How to install mpd and ncmpcpp on any ArcoLinux desktop
Mpd is a music player daemon and ncmpcpp is a music client. The client ncmpcpp runs in a terminal and connects to the daemon or server side to get the music. We start with reading the arch wiki of MPD and the arch wiki of NCMPCPP to get a general overview...
How to make sure you can play videos from youtube and videos from netflix on vivaldi or other browsers
You need to remember two names widevine ffmpeg codecs Then you figure out where to get the packages from<. You can always find them on AUR. But in our case we can install them from our ArcoLinux repository. In the video we discover that other browsers have similar...
Overview of pulseaudio volume control or pavucontrol – showcase music players and tips
Use a symbolic link to your music libraryPavucontrol or Pulseaudio Volume Control is a word to remember. Scan/read through the arch wiki. The focus of the video is pavucontrol. Pavucontrol stands for Pulse Audio Volume Control. We need to set the channels just right...
How to autoconnect your bluetooth headset to ArcoLinux – any desktop
All the information you will need is available - always google for arch wiki or arch linux and then your issue We googled for arch linux wireless headset https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Bluetooth_headset Then we just read and see what we like or need. Then I...
How to safeguard videos from youtube
We used this link from youtube to do our testing with the application youtube-dl. Here is the list of all the websites this application supports NOT JUST YOUTUBE! We analyze the code in the terminal with youtube-dl --help. Audio + Video youtube-dl -f...
Change the design of ncmpcpp – red and white look
GET THIS RED AND WHITE LOOK for NCMPCPP Changing the configuration file of any application can be fun but also challenging. What to change and what not? It is an exercise that is done on a trial and error base. I often change 1 element to red and then see what...
Technical information about mpd and ncmpcpp – installation script explained
Open up the following resources. https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Music_Player_Daemon https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ncmpcpp We have downloaded one of the githubs of ArchMergeD to find the installation script of mpd and ncmpcpp. git clone...
How to add an external music library to mpd and ncmpcpp
Great tip for all SSD users. Mpd can understand a symbolic link to your external harddisk. That means we do not have to copy/paste your complete music library to the ssd. Buy yourself an external harddisk with >1TB and put your collection on there. GUI way Right...