I hate to say this, but I believe this behavior is by design. I created an issue like this long ago and it got rejected....
-- 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/983013 Title: Rhythmbow keeps playing / running in background if closed while playing Status in “rhythmbox” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Well, everything is in the title. If I want to quit properly, I have to pause the song and then quit. If I don't pause before, the song continues playing and rhythmbox is still running in background (no indicator in the launcher though). ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: rhythmbox 2.96-0ubuntu4 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-23.36-generic 3.2.14 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-23-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu3 Architecture: amd64 Date: Mon Apr 16 14:15:01 2012 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Beta amd64 (20120328) SourcePackage: rhythmbox UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rhythmbox/+bug/983013/+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
