My mistake, here is the original bug from 2006 still labelled unconfirmed in Rhythmbox.
There are dozens forum posts in google search on this item all redirecting people to use alternative programs to rip CDs. https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=358770 ** Bug watch added: GNOME Bug Tracker #358770 https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=358770 -- Slow Copy https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/512098 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs