Easy Debian Wheezy Multimedia
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== Development == | == Development == | ||
| - | + | === Preamble === | |
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| + | This image starts from rcolistete's "wheezy" Scientific image (thanks!) and aims to be a bells-and-whistles image (warning: possible bloatware) with lots of new multimedia software thrown in. In particular, this includes MP3 tagging and renaming software, audio file format converters, normaliser, audio editor and a variety of MP3 players and organisers. | ||
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| + | ==== Key aims ==== | ||
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| + | * Advanced MP3 functionality to complement the use of the N900 as a mobile music player, including MP3 taggers, validators, renamers, normalisers, file format converters etc. | ||
| + | * Maintain the expected core functionality of Easy Debian, i.e. LibreOffice, GIMP, etc. | ||
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| + | === Specifications === | ||
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| + | ==== Package selection ==== | ||
| + | Packages are largely selected from Debian "wheezy", except where dependencies on a newer version of PulseAudio would prohibit this. Therefore, the image is an injudicious mixture of oldstable, stable and testing. Packages are selected on a best effort basis to avoid unmet dependencies. | ||
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| + | ==== Disk image ==== | ||
| + | The disk image has been enlarged to 4GB in size (well, 4GB minus one byte), which is the largest file that will fit on a FAT32 filesystem, and converted (well, copied over) to an ext4 filesystem. The use of ext4 means that you will require a relatively recent kernel-power & CSSU to mount and use the image, but it does offer slight performance advantages over ext3. | ||
== Software included == | == Software included == | ||
=== Internet === | === Internet === | ||
| - | * Chromium browser | + | * Chromium web browser (from Squeeze) |
| - | * | + | * Iceweasel web browser (10.0.6) |
| + | * Icedove e-mail client (10.0.6) | ||
=== Office === | === Office === | ||
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=== Audio / Video === | === Audio / Video === | ||
| - | * | + | * XMMS2 |
| + | ** gXMMS2 | ||
| + | ** Abraca | ||
| + | ** GJay 0.3.2 | ||
| + | * QASTools | ||
| + | ** QASMixer | ||
| + | ** QASHCTL | ||
| + | ** QASConfig | ||
| + | * SoundConverter | ||
| + | * EasyMP3Gain-GTK 0.5.1 | ||
| + | ** mp3gain | ||
| + | ** vorbisgain | ||
| + | ** aacgain | ||
* Musicbrainz Picard 1.0 | * Musicbrainz Picard 1.0 | ||
| - | + | * MP3 Diags 1.0.11 | |
| - | + | * Audacity 1.3.12 (from stable) - the version from "testing" depends on a newer version of libportaudio2, but ours is held back for pulseaudio compatibility. | |
| - | * MP3 Diags 1.0.11 | + | |
| - | * Audacity | + | == Packages not working as expected == |
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| - | + | * GJay - installs and runs OK, but scanning silently fails (visible in debug mode) complaining that (all of 4000+) MP3s aren't valid. | |
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| - | + | == Still needing work == | |
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| + | Packages in this section have been installed successfully, but require some scripting work in order to be any use. | ||
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| + | === LAMP environment === | ||
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| + | === MythTV 0.24 (from stable) === | ||
| + | The version from "testing" depends on a newer verson of libpulse0 | ||
Latest revision as of 11:51, 29 August 2012
Contents |
[edit] Development
[edit] Preamble
This image starts from rcolistete's "wheezy" Scientific image (thanks!) and aims to be a bells-and-whistles image (warning: possible bloatware) with lots of new multimedia software thrown in. In particular, this includes MP3 tagging and renaming software, audio file format converters, normaliser, audio editor and a variety of MP3 players and organisers.
[edit] Key aims
- Advanced MP3 functionality to complement the use of the N900 as a mobile music player, including MP3 taggers, validators, renamers, normalisers, file format converters etc.
- Maintain the expected core functionality of Easy Debian, i.e. LibreOffice, GIMP, etc.
[edit] Specifications
[edit] Package selection
Packages are largely selected from Debian "wheezy", except where dependencies on a newer version of PulseAudio would prohibit this. Therefore, the image is an injudicious mixture of oldstable, stable and testing. Packages are selected on a best effort basis to avoid unmet dependencies.
[edit] Disk image
The disk image has been enlarged to 4GB in size (well, 4GB minus one byte), which is the largest file that will fit on a FAT32 filesystem, and converted (well, copied over) to an ext4 filesystem. The use of ext4 means that you will require a relatively recent kernel-power & CSSU to mount and use the image, but it does offer slight performance advantages over ext3.
[edit] Software included
[edit] Internet
- Chromium web browser (from Squeeze)
- Iceweasel web browser (10.0.6)
- Icedove e-mail client (10.0.6)
[edit] Office
- AbiWord
- LibreOffice
[edit] Audio / Video
- XMMS2
- gXMMS2
- Abraca
- GJay 0.3.2
- QASTools
- QASMixer
- QASHCTL
- QASConfig
- SoundConverter
- EasyMP3Gain-GTK 0.5.1
- mp3gain
- vorbisgain
- aacgain
- Musicbrainz Picard 1.0
- MP3 Diags 1.0.11
- Audacity 1.3.12 (from stable) - the version from "testing" depends on a newer version of libportaudio2, but ours is held back for pulseaudio compatibility.
[edit] Packages not working as expected
- GJay - installs and runs OK, but scanning silently fails (visible in debug mode) complaining that (all of 4000+) MP3s aren't valid.
[edit] Still needing work
Packages in this section have been installed successfully, but require some scripting work in order to be any use.
[edit] LAMP environment
[edit] MythTV 0.24 (from stable)
The version from "testing" depends on a newer verson of libpulse0
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