There is a distinction between plain Atom URL and podcast Atom feed URL. Plain RSS / ATOM URLs: ----------------------
These feed URLs are supposed to be used by feed readers ( like browsers and feed reader apps ), to notify when the feed author publishes a new HTML article. They don't contain any audio/video links, so they have nothing to do with Rhythmbox. Podcast RSS / ATOM URLs: ------------------------ These atom / rss feed URLs are specifically for podcasts. They are exactly similar to the above atom / rss links, but contain audio/video links to episodes. Those are the feed URLs which rhythmbox supports. E.g. the valid Atom feed url for the above podcast would be: http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheCoolestThingAboutLove Good news: ---------- But, you don't always need to play around URLs to subscribe to podcasts. Most probably the author has submitted his feed to a popular podcast directory like: Apple podcasts / Google podcasts / Spotify. Rhythmbox uses "Apple podcasts" for searching podcasts. So, search for "coolest thing" in rhythmbox by clicking on "Podcasts" -> "Add" button should fetch the results, rather than playing around with URLs. ** Changed in: rhythmbox (Ubuntu) Status: Triaged => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to rhythmbox in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1258367 Title: Atom feed is not readable in Rhythmbox Status in Rhythmbox: Fix Released Status in rhythmbox package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Bug description: The following feed either crashes or doesn't work in Rhythmbox: http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/users/TimesSquareChurch/uploads As you can see, it's valid: http://validator.w3.org/feed/check.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fgdata.youtube.com%2Ffeeds%2Fapi%2Fusers%2FTimesSquareChurch%2Fuploads ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10 Package: rhythmbox 2.99.1-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-14.21-generic 3.11.7 Uname: Linux 3.11.0-14-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.1 Architecture: amd64 Date: Thu Dec 5 18:21:09 2013 EcryptfsInUse: Yes InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-11-23 (12 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release amd64 (20131016.1) MarkForUpload: True SourcePackage: rhythmbox UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/rhythmbox/+bug/1258367/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
