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author | Timothy Pearson <kb9vqf@pearsoncomputing.net> | 2011-08-03 14:44:58 -0500 |
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committer | Timothy Pearson <kb9vqf@pearsoncomputing.net> | 2011-08-03 14:44:58 -0500 |
commit | 0cc79c34f5e9be7eced52b0565e8e79acfa5f4e6 (patch) | |
tree | c0d0d652fef20159e78fa20b2567661bd7db8e41 /debian/lenny/dependencies/arts/debian/README.Debian | |
parent | 6b027437fd51e7874aaffed9e395ddf7913c3ab4 (diff) | |
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Add initial Debian Lenny/Squeeze packaging as well as symlink Lucid to Maverick
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diff --git a/debian/lenny/dependencies/arts/debian/README.Debian b/debian/lenny/dependencies/arts/debian/README.Debian new file mode 100644 index 000000000..0f71977d0 --- /dev/null +++ b/debian/lenny/dependencies/arts/debian/README.Debian @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +aRts for Debian ships without the SUID bit set on artswrapper, thus +preventing the aRts daemon from running with realtime scheduling +priority, a feature which helps prevent audio skips and jumps. + +This restriction is in place due to aRts' unfortunate tendency to +lock the system on exit, when run with realtime priority on systems +with a 2.4 series kernel. + +NB: The aKode library, used in conjunction with aRts, dramatically +improves aRts' CPU usage and helps to maintain uninterrupted +playback, often making realtime scheduling unnecessary. To make use +of aKode, simply "apt-get install libarts1-akode". + +Users running other kernels, or simply willing to risk it, can set +SUID on artswrapper, thus enabling the possibility of realtime +scheduling, by running, as root: + +dpkg-statoverride --add --update root root 4755 /usr/bin/artswrapper + +If this causes problems, the default permissions can be restored by +running, as root: + +dpkg-statoverride --remove /usr/bin/artswrapper +chmod 0755 /usr/bin/artswrapper + + -- Christopher Martin <chrsmrtn@debian.org> Mon, 6 Dec 2004 12:26:16 -0500 |