Re: xmcd local database

[Lee Bradshaw <lee@sectionIV.com>]

Thanks Colorado and everyone else,

I had already converted /var/xmcd to group audio after seeing some of
the other suggestions. But I went ahead and installed the new version
since it fixes the directory permissions itself.

The xmcd.deb from slink didn't run xmcdconfig like the one from hamm
did. Is this because it was already installed? Or because all the
dependencies weren't satisfied the first time I tried to install (see
Process: below)?

It's fine after running xmcdconfig, but first time users wouldn't know
to look for that program.

Process:
 download slink xmcd.deb
 attempt to install
 install failed because of unsatisfied lesstifg and cddb dependencies
 download and install lesstifg and cddb
 install xmcd

freefall / $ sudo dpkg -i ~lee/xmcd_2.3-5.deb 
(Reading database ... 38293 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace xmcd 2.3-5 (using /home/lee/xmcd_2.3-5.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement xmcd ...
Update-menus: waiting for dpkg to finish (forking to background)
Update-menus: (checking /var/lib/dpkg/lock)
Setting up xmcd (2.3-5) ...

Configuration file `/etc/xmcd/common.cfg'
 ==> File on system created by you or by a script.
 ==> File also in package provided by package maintainer.
   What would you like to do about it ?  Your options are:
    Y or I  : install the package maintainer's version
    N or O  : keep your currently-installed version
      Z     : background this process to examine the situation
 The default action is to keep your current version.
*** common.cfg (Y/I/N/O/Z) [default=N] ? y
Installing new version of config file /etc/xmcd/common.cfg ...
Installing new version of config file /etc/xmcd/device.cfg ...

freefall / $ xmcd
Fatal: Xmcd configuration error
Cannot open configuration file:
"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xmcd/config/rcd0"


On Tue, Dec 15, 1998 at 08:04:36PM +0100, Conrado Badenas wrote:
> Lee Bradshaw wrote:
> > 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > I just installed xmcd. It is able to query remote databases to find info
> > on the CD's I insert, but it can't save the information.
> > 
> > The about box shows:
> > 
> >   CD Database paths:
> >      /var/xmcd/rock
> >           /var/xmcd/jazz
> >           ...
> >           cddbp://cddb.sonic.net:888
> 
> Install xmcd 2.3 and cddb from slink. Then, your database would be in
> /var/lib/cddb. With "ls -ld /var/lib/cddb" I get:
> 
> drwxrwsr-t  13 root     audio        1024 oct 28 11:32 /var/lib/cddb
> 
> Thus: only users with access to cdrom should pertain to group audio (I
> think).
> 
> -- 
> Conrado Badenas (Assistant Lecturer)

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