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[edit] gPodder 2.0 does not show deleted episodes anymore - what can I do?

Please use the "View" menu and select "Show deleted episodes" to show deleted episodes. You can use the view menu to filter the episode list, so you have a better overview. By default, deleted episodes are hidden.

[edit] gPodder 0.15.0 has changed the structure of my download folder - now I cannot use older versions

This is correct. Older versions are incompatible with the structure of the download folder that gPodder 0.15.0 creates. gPodder 0.15.0 will upgrade old-style download folder stuctures to the new format on the first start. If you would like to return to a previous version of gPodder, please use the "gpodder-backup" tool included in gPodder 0.15.0.

[edit] I get a "bsddb.db.DBPageNotFoundError" when trying to start gPodder - it quickly appears, but then closes again. What can I do?

This happens in the old version of gPodder that ships with Ubuntu Hardy. A quick fix is the following command: 

rm -f ~/.config/gpodder/*.db

This will remove the problematic files, which will be re-generated on next start.

This is fixed since gPodder 0.11.1 (released 2008-03-27), which you can get from the Debian archives here.

[edit] I'm having some kind of "ImportError: cannot import name XYZ" bug when starting gPodder. What can I do?

Please check if you have all dependencies installed (the ImportError should already give you a clue what's missing). If it's some gpodder-internal module that cannot be loaded, this probably means that you have installed different versions of gPodder on your system that conflict. Make sure to remove all locally-installed gPodder files from /usr/local and also check which gPodder version is installed in /usr and remove the installed gpodder package if necessary. Then, install the newest version from your distribution or via the Download page on gPodder.org. If you still have problems, please file a bug report .

[edit] I'm using gPodder 0.10.2 and it crashes when trying to add a channel for the first time.

Please upgrade to gPodder 0.10.3 or later, which includes a fix to this bug. A workaround for this problem (if you still use gPodder 0.10.2 and cannot upgrade to 0.10.3 or later) is described in this mailing list post.

[edit] How can I delete played/old episodes from my iPod/MP3 player?

You can delete old episodes from your iPod since gPodder 0.10.3, although the GUI interface is a bit limited with this version. Full support for deleting episodes from both iPods and MP3 players is available starting with gPodder 0.11.0.

[edit] How can I synchronize podcasts to my iPod/MP3 player from the command-line?

You have to have at least version 0.11.0 for this to work. With gPodder 0.11.0 installed, the command to do synchronization (after you have configured the device via the GUI) using this command: gpodder --sync

[edit] I believe my gPodder configuration is corrupted - how do I start out with a fresh config?

gPodder stores all its settings in .config/gpodder under your home directory (e.g. /home/yourname/.config/gpodder/). To re-start with a fresh config, quit gPodder, remove the folder ~/.config/gpodder/ and all its contents and re-start gPodder. All your settings and channel subscriptions will be lost and you can start out with a fresh config.

[edit] What about these odd directory and file names that look like MD5 sums?

They not only look like md5sums, they are. In short, we use them to avoid problems with awful RSS feeds (no title, description in title, etc..). You can read a long description of the reasons, and why we haven't found a real solution.

A solution (for filesystems that support hard links) has been proposed in this mail, and the result is availabe in doc/dev/gdfs/ in the source tree of gPodder. With this, you can "mirror" the gPodder download directory to a folder with human-readable names. The files will be hard linked, so no additional space will be used (except for the directory structure, but not the file data).

Another more elegant solution can be found here.

[edit] How do I change the download directory from the default location and name to a custom named directory and location?

  1. Close gPodder
  2. Move the download directory to the new destination
  3. Change the "download_dir" setting in ~/.config/gpodder/gpodder.conf
  4. Restart gPodder

It should work from the GUI, but currently doesn't. This is probably a bug in Python. We're working on the issue, see bug:8.

[edit] How do I subscribe to channels that require HTTP authentication?

Simply add your username and password into the URL when adding a channel. gPodder will automatically see the provided authentication data and use it to authenticate to the web server. The syntax is http://USERNAME:PASSWORD@example.org/files/feed.xml.

[edit] After upgrading from gPodder 0.9.4 (or earlier) to gPodder 0.10.0 and later (until 0.10.4), my channel list empty!/How do I migrate the channels.xml file to channels.opml?

Short answer: Please upgrade to gPodder 0.10.4 that includes code to migrate channels.xml to channels.opml automatically on first startup.

Long answer: If you are not using the SVN version after 0.10.2, you can download the conversion tool to migrate your channels.xml to channels.opml. gPodder 0.10.0 and later only uses the new channels.opml file. The conversion tool will be integrated into gPodder versions after 0.10.2 and will automatically be started when needed.

[edit] How can I keep track of podcast episodes that I've listened to on my Rockbox-based media player?

From gPodder do the following:

  1. From the preferences window click on the "Advanced" button
  2. Set the following property to True (double click on it):
    • mp3_player_use_scrobbler_log

In Rockbox you have to enable scrobbling:

  1. Go to: Settings-->General Settings-->Playback-->Last.fm Log
  2. Set it to "Yes"

After you've listened to some podcasts on your media player you can sync with gPodder and the episodes you've listened to will be marked as played.

Note: This might not work for files you've downloaded before enabling the "update_tags" feature or if gPodder isn't able to re-tag specific files.

[edit] How do I get a Podcasts menu on my 3rd gen iPod classic?

All my podcasts are dumped into one big "Podcasts" playlist. How can I structure them? See this discussion on the mailing list.

[edit] Why does gPodder report "Cannot open device" when syncing to an empty iPod?

If there are no music-files/podcasts on your iPod, gPodder may report the aforementioned error. Possible solutions:

  • Copy one music-file/podcast to the iPod using GTKpod then proceed to sync with gPodder.
  • If you have access to a Windows/Mac computer with iTunes then you can use it to download one music-file/podcast on to the iPod, then proceed to sync with gPodder.

If this error occurs after using iTunes, obviously the second solution is not relevant.

[edit] How come when I sync an episode to my iPod the length is 3 hours (3:00:00)?

gPodder uses mplayer to determine episode length, just install it, restart gPodder, and sync!

  • On Debian/Ubuntu: sudo apt-get install mplayer
  • On Fedora (Provided you have the rpm fusion repo installed): su -c "yum install mplayer"
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