X-Git-Url: http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ucgi/~mdw/git/disorder/blobdiff_plain/36be7e6a505753eb31ed165084c729c7efa40534..8818b7fca12456e62410ef914a7bef250a0633c9:/README diff --git a/README b/README index d59e017..060c8b8 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -1,16 +1,23 @@ DisOrder ======== -This program is used to play random and chosen tracks from a collection of -digital audio files (for instance MP3 and OGG files). If you just set it going -it plays random tracks from your collection, but you can also ask for specific -tracks to be played, either via a command line program or a web interface, and -you can 'scratch' the current track. +DisOrder is a multi-user software jukebox. + * It can play either selected tracks or pick tracks at random. + * It supports OGG, MP3, FLAC and WAV files, and can be configured to support + anything you can supply a player for (up to a point). + * It supports both ALSA and OSS and can also broadcast an RTP stream over a + LAN; a player for the latter is included. + * Tracks may be selected either via a hierarchical interface or by a fast + word search. + * It has a web interface (allowing access from graphical web browsers) and a + GTK+ interface that runs on Linux and Mac systems. + * Playing tracks can be paused or cancelled ("scratched"). See CHANGES for details of recent changes to DisOrder. -Currently it only runs on Linux. It could probably be ported to other UNIX -variants in some cases without too much effort. Things you will need: +The server supports Linux and can be made to on a Mac. The clients work on +both Linux and the Mac. It could probably be ported to some other UNIX +variants in without too much effort. Things you will need: Build dependencies: Name Tested Notes @@ -25,6 +32,7 @@ Build dependencies: libFLAC 1.1.2 GNU C 4.1.2 GNU Make 3.81 + GNU Sed 4.1.5 Python 2.4.4 (optional) GTK+ 2.8.20 (if you want the GTK+ client) GLIB 2.12.4 (if you want the GTK+ client) @@ -140,33 +148,23 @@ NOTE: If you are upgrading from an earlier version, see README.upgrades. start up correctly there should be an error message. Correct the problem and try again. -7. After a minute it should start to play something. Try scratching it, as any - of the users you set up in step 5: +7. After a minute it should start to play something. Try scratching it: disorder scratch The track should stop playing, and (if you set any up) a scratch sound play. -8. Add any other users you want to config.private. Each user's password - should be stored in a file in their home directory, ~/.disorder/passwd, - which should be readable only by them, and should take the form of a single - line: +8. Add any other users you want. These easiest way to do this is: - password MYPASSWORD - - (root doesn't need this as the client can read it out of config.private - when running as root.) - - Note that the server must be reloaded (e.g. by 'disorder reconfigure') - when new users are added. + disorder authorize USERNAME - Alternatively the administrator can create /etc/disorder/config.USERNAME - containing the same thing as above. It can either be owned by the user and - mode 400, or owned by root and the user's group (if you have per-user - groups) and mode 440. + This will automatically choose a random password and add new line to + /etc/disorder/config.private and create /etc/disorder/config.USERNAME. - You can use 'disorder authorize' to automatically pick passwords and - create these files. + Those users should now be able to access the server from the same host as it + runs on, either via the disorder command or Disobedience. To run + Disobedience from some other host, File->Login allows hostnames, passwords + etc to be configured. 9. Optionally source completion.bash from /etc/profile or similar, for example: