esound-clients gnome-media gvfs-backends gnome-keyring libgpod-common launchpad-integration notification-daemon libvisual-0.4-plugins yelp avahi-daemon The following NEW packages will be installed consolekit dbus-x11 devicekit-disks esound-common gamin gconf2 gnome-icon-theme gnome-media-common gnome-mime-data gstreamer0.10-plugins-base gstreamer0.10-plugins-good gstreamer0.10-x gvfs hicolor-icon-theme
libaa1 libart-2.0-2 libatasmart4 libaudiofile0 libavahi-glib1 libavc1394-0 libbonobo2-0 libbonobo2-common libbonoboui2-0 libbonoboui2-common libbrasero-media0 libcaca0 libcdparanoia0 libck-connector0 libcroco3 libdv4 libeggdbus-1-0 libesd-alsa0 libffi5 libgail-common libgail18 libgamin0 libgdu0 libglade2-0
libgmime-2.4-2 libgnome-keyring0 libgnome-media0 libgnome2-0 libgnome2-common libgnomecanvas2-0 libgnomecanvas2-common libgnomeui-0 libgnomeui-common libgnomevfs2-0 libgnomevfs2-common libgpod4 libgsf-1-114 libgsf-1-common libgtk2.0-bin libgudev-1.0-0 libgvfscommon0 libhal-storage1 libhal1 libiec61883-0 liblaunchpad-integration1 liblircclient0 libmtp8 libmusicbrainz4c2a libnautilus-extension1 libnotify1 libpolkit-agent-1-0 libpolkit-backend-1-0 libpolkit-gobject-1-0 libproxy0 librsvg2-2
librsvg2-common libsgutils2-2 libshout3 libsoup-gnome2.4-1 libsoup2.4-1 libtag1-vanilla libtag1c2a libtotem-plparser12 libv4l-0 libvisual-0.4-0 libwavpack1 libxv1 media-player-info policykit-1
policykit-1-gnome python-cairo python-gconf python-gnome2 python-gnomecanvas python-gobject python-gst0.10 python-gtk2 python-libxml2 python-pyorbit rhythmbox 0 upgraded, 94 newly installed, 0 to remove and 2 not upgraded. Need to get 18.1MB/18.5MB of archives. After this operation, 112MB of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue [Y/n]? WARNING: The following packages cannot be authenticated! libck-connector0 libeggdbus-1-0 libpolkit-gobject-1-0 consolekit dbus-x11 libatasmart4 libgudev-1.0-0 libpolkit-backend-1-0 libsgutils2-2 devicekit-disks esound-common libgamin0 gamin gconf2 hicolor-icon-theme libgtk2.0-bin libcroco3 libgsf-1-common libgsf-1-114 librsvg2-2 librsvg2-common gnome-icon-theme gnome-media-common gnome-mime-data libcdparanoia0 libvisual-0.4-0 libxv1 gstreamer0.10-plugins-base libaa1
libavc1394-0 libcaca0 libdv4 libhal1 libiec61883-0 libshout3 libgnome-keyring0 libproxy0 libsoup2.4-1 libsoup-gnome2.4-1 libtag1-vanilla libtag1c2a libv4l-0 libwavpack1 gstreamer0.10-plugins-good gstreamer0.10-x libgdu0 libavahi-glib1 libgvfscommon0 libpolkit-agent-1-0 policykit-1 policykit-1-gnome gvfs libart-2.0-2 libaudiofile0 libbonobo2-common libbonobo2-0 libglade2-0 libesd-alsa0 libhal-storage1 libgnomevfs2-common
libgnomevfs2-0 libgnome2-common libgnome2-0 libgail18 libgail-common libgnomecanvas2-common libgnomecanvas2-0 libbonoboui2-common libbonoboui2-0 liblaunchpad-integration1 libnautilus-extension1 libgmime-2.4-2 libtotem-plparser12 libbrasero-media0 libgnome-media0 libgnomeui-common libgnomeui-0 libgpod4 libmtp8 libmusicbrainz4c2a libnotify1 media-player-info python-cairo libffi5 python-gobject python-gconf python-gnomecanvas python-gtk2 python-pyorbit python-gnome2 python-libxml2 python-gst0.10 liblircclient0 rhythmbox Install these packages without verification [y/N]? E: Some packages could not be authenticated roland@localhost:~$

Oo Nwoye
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Use sftp. Just open a Nautilus window, hit CTRL+L, this should show you an address bar, type:

ssh://servername/home/yourremoteuser/

A window should pop-up asking for your user and password. Give them and you are connected to your server.

Just use any GUI program that you like, it should be able to access the share now, in the left bar of the open window. If for some reason it doesn't (the app doesn't use the standard open dialogs), it will be accessible under ~/.gvfs.

If you don't know any tagging programs, look at this question.

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Javier Rivera
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  • I'm not sure if this won't end in each modified file being download, changed and uploaded again. But it's simpler than the other solutions, so I'd try it first. – Javier Rivera Jan 10 '12 at 09:52
  • One little question. It says, "Error while saving information. It could not open resource for writing" – Oo Nwoye Jan 12 '12 at 06:09
  • I guess I need write access. I will do that and report back. – Oo Nwoye Jan 12 '12 at 06:13
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Using google I found a nice tool for that: id3ed

You can download it on your server using wget from here:

id3ed

After that it will look like that:

simon@etch:~$ id3ed Gluecklich.mp3 

File Gluecklich.mp3: (tag v1.1)
songname[max:30]: Glücklich
artist[max:30]: Farin Urlaub
album[max:30]: Endlich Urlaub!
year[max:4]: 2001
comment[max:28]: Radio-Mitschnitt
tracknum[max:3]: 0
genre[0-255/name]: Rock

Unfortunately I did not find it as a package for Ubuntu.

Michael K
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  • Thanks for your reply. I was hoping to access the songs via a GUI. I am not well versed with using terminal to make such changes. Will it not be possible to use an app such as rhythmbox to make the changes? – Oo Nwoye Jan 10 '12 at 08:23
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    In this case just install rhythmbox on the server: sudo apt-get install rhythmbox.This will most likely install A LOT OF software packages (also an X-Server).After that,connect via ssh like that: ssh -X user@host (note the -X). Then run rhythmbox: rhythmbox & - the window will appear on your computer. This is really cool! This requires that you access your server from a linux machine - I dont know if there is a way to get this using a Windows client. – Michael K Jan 10 '12 at 08:29
  • Hi @Michael K: My guy got an error. it is too long to put here. – Oo Nwoye Jan 15 '12 at 16:05
  • see update for the error that I got. – Oo Nwoye Jan 15 '12 at 16:21
  • execute the command sudo apt-get update and then retry. – Michael K Jan 16 '12 at 07:05
  • After some twists and turns, I got a new VPS and installed the latest Ubuntu and Rhythmbox. I SSH -X user@host However, I am having problems running RhythmBox as you said. I typed the command rhythmbox & and it gives me :[1] 8190 root@li278-210:~# Cannot open display: Run 'rhythmbox --help' to see a full list of available command line options. – Oo Nwoye Jan 27 '12 at 13:20