Can Library be switched from sort by 'Album Artist' to sort by 'Artist' only?

[TheOldPresbyope]

I also use Linux for almost all my work. (I run a virtual Windows 10 Pro host via VirtualBox for the few apps which don't port to my satisfaction).

Some of the tools in my kit-

UI-based apps

• Mp3tag runs quite nicely with the help of Wine. PlayOnLinux hasn't had an upgrade in 2 years but Mp3tag installed in it easily as well.
  
• Kid3 as @DRONE7 mentioned
  
• MusicBrainz Picard, ditto
  
• (my quarrel with all these has to do with the "veil" they draw over their workings: what do I see on the screen vs what's actually encoded in the files)
  

Command line-based apps

• Python Mutagen module for nitty-gritty
  
• metaflac - for FLAC files
  
• ffmpeg - the A/V Swiss Army Knife
  
• eyeD3 - ID3 tagging
  
• kid3-cli
  
• there's lots more out there but none jump out at me
  

For quick examination of the metadata in files from the CLI

• mediainfo - very nice but converts some metadata item names to a common name
  
• metaflac - flac only
  
• exiftool - seems photo-oriented but actually damn near universal
  
• mutgen-inspect - ID3/flac/ape tags
  

I use abcde for all my CD ripping and various sources for cover art.

Regards,
Kent

PS - For completeness sake, I should mention that in the past I've dabbled with Exact Audio Copy, dBpowerAmp, MusiCHI.