Easy Debian Wheezy Multimedia

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== Development path ==
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== Development ==
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=== Aims and origins ===
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=== Preamble ===
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Starting from rcolistete's "wheezy" upgrade of Sulu's Scientific image, this is a bells-and-whistles image (warning: possible bloatware) with lots of 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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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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=== Disk image specifications ===
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==== Key aims ====
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The contents of the original 3GB ext2 image have been copied to an ext4 image of 4GB in size (well, 4GB minus one byte), which is the largest file that will fit on a FAT32 filesystem. If you need a larger root filesystem than that, you'll have to use a dedicated partition. 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.
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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.
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* Maintain the expected core functionality of Easy Debian, i.e. LibreOffice, GIMP, etc.
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=== Specifications ===
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==== Package selection ====
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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 ====
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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 ==
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** QASHCTL
** QASHCTL
** QASConfig   
** QASConfig   
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==== Audio file editors ====
 
* SoundConverter
* SoundConverter
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* Audacity 1.3.12 (from stable)
 
* EasyMP3Gain-GTK 0.5.1
* EasyMP3Gain-GTK 0.5.1
** mp3gain
** mp3gain
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* Musicbrainz Picard 1.0
* Musicbrainz Picard 1.0
* MP3 Diags 1.0.11
* MP3 Diags 1.0.11
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* 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.
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== 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) ===
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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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