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== Development ==
== Development ==


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.
=== 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.
 
==== 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.
 
=== Specifications ===
 
==== 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.
 
==== 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 ==
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=== Audio / Video ===
=== Audio / Video ===
* XMMS
* 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
* GJay 0.3.2
* MP3 Diags 1.0.11
* EasyMP3Gain 0.5.1
* 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 2.0.1
== Packages not working as expected ==
* QASTools 
 
* SoundConverter
* GJay - installs and runs OK, but scanning silently fails (visible in debug mode) complaining that (all of 4000+) MP3s aren't valid.
* Free Musical Instrument Tuner 0.99
 
* Gnome ALSA mixer 0.9.7
== Still needing work ==
* MythTV+plugins
 
Packages in this section have been installed successfully, but require some scripting work in order to be any use.
 
=== LAMP environment ===
 
=== 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

Development

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.

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.

Specifications

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.

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

Internet

  • Chromium web browser (from Squeeze)
  • Iceweasel web browser (10.0.6)
  • Icedove e-mail client (10.0.6)

Office

  • AbiWord
  • LibreOffice

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.

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.

Still needing work

Packages in this section have been installed successfully, but require some scripting work in order to be any use.

LAMP environment

MythTV 0.24 (from stable)

The version from "testing" depends on a newer verson of libpulse0