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<p class="p">On BSD/Linux systems there are a plethora of audio players. In streamtuner2 you can
	configure most of them as target application. Mostly it makes sense to use a single
	application for all audio formats. But at least the */* media type should be handled
	by a generic player, like vlc.</p>
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<p class="p">Some audio players open a second instance when you actually want to switch radios.
	In this case it's a common workaround to write <span class="code">pkill vlc ; vlc %u</span> instead.
	This ends the previous player and starts it anew.</p>
<p class="p">Some applications, like Rhythmbox or Banshee, are pure GUI applications and cannot
	be invoked with a play URL by other apps. This makes them unsuitable for use with
	streamtuner2.</p>
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<p class="p">Any listed application can be invoked with a different kind of URL or filename.be invoked with a play URL by other apps.
	Which to use often depends on the application.</p>
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<p class="p">You sould preferrably use the long forms. Most audio players like %m3u most, while
	streamripper needs %srv for recording.</p>
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