MusicPlayerPlus Version 1.0.3 Release 1

Changes in version 1.0.3 release 1 include:

• Add support for Raspberry Pi
• Include mppcava fork of Cava spectrum visualizer in MusicPlayerPlus package
• Check if DISPLAY can be used and if not execute in console mode using tmux
• Configure MPD with user systemd service using configuration in ~/.config/mpd/
• Add Alt-f mpcplus key binding to search music library using fzf
• Additional custom tmux key bindings
• Configure MPD user service in mpcinit, move MPD fifo to user MPD config dir
• Add option to specify alternate spectrum visualizer
• Create terminal profiles in mpcinit
• Add support for tmuxp tmux session manager
• Add tmuxp configuration files in ~/.config/tmuxp/
• Convert mppsplash-tmux and mpcplus-tmux to use tmuxp
• Use gnome-terminal as default rather than xfce4-terminal
• Add fzmp command and fzf dependency
• Add command line option to invoke fzmp
• Add support for fzmp to interactive menu in mpplus
• Add man page for fzmp
• Add mpcplus cheat sheet
• Rename asciijulia to mppjulia to avoid conflict with Asciiville package
• Rename asciiplasma to mppplasma to avoid conflict with Asciiville package
• Rename asciimpplus to mpprocks to avoid conflict with Asciiville package
• Added asciinema dependency

Previous changes in version 1.0.2 include:

• Add alsa_conf command to configure ALSA sound system
• Add management of MPD services through mpplus command
• Disable tmux recording when tmux is disabled
• Improve interactive menu entries
• If -s song argument is provided look for song in MPD music library as well
• Added interactive mode with -i command line option
• Added support for mpplus front-end to mppsplash and mppsplash-tmux
• Add ability to download cover art to mpplus command
• Add option to download_cover_art to specify alternate music directory
• Add -d option to mpplus to download album cover art
• Use MPlayer to play media during ASCIImatics animations
• Use a signal handler in ASCIImatics animations to fade audio and cleanup
• Use a FIFO in ASCIImatics animations to communicate with MPlayer
• Added tmux session integration to mpplus command
• Re-enable visualizer in mpcplus MPD client build
• Cleanup tmux sessions, add ability to kill tmux sessions in mpplus
• Add capability to play audio while displaying ASCIImatics scenes
• Add several ASCIImatics scenes including one during initialization
• Rename mpcava to mpplus
• Integration with asciinema for recording ascii terminal sessions
• Several new commands including:
  • alsa_audio_test
  • asciijulia
  • asciimpplus
  • asciiplasma
  • download_cover_art
  • mpcinit
  • mpcplus-tmux
  • mppsplash
  • mppsplash-tmux
• Added display of client, visualizer, and album cover art in tmux
• Additional terminal support

Installation

Install the package on Debian based systems by executing the command

sudo apt install ./MusicPlayerPlus_1.0.3-1.amd64.deb

or, on a Raspberry Pi:

sudo apt install ./MusicPlayerPlus_1.0.3-1.armhf.deb

Install the package on RPM based systems by executing the command

sudo yum localinstall ./MusicPlayerPlus-1.0.3-1.x86_64.rpm

Configuration

Execute the mpcinit command.

Edit ~/.config/mpd/mpd.conf and set the music_directory.

If you change the music_directory setting in ~/.config/mpd/mpd.conf then re-run mpcinit.

See the MusicPlayerPlus README for additional configuration info.

Removal

Removal of the package on Debian based systems can be accomplished by issuing the command:

sudo apt remove musicplayerplus

Removal of the package on RPM based systems can be accomplished by issuing the command:

sudo yum remove MusicPlayerPlus

MusicPlayerPlus Version 1.0.2 Release 1

Changes in this release include:

• Add alsa_conf command to configure ALSA sound system
• Add management of MPD services through mpplus command
• Disable tmux recording when tmux is disabled
• Improve interactive menu entries
• If -s song argument is provided look for song in MPD music library as well
• Added interactive mode with -i command line option
• Added support for mpplus front-end to mppsplash and mppsplash-tmux
• Add ability to download cover art to mpplus command
• Add option to download_cover_art to specify alternate music directory
• Add -d option to mpplus to download album cover art
• Use MPlayer to play media during ASCIImatics animations
• Use a signal handler in ASCIImatics animations to fade audio and cleanup
• Use a FIFO in ASCIImatics animations to communicate with MPlayer
• Added tmux session integration to mpplus command
• Re-enable visualizer in mpcplus MPD client build
• Cleanup tmux sessions, add ability to kill tmux sessions in mpplus
• Add capability to play audio while displaying ASCIImatics scenes
• Add several ASCIImatics scenes including one during initialization
• Rename mpcava to mpplus
• Integration with asciinema for recording ascii terminal sessions
• Several new commands including:
  • alsa_audio_test
  • asciijulia
  • asciimpplus
  • asciiplasma
  • download_cover_art
  • mpcinit
  • mpcplus-tmux
  • mppsplash
  • mppsplash-tmux
• Added display of client, visualizer, and album cover art in tmux
• Additional terminal support

Installation

Install the package on Debian based systems by executing the command

sudo apt install ./MusicPlayerPlus_1.0.2-1.amd64.deb

Install the package on RPM based systems by executing the command

sudo yum localinstall ./MusicPlayerPlus-1.0.2-1.x86_64.rpm

Configuration

Edit /etc/mpd.conf and set the music_directory.

Execute the mpcinit command.

Execute the mpcplus command and type u to initiate a database update.

See the MusicPlayerPlus README for additional configuration info.

Removal

Removal of the package on Debian based systems can be accomplished by issuing the command:

sudo apt remove musicplayerplus

Removal of the package on RPM based systems can be accomplished by issuing the command:

sudo yum remove MusicPlayerPlus

MusicPlayerPlus Version 1.0.1 Release 3

Changes in this release include:

• Disable tmux recording when tmux is disabled
• Improve interactive menu entries
• If -s song argument is provided look for song in MPD music library as well
• Added interactive mode with -i command line option
• Added support for mpplus front-end to mppsplash and mppsplash-tmux
• Add ability to download cover art to mpplus command
• Add option to download_cover_art to specify alternate music directory
• Add -d option to mpplus to download album cover art

Changes in previous release include:

• Use MPlayer to play media during ASCIImatics animations
• Use a signal handler in ASCIImatics animations to fade audio and cleanup
• Use a FIFO in ASCIImatics animations to communicate with MPlayer
• Added tmux session integration to mpplus command
• Re-enable visualizer in mpcplus MPD client build
• Cleanup tmux sessions, add ability to kill tmux sessions in mpplus
• Add capability to play audio while displaying ASCIImatics scenes
• Add several ASCIImatics scenes including one during initialization
• Rename mpcava to mpplus
• Integration with asciinema for recording ascii terminal sessions
• Several new commands including:
  • alsa_audio_test
  • asciijulia
  • asciimpplus
  • asciiplasma
  • download_cover_art
  • mpcinit
  • mpcplus-tmux
  • mppsplash
  • mppsplash-tmux
• Added display of client, visualizer, and album cover art in tmux
• Additional terminal support

Installation

Install the package on Debian based systems by executing the command

sudo apt install ./MusicPlayerPlus_1.0.1-3.amd64.deb

Install the package on RPM based systems by executing the command

sudo yum localinstall ./MusicPlayerPlus-1.0.1-3.x86_64.rpm

Configuration

Edit /etc/mpd.conf and set the music_directory.

Execute the mpcinit command.

Execute the mpcplus command and type u to initiate a database update.

See the MusicPlayerPlus README for additional configuration info.

Removal

Removal of the package on Debian based systems can be accomplished by issuing the command:

sudo apt remove musicplayerplus

Removal of the package on RPM based systems can be accomplished by issuing the command:

sudo yum remove MusicPlayerPlus

MusicPlayerPlus Version 1.0.1 Release 2

Changes in this release include:

• Use MPlayer to play media during ASCIImatics animations
• Use a signal handler in ASCIImatics animations to fade audio and cleanup
• Use a FIFO in ASCIImatics animations to communicate with MPlayer
• Added tmux session integration to mpplus command
• Re-enable visualizer in mpcplus MPD client build
• Cleanup tmux sessions, add ability to kill tmux sessions in mpplus

Changes in previous release include:

• Add capability to play audio while displaying ASCIImatics scenes
• Add several ASCIImatics scenes including one during initialization
• Rename mpcava to mpplus
• Integration with asciinema for recording ascii terminal sessions
• Several new commands including:
  • alsa_audio_test
  • asciijulia
  • asciimpplus
  • asciiplasma
  • download_cover_art
  • mpcinit
  • mpcplus-tmux
  • mppsplash
  • mppsplash-tmux
• Added display of client, visualizer, and album cover art in tmux
• Additional terminal support

Installation

Install the package on Debian based systems by executing the command

sudo apt install ./MusicPlayerPlus_1.0.1-2.amd64.deb

Install the package on RPM based systems by executing the command

sudo yum localinstall ./MusicPlayerPlus-1.0.1-2.x86_64.rpm

Configuration

Edit /etc/mpd.conf and set the music_directory.

Execute the mpcinit command.

Execute the mpcplus command and type u to initiate a database update.

See the MusicPlayerPlus README for additional configuration info.

Removal

Removal of the package on Debian based systems can be accomplished by issuing the command:

sudo apt remove musicplayerplus

Removal of the package on RPM based systems can be accomplished by issuing the command:

sudo yum remove MusicPlayerPlus

MusicPlayerPlus Version 1.0.1 Release 1

Changes in this release include:

• Add capability to play audio while displaying ASCIImatics scenes
• Add several ASCIImatics scenes including one during initialization
• Rename mpcava to mpplus
• Integration with asciinema for recording ascii terminal sessions
• Several new commands including:
  • alsa_audio_test
  • asciijulia
  • asciimpplus
  • asciiplasma
  • download_cover_art
  • mpcinit
  • mpcplus-tmux
  • mppsplash
  • mppsplash-tmux
• Added display of client, visualizer, and album cover art in tmux
• Additional terminal support

Installation

Install the package on Debian based systems by executing the command

sudo apt install ./MusicPlayerPlus_1.0.1-1.amd64.deb

Install the package on RPM based systems by executing the command

sudo yum localinstall ./MusicPlayerPlus-1.0.1-1.x86_64.rpm

Configuration

Edit /etc/mpd.conf and set the music_directory.

Execute the mpcinit command.

Execute the mpcplus command and type u to initiate a database update.

See the MusicPlayerPlus README for additional configuration info.

Removal

Removal of the package on Debian based systems can be accomplished by issuing the command:

sudo apt remove musicplayerplus

Removal of the package on RPM based systems can be accomplished by issuing the command:

sudo yum remove MusicPlayerPlus

MusicPlayerPlus Version 1.0.0 Release 1

Installation

Install the package on Debian based systems by executing the command

sudo apt install ./MusicPlayerPlus_1.0.0-1.amd64.deb

Install the package on RPM based systems by executing the command

sudo yum localinstall ./MusicPlayerPlus-1.0.0-1.x86_64.rpm

Configuration

Edit /etc/mpd.conf and set the music_directory.

Execute the mpcinit command.

Execute the mpcplus command and type u to initiate a database update.

See the MusicPlayerPlus README for additional configuration info.

Removal

Removal of the package on Debian based systems can be accomplished by issuing the command:

sudo apt remove musicplayerplus

Removal of the package on RPM based systems can be accomplished by issuing the command:

sudo yum remove MusicPlayerPlus