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Maddes: /* Building the Debian package */ Added: To handle source packages the package "build-essential" must be installed before (dpkg-dev, etc.)

Maddes — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 21:30:57 GMT

Building the Debian package: Added: To handle source packages the package "build-essential" must be installed before (dpkg-dev, etc.)

← Older revision		Revision as of 21:30, 11 January 2008
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	touch /etc/apt/apt.conf		touch /etc/apt/apt.conf

-	After these preparations update apt to activate the added repository, get the GPG public key of the package maintainer to be sure that you download only clean non-malicious files, then get the package source and resolve its build dependencies.	+	After these preparations update apt to activate the added repository, get the GPG public key of the package maintainer to be sure that you download only clean non-malicious files, install the build-essential package for handling package sources, then get the package source of Firefly (=mt-daapd) and resolve its build dependencies.

	apt-get update		apt-get update
	gpg --keyserver hkp://pgpkeys.pca.dfn.de --recv-keys 78446F26		gpg --keyserver hkp://pgpkeys.pca.dfn.de --recv-keys 78446F26
		+	aptitude install build-essential

	cd /mnt/disk1/packages		cd /mnt/disk1/packages
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	apt-get -t lenny build-dep mt-daapd		apt-get -t lenny build-dep mt-daapd

-	~~Then~~ its time to build the package.	+	Now its time to build the package.

	cd mt-daapd-0.9~r1586/		cd mt-daapd-0.9~r1586/

Maddes: /* Installing a self-build/pre-build Debian package */

Maddes — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 22:44:45 GMT

Installing a self-build/pre-build Debian package

← Older revision		Revision as of 22:44, 1 January 2008
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	cd /mnt/disk1/packages		cd /mnt/disk1/packages
	dpkg --install mt-daapd_0.9~r1586-1_arm.deb		dpkg --install mt-daapd_0.9~r1586-1_arm.deb
-	~~aptitude~~ install mt-daapd	+	apt-get install mt-daapd

	====Starting/Stopping and Configuration====		====Starting/Stopping and Configuration====

Maddes: /* From Debian Repository */

Maddes — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 22:44:17 GMT

From Debian Repository

← Older revision		Revision as of 22:44, 1 January 2008
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	You can try it by using:		You can try it by using:

-	~~aptitude~~ install mt-daapd	+	apt-get install mt-daapd

	=== From Debian Package ===		=== From Debian Package ===

Maddes: /* From Debian Package */ Better, more automatic and more Debian way to build the most current mt-daapd package

Maddes — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 22:37:42 GMT

From Debian Package: Better, more automatic and more Debian way to build the most current mt-daapd package

← Older revision		Revision as of 22:37, 1 January 2008
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	=== From Debian Package ===		=== From Debian Package ===
-	A way to get a more up-to-date version is to create a Debian package yourself.	+	A way to get a more up-to-date version is to create a Debian 4.0 Etch package yourself, e.g. from the package source of Debian 4.1 Lenny (=testing as of 2008-01).

-	~~The advantage of this that you get a Debian-compatible configuration including start~~/~~stop scripts and that you can use all~~ the package ~~tools~~ for it.	+	Each [http://packages.qa.debian.org/m/mt-daapd.html Debian package has its own homepage] with the package definition.
		+	There you can see which versions are available and for which system platforms (see build logs).

-	~~Each [http:~~/~~/packages.qa.debian.org/m/mt-daapd.html Debian package has its own homepage] with the package definition (*.dsc).~~	+	The advantage of this that you get a Debian-compatible configuration including start/stop scripts and that you can use all the package tools for it.
-	~~There~~ you can ~~get newer versions and check for which system platforms~~ the package ~~is available~~.	+

	As of 2007-08 the latest version is 0.9 r1586 and this is also the recommended version.		As of 2007-08 the latest version is 0.9 r1586 and this is also the recommended version.
-	~~Unfortunately it is only available for x86, x64 and ARM.~~
-	~~Sorry no PPC or MipSel yet, for these you have to compile and configure it manually (see below) or work together with the package maintainer.~~

-	~~====Building the Debian package (once per platform)====~~	+	It is recommended to create an extra directory for your self-build packages or packages pre-build by others.
-	~~<font color="red">ToDo: Upload pre-build package (~650KB) - or better - provide it in a FreeLink/Debian repository</font>~~	+
-		+
-	For this you need the maintainer's public key to be sure that you download only clean non-malicious files, the Debian build environment for compiling and packging, plus all the packages the build of the MT-DAAPD depends on.	+
-		+
-	~~gpg --keyserver hkp://pgpkeys.pca.dfn.de --recv-keys 78446F26~~	+
-	~~aptitude install gcc g++ build-essential devscripts debhelper~~	+
-	~~aptitude install libid3tag0-dev libsqlite3-dev libavahi-compat-howl-dev libflac-dev libvorbis-dev libmpcdec-dev libavcodec-dev libavformat-dev libtagc0-dev dpatch~~	+
-		+
-	It is recommended to create an extra directory for your self-build packages.	+

	mkdir /mnt/disk1/packages		mkdir /mnt/disk1/packages
	chown root:root /mnt/disk1/packages		chown root:root /mnt/disk1/packages
	chmod u=rwx,go= /mnt/disk1/packages		chmod u=rwx,go= /mnt/disk1/packages
		+
		+	====Building the Debian package====
		+	To be able to download the source of the updated package via apt add the following line to /etc/apt/sources.list .
		+
		+	deb-src http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ lenny main
		+
		+	To avoid getting other unwanted sources from the other Debian version (here 4.1 Lenny) it is recommend to add the following line to /etc/apt/apt.conf .
		+
		+	APT::Default-Release "stable";
		+
		+	If the file /etc/apt/apt.conf does not exist, then just create it via the following command and add the line from above.
		+
		+	touch /etc/apt/apt.conf
		+
		+	After these preparations update apt to activate the added repository, get the GPG public key of the package maintainer to be sure that you download only clean non-malicious files, then get the package source and resolve its build dependencies.
		+
		+	apt-get update
		+	gpg --keyserver hkp://pgpkeys.pca.dfn.de --recv-keys 78446F26
		+
	cd /mnt/disk1/packages		cd /mnt/disk1/packages
		+	apt-get -t lenny source mt-daapd
		+	apt-get -t lenny build-dep mt-daapd

-	Then its time to ~~get~~ the package ~~source and build it.~~	+	Then its time to build the package.
-	~~The signing error at the end of the "dh_builddeb" step can be ignored~~.	+

-	~~dget -x http://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/m/mt-daapd/mt-daapd_0.9~r1586-1.dsc~~
	cd mt-daapd-0.9~r1586/		cd mt-daapd-0.9~r1586/
-	~~debuild~~	+	dpkg-buildpackage

-	~~====Installing~~ the ~~Debian package====~~	+	The signing error at the end of the "dh_builddeb" step can be ignored.
-	~~The build package is installed via "dpkg".~~	+
-	~~Normally~~ the ~~first install fails due to missing dependencies, so we let~~ "~~apt~~" ~~fix this for us by just installing again with an apt tool~~.	+

		+	====Installing a self-build/pre-build Debian package====
		+	Self-build/pre-build packages are installed via "dpkg".
		+	Mostly the first install fails due to missing dependencies, so we let apt fix this for us by just installing again with an apt tool.
		+
		+	cd /mnt/disk1/packages
	dpkg --install mt-daapd_0.9~r1586-1_arm.deb		dpkg --install mt-daapd_0.9~r1586-1_arm.deb
	aptitude install mt-daapd		aptitude install mt-daapd

		+	====Starting/Stopping and Configuration====
	You can start/stop Firefly with		You can start/stop Firefly with

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	The configuration is stored in /etc/mt-daapd.conf		The configuration is stored in /etc/mt-daapd.conf
-		+
	=== Manually From Source ===		=== Manually From Source ===

Maddes: Added Debian package installs

Maddes — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 18:21:29 GMT

Added Debian package installs

← Older revision		Revision as of 18:21, 30 December 2007
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	[[Image:Ff_logo_sm.gif ]]		[[Image:Ff_logo_sm.gif ]]

		+	== About ==
		+	[http://www.fireflymediaserver.org/ Firefly] is a flexible open-source media server, that also supports iTunes.

-	~~== Requirements ==~~	+	It's technical name is still "mt-daapd", the previous name of the project.

		+	== Requirements ==
	# Lots of good music		# Lots of good music
	# Something to play lots of your good music on - Like a Roku Soundbridge		# Something to play lots of your good music on - Like a Roku Soundbridge
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	== Installation ==		== Installation ==
		+
		+	=== From Debian Repository ===
		+	The easiest way to get Firefly is to install it from the Debian repository.
		+	Unfortunately the package for Debian 4.0 Etch (=FreeLink 1.0) is quite outdated at version 0.2.4 r1376.
		+
		+	<u>It is not recommended to install this version.</u>
		+
		+	You can try it by using:
		+
		+	aptitude install mt-daapd
		+
		+	=== From Debian Package ===
		+	A way to get a more up-to-date version is to create a Debian package yourself.
		+
		+	The advantage of this that you get a Debian-compatible configuration including start/stop scripts and that you can use all the package tools for it.
		+
		+	Each [http://packages.qa.debian.org/m/mt-daapd.html Debian package has its own homepage] with the package definition (*.dsc).
		+	There you can get newer versions and check for which system platforms the package is available.
		+
		+	As of 2007-08 the latest version is 0.9 r1586 and this is also the recommended version.
		+	Unfortunately it is only available for x86, x64 and ARM.
		+	Sorry no PPC or MipSel yet, for these you have to compile and configure it manually (see below) or work together with the package maintainer.
		+
		+	====Building the Debian package (once per platform)====
		+	<font color="red">ToDo: Upload pre-build package (~650KB) - or better - provide it in a FreeLink/Debian repository</font>
		+
		+	For this you need the maintainer's public key to be sure that you download only clean non-malicious files, the Debian build environment for compiling and packging, plus all the packages the build of the MT-DAAPD depends on.
		+
		+	gpg --keyserver hkp://pgpkeys.pca.dfn.de --recv-keys 78446F26
		+	aptitude install gcc g++ build-essential devscripts debhelper
		+	aptitude install libid3tag0-dev libsqlite3-dev libavahi-compat-howl-dev libflac-dev libvorbis-dev libmpcdec-dev libavcodec-dev libavformat-dev libtagc0-dev dpatch
		+
		+	It is recommended to create an extra directory for your self-build packages.
		+
		+	mkdir /mnt/disk1/packages
		+	chown root:root /mnt/disk1/packages
		+	chmod u=rwx,go= /mnt/disk1/packages
		+	cd /mnt/disk1/packages
		+
		+	Then its time to get the package source and build it.
		+	The signing error at the end of the "dh_builddeb" step can be ignored.
		+
		+	dget -x http://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/m/mt-daapd/mt-daapd_0.9~r1586-1.dsc
		+	cd mt-daapd-0.9~r1586/
		+	debuild
		+
		+	====Installing the Debian package====
		+	The build package is installed via "dpkg".
		+	Normally the first install fails due to missing dependencies, so we let "apt" fix this for us by just installing again with an apt tool.
		+
		+	dpkg --install mt-daapd_0.9~r1586-1_arm.deb
		+	aptitude install mt-daapd
		+
		+	You can start/stop Firefly with
		+
		+	invoke-rc.d mt-daapd start\|stop\|restart
		+
		+	The configuration is stored in /etc/mt-daapd.conf
		+
		+	=== Manually From Source ===

	apt-get install libid3tag0 libid3tag0-dev		apt-get install libid3tag0 libid3tag0-dev
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	Should only need to change where to look for your music files		Should only need to change where to look for your music files

-	=== Starting at boot ===	+	==== Starting at boot ====

	I've nicked the start script from andre's mt-daapd ppc package (if you don't mind andre)		I've nicked the start script from andre's mt-daapd ppc package (if you don't mind andre)
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	chmod a+x /etc/init.d/firefly		chmod a+x /etc/init.d/firefly

-	== Run it ==	+	==== Run it ====

	Should be able to start it up now		Should be able to start it up now
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	/etc/init.d/firefly start		/etc/init.d/firefly start

-	~~Issue~~ top and you should see mt-daapd at the top of the list -	+	==Using==
		+	Directly after installation issue "top" and you should see mt-daapd at the top of the list.

	top		top

Goat: adjusted position and linked

Goat — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 04:48:22 GMT

adjusted position and linked

← Older revision		Revision as of 04:48, 6 December 2007
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	Download Firefly mediaserver		Download Firefly mediaserver
-	You will need to check out [[http://nightlies.mt-daapd.org/ the nightlies]] and change the address below to the latest version	+	You will need to check out [http://nightlies.mt-daapd.org/ the nightlies] and change the address below to the latest version
	<nowiki>wget http://nightlies.mt-daapd.org/dl.php?FILE=mt-daapd-svn-1696.tar.gz</nowiki>		<nowiki>wget http://nightlies.mt-daapd.org/dl.php?FILE=mt-daapd-svn-1696.tar.gz</nowiki>
-		+	*Note: I personally had issues with svn-1696 crashing every time Firefly rescanned my library. After discussion with Ron Pedde (Firefly developer) I was advised to use [http://nightlies.mt-daapd.org/dl.php?FILE=mt-daapd-svn-1586.tar.gz version svn-1586] due to it's greater stability. svn-1586 has been working flawlessly for me.
		+	<br />
	Untar and enter folder (replace with whatever latest version is)		Untar and enter folder (replace with whatever latest version is)
	tar -zxvf mt-daapd-svn-1696.tar.gz && cd mt-daapd-svn-1696		tar -zxvf mt-daapd-svn-1696.tar.gz && cd mt-daapd-svn-1696

-	Note: I personally had issues with svn-1696 crashing every time Firefly rescanned my library. After discussion with Ron Pedde (Firefly developer) I was advised to use version svn-1586 due to it's greater stability. svn-1586 has been working flawlessly for me.

Dovad: /* Installation */

Dovad — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 18:26:12 GMT

Installation

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	Untar and enter folder (replace with whatever latest version is)		Untar and enter folder (replace with whatever latest version is)
	tar -zxvf mt-daapd-svn-1696.tar.gz && cd mt-daapd-svn-1696		tar -zxvf mt-daapd-svn-1696.tar.gz && cd mt-daapd-svn-1696
		+
		+	Note: I personally had issues with svn-1696 crashing every time Firefly rescanned my library. After discussion with Ron Pedde (Firefly developer) I was advised to use version svn-1586 due to it's greater stability. svn-1586 has been working flawlessly for me.

Goat: /* Installation */

Goat — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 06:12:20 GMT

Installation

← Older revision		Revision as of 06:12, 8 November 2007
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	--sysconfdir=/etc		--sysconfdir=/etc

-	Make and install it	+	Make and install it (if you are not su or root, you will have to add sudo to make install only)
	make		make
	make install		make install

Goat: changed /tmp to /usr/src

Goat — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 05:46:38 GMT

changed /tmp to /usr/src

← Older revision		Revision as of 05:46, 8 November 2007
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	apt-get install g++ build-essential		apt-get install g++ build-essential
-		+	Be careful where you build, as you want to make sure you have room for the compilation. /tmp is too small for building.
-	cd /~~tmp~~	+	cd /usr/src

	Download Firefly mediaserver		Download Firefly mediaserver

Goat: /* Installation */

Goat — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 05:21:01 GMT

Installation

← Older revision		Revision as of 05:21, 8 November 2007
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	apt-get install libid3tag0 libid3tag0-dev		apt-get install libid3tag0 libid3tag0-dev

-	apt-get install sqlite libsqlite0-dev	+	apt-get install sqlite libsqlite0 libsqlite0-dev

	apt-get install g++ build-essential		apt-get install g++ build-essential
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	Download Firefly mediaserver		Download Firefly mediaserver
	You will need to check out [[http://nightlies.mt-daapd.org/ the nightlies]] and change the address below to the latest version		You will need to check out [[http://nightlies.mt-daapd.org/ the nightlies]] and change the address below to the latest version
-	<nowiki>wget http://nightlies.mt-daapd.org/dl.php?FILE=mt-daapd-svn-~~1498~~.tar.gz</nowiki>	+	<nowiki>wget http://nightlies.mt-daapd.org/dl.php?FILE=mt-daapd-svn-1696.tar.gz</nowiki>

	Untar and enter folder (replace with whatever latest version is)		Untar and enter folder (replace with whatever latest version is)
-	tar -zxvf mt-daapd-svn-~~1498~~.tar.gz && cd mt-daapd-svn-~~1498~~	+	tar -zxvf mt-daapd-svn-1696.tar.gz && cd mt-daapd-svn-1696