Petter Reinholdtsen: Web browser integration of VLC with Bittorrent support

Bittorrent is as far as I know, currently the most efficient way to +distribute content on the Internet. It is used all by all sorts of +content providers, from national TV stations like +NRK, Linux distributors like +Debian and +Ubuntu, and of course the +Internet archive. + +

Almost a month ago +a new +package adding Bittorrent support to VLC became available in +Debian testing and unstable. To test it, simply install it like +this:

+ +

+apt install vlc-plugin-bittorrent
+

+ +

Since the plugin was made available for the first time in Debian, +several improvements have been made to it. In version 2.2-4, now +available in both testing and unstable, a desktop file is provided to +teach browsers to start VLC when the user click on torrent files or +magnet links. The last part is thanks to me finally understanding +what the strange x-scheme-handler style MIME types in desktop files +are used for. By adding x-scheme-handler/magnet to the MimeType entry +in the desktop file, at least the browsers Firefox and Chromium will +suggest to start VLC when selecting a magnet URI on a web page. The +end result is that now, with the plugin installed in Buster og Sid, +one can visit any +Internet +Archive page with movies using a web browser and click on the +torrent link to start streaming the movie.

+ +

Note, there is still some misfeatures in the plugin. One is the +fact that it will hang and +block VLC +from exiting until the torrent streaming starts. Another is the +fact that it +will pick +and play a random file in a multi file torrent. This is not +always the video file you want. Combined with the first it can be a +bit hard to get the video streaming going. But when it work, it seem +to do a good job.

+ +

For the Debian packaging, I would love to find a good way to test +if the plugin work with VLC using autopkgtest. I tried, but do not +know enough of the inner workings of VLC to get it working. For now +the autopkgtest script is only checking if the .so file was +successfully loaded by VLC. If you have any suggestions, please +submit a patch to the Debian bug tracking system.

+ +

As usual, if you use Bitcoin and want to show your support of my +activities, please send Bitcoin donations to my address +15oWEoG9dUPovwmUL9KWAnYRtNJEkP1u1b.

+ + + Tags: english, verkidetfri, video. + + +

Release 0.2 of free software archive system Nikita announced

18th October 2018

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Sharing images with friends and family using RSS and EXIF/XMP metadata

31st July 2018

For a while now, I have looked for a sensible way to share images -with my family using a self hosted solution, as it is unacceptable to -place images from my personal life under the control of strangers -working for data hoarders like Google or Dropbox. The last few days I -have drafted an approach that might work out, and I would like to -share it with you. I would like to publish images on a server under -my control, and point some Internet connected display units using some -free and open standard to the images I published. As my primary -language is not limited to ASCII, I need to store metadata using -UTF-8. Many years ago, I hoped to find a digital photo frame capable -of reading a RSS feed with image references (aka using the -<enclosure> RSS tag), but was unable to find a current supplier -of such frames. In the end I gave up that approach.

- -

Some months ago, I discovered that -XScreensaver is able to -read images from a RSS feed, and used it to set up a screen saver on -my home info screen, showing images from the Daily images feed from -NASA. This proved to work well. More recently I discovered that -Kodi (both using -OpenELEC and -LibreELEC) provide the -Feedreader -screen saver capable of reading a RSS feed with images and news. For -fun, I used it this summer to test Kodi on my parents TV by hooking up -a Raspberry PI unit with LibreELEC, and wanted to provide them with a -screen saver showing selected pictures from my selection.

- -

Armed with motivation and a test photo frame, I set out to generate -a RSS feed for the Kodi instance. I adjusted my Freedombox instance, created -/var/www/html/privatepictures/, wrote a small Perl script to extract -title and description metadata from the photo files and generate the -RSS file. I ended up using Perl instead of python, as the -libimage-exiftool-perl Debian package seemed to handle the EXIF/XMP -tags I ended up using, while python3-exif did not. The relevant EXIF -tags only support ASCII, so I had to find better alternatives. XMP -seem to have the support I need.

- -

I am a bit unsure which EXIF/XMP tags to use, as I would like to -use tags that can be easily added/updated using normal free software -photo managing software. I ended up using the tags set using this -exiftool command, as these tags can also be set using digiKam:

- -

-exiftool -headline='The RSS image title' \
-  -description='The RSS image description.' \
-  -subject+=for-family photo.jpeg
-

- -

I initially tried the "-title" and "keyword" tags, but they were -invisible in digiKam, so I changed to "-headline" and "-subject". I -use the keyword/subject 'for-family' to flag that the photo should be -shared with my family. Images with this keyword set are located and -copied into my Freedombox for the RSS generating script to find.

- -

Are there better ways to do this? Get in touch if you have better -suggestions.

- -

As usual, if you use Bitcoin and want to show your support of my -activities, please send Bitcoin donations to my address -15oWEoG9dUPovwmUL9KWAnYRtNJEkP1u1b.

- - - Tags: debian, english. - - -

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diff --git a/blog/index.rss b/blog/index.rss index d326ab721f..317126122a 100644 --- a/blog/index.rss +++ b/blog/index.rss @@ -6,6 +6,68 @@ http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/ + + Web browser integration of VLC with Bittorrent support + http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Web_browser_integration_of_VLC_with_Bittorrent_support.html + http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Web_browser_integration_of_VLC_with_Bittorrent_support.html + Sun, 21 Oct 2018 09:50:00 +0200 + Bittorrent is as far as I know, currently the most efficient way to +distribute content on the Internet. It is used all by all sorts of +content providers, from national TV stations like +<a href="https://www.nrk.no/">NRK</a>, Linux distributors like +<a href="https://www.debian.org/">Debian</a> and +<a href="https://www.ubuntu.com/">Ubuntu</a>, and of course the +<a href="https://archive.org/">Internet archive</A>. + +Almost a month ago +<a href="https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/vlc-plugin-bittorrent">a new +package adding Bittorrent support to VLC</a> became available in +Debian testing and unstable. To test it, simply install it like +this: + +<pre> +apt install vlc-plugin-bittorrent +</pre> + +Since the plugin was made available for the first time in Debian, +several improvements have been made to it. In version 2.2-4, now +available in both testing and unstable, a desktop file is provided to +teach browsers to start VLC when the user click on torrent files or +magnet links. The last part is thanks to me finally understanding +what the strange x-scheme-handler style MIME types in desktop files +are used for. By adding x-scheme-handler/magnet to the MimeType entry +in the desktop file, at least the browsers Firefox and Chromium will +suggest to start VLC when selecting a magnet URI on a web page. The +end result is that now, with the plugin installed in Buster og Sid, +one can visit any +<a href="https://archive.org/details/CopyingIsNotTheft1080p">Internet +Archive page with movies</a> using a web browser and click on the +torrent link to start streaming the movie. + +Note, there is still some misfeatures in the plugin. One is the +fact that it will hang and +<a href="https://github.com/johang/vlc-bittorrent/issues/13">block VLC +from exiting until the torrent streaming starts</a>. Another is the +fact that it +<a href="https://github.com/johang/vlc-bittorrent/issues/9">will pick +and play a random file in a multi file torrent</a>. This is not +always the video file you want. Combined with the first it can be a +bit hard to get the video streaming going. But when it work, it seem +to do a good job. + +For the Debian packaging, I would love to find a good way to test +if the plugin work with VLC using autopkgtest. I tried, but do not +know enough of the inner workings of VLC to get it working. For now +the autopkgtest script is only checking if the .so file was +successfully loaded by VLC. If you have any suggestions, please +submit a patch to the Debian bug tracking system. + +As usual, if you use Bitcoin and want to show your support of my +activities, please send Bitcoin donations to my address +<a href="bitcoin:15oWEoG9dUPovwmUL9KWAnYRtNJEkP1u1b">15oWEoG9dUPovwmUL9KWAnYRtNJEkP1u1b</a>. + + + Release 0.2 of free software archive system Nikita announced http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Release_0_2_of_free_software_archive_system_Nikita_announced.html @@ -583,76 +645,6 @@ Is there an alternative? I'm not interested in giving money to people requiring me to accept "privacy terms" to allow myself to measure my own health. -As usual, if you use Bitcoin and want to show your support of my -activities, please send Bitcoin donations to my address -<a href="bitcoin:15oWEoG9dUPovwmUL9KWAnYRtNJEkP1u1b">15oWEoG9dUPovwmUL9KWAnYRtNJEkP1u1b</a>. - - - - - Sharing images with friends and family using RSS and EXIF/XMP metadata - http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Sharing_images_with_friends_and_family_using_RSS_and_EXIF_XMP_metadata.html - http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Sharing_images_with_friends_and_family_using_RSS_and_EXIF_XMP_metadata.html - Tue, 31 Jul 2018 23:30:00 +0200 - For a while now, I have looked for a sensible way to share images -with my family using a self hosted solution, as it is unacceptable to -place images from my personal life under the control of strangers -working for data hoarders like Google or Dropbox. The last few days I -have drafted an approach that might work out, and I would like to -share it with you. I would like to publish images on a server under -my control, and point some Internet connected display units using some -free and open standard to the images I published. As my primary -language is not limited to ASCII, I need to store metadata using -UTF-8. Many years ago, I hoped to find a digital photo frame capable -of reading a RSS feed with image references (aka using the -<enclosure> RSS tag), but was unable to find a current supplier -of such frames. In the end I gave up that approach. - -Some months ago, I discovered that -<a href="https://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/">XScreensaver</a> is able to -read images from a RSS feed, and used it to set up a screen saver on -my home info screen, showing images from the Daily images feed from -NASA. This proved to work well. More recently I discovered that -<a href="https://kodi.tv">Kodi</a> (both using -<a href="https://www.openelec.tv/">OpenELEC</a> and -<a href="https://libreelec.tv">LibreELEC</a>) provide the -<a href="https://github.com/grinsted/script.screensaver.feedreader">Feedreader</a> -screen saver capable of reading a RSS feed with images and news. For -fun, I used it this summer to test Kodi on my parents TV by hooking up -a Raspberry PI unit with LibreELEC, and wanted to provide them with a -screen saver showing selected pictures from my selection. - -Armed with motivation and a test photo frame, I set out to generate -a RSS feed for the Kodi instance. I adjusted my <a -href="https://freedombox.org/">Freedombox</a> instance, created -/var/www/html/privatepictures/, wrote a small Perl script to extract -title and description metadata from the photo files and generate the -RSS file. I ended up using Perl instead of python, as the -libimage-exiftool-perl Debian package seemed to handle the EXIF/XMP -tags I ended up using, while python3-exif did not. The relevant EXIF -tags only support ASCII, so I had to find better alternatives. XMP -seem to have the support I need. - -I am a bit unsure which EXIF/XMP tags to use, as I would like to -use tags that can be easily added/updated using normal free software -photo managing software. I ended up using the tags set using this -exiftool command, as these tags can also be set using digiKam: - -<blockquote><pre> -exiftool -headline='The RSS image title' \ - -description='The RSS image description.' \ - -subject+=for-family photo.jpeg -</pre></blockquote> - -I initially tried the "-title" and "keyword" tags, but they were -invisible in digiKam, so I changed to "-headline" and "-subject". I -use the keyword/subject 'for-family' to flag that the photo should be -shared with my family. Images with this keyword set are located and -copied into my Freedombox for the RSS generating script to find. - -Are there better ways to do this? Get in touch if you have better -suggestions. - As usual, if you use Bitcoin and want to show your support of my activities, please send Bitcoin donations to my address <a href="bitcoin:15oWEoG9dUPovwmUL9KWAnYRtNJEkP1u1b">15oWEoG9dUPovwmUL9KWAnYRtNJEkP1u1b</a>. diff --git a/blog/jXplorer__a_very_nice_LDAP_GUI.html b/blog/jXplorer__a_very_nice_LDAP_GUI.html index 6699ef5461..f489641160 100644 --- a/blog/jXplorer__a_very_nice_LDAP_GUI.html +++ b/blog/jXplorer__a_very_nice_LDAP_GUI.html @@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ and remove the failing query. Nothing big, but very annoying.

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diff --git a/blog/tags/english/english.rss b/blog/tags/english/english.rss index 1c53cb497b..116bcd04bf 100644 --- a/blog/tags/english/english.rss +++ b/blog/tags/english/english.rss @@ -6,6 +6,68 @@ http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/ + + Web browser integration of VLC with Bittorrent support + http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Web_browser_integration_of_VLC_with_Bittorrent_support.html + http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Web_browser_integration_of_VLC_with_Bittorrent_support.html + Sun, 21 Oct 2018 09:50:00 +0200 + Bittorrent is as far as I know, currently the most efficient way to +distribute content on the Internet. It is used all by all sorts of +content providers, from national TV stations like +<a href="https://www.nrk.no/">NRK</a>, Linux distributors like +<a href="https://www.debian.org/">Debian</a> and +<a href="https://www.ubuntu.com/">Ubuntu</a>, and of course the +<a href="https://archive.org/">Internet archive</A>. + +Almost a month ago +<a href="https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/vlc-plugin-bittorrent">a new +package adding Bittorrent support to VLC</a> became available in +Debian testing and unstable. To test it, simply install it like +this: + +<pre> +apt install vlc-plugin-bittorrent +</pre> + +Since the plugin was made available for the first time in Debian, +several improvements have been made to it. In version 2.2-4, now +available in both testing and unstable, a desktop file is provided to +teach browsers to start VLC when the user click on torrent files or +magnet links. The last part is thanks to me finally understanding +what the strange x-scheme-handler style MIME types in desktop files +are used for. By adding x-scheme-handler/magnet to the MimeType entry +in the desktop file, at least the browsers Firefox and Chromium will +suggest to start VLC when selecting a magnet URI on a web page. The +end result is that now, with the plugin installed in Buster og Sid, +one can visit any +<a href="https://archive.org/details/CopyingIsNotTheft1080p">Internet +Archive page with movies</a> using a web browser and click on the +torrent link to start streaming the movie. + +Note, there is still some misfeatures in the plugin. One is the +fact that it will hang and +<a href="https://github.com/johang/vlc-bittorrent/issues/13">block VLC +from exiting until the torrent streaming starts</a>. Another is the +fact that it +<a href="https://github.com/johang/vlc-bittorrent/issues/9">will pick +and play a random file in a multi file torrent</a>. This is not +always the video file you want. Combined with the first it can be a +bit hard to get the video streaming going. But when it work, it seem +to do a good job. + +For the Debian packaging, I would love to find a good way to test +if the plugin work with VLC using autopkgtest. I tried, but do not +know enough of the inner workings of VLC to get it working. For now +the autopkgtest script is only checking if the .so file was +successfully loaded by VLC. If you have any suggestions, please +submit a patch to the Debian bug tracking system. + +As usual, if you use Bitcoin and want to show your support of my +activities, please send Bitcoin donations to my address +<a href="bitcoin:15oWEoG9dUPovwmUL9KWAnYRtNJEkP1u1b">15oWEoG9dUPovwmUL9KWAnYRtNJEkP1u1b</a>. + + + Release 0.2 of free software archive system Nikita announced http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Release_0_2_of_free_software_archive_system_Nikita_announced.html diff --git a/blog/tags/english/index.html b/blog/tags/english/index.html index 387eb27a4d..40c8c59ca2 100644 --- a/blog/tags/english/index.html +++ b/blog/tags/english/index.html @@ -20,6 +20,80 @@

Entries tagged "english".

+ Web browser integration of VLC with Bittorrent support +

+ 21st October 2018 +

Almost a month ago +a new +package adding Bittorrent support to VLC became available in +Debian testing and unstable. To test it, simply install it like +this:

+ +

+apt install vlc-plugin-bittorrent
+

+ +

As usual, if you use Bitcoin and want to show your support of my +activities, please send Bitcoin donations to my address +15oWEoG9dUPovwmUL9KWAnYRtNJEkP1u1b.

+ +

+ + + Tags: english, verkidetfri, video. + + +

Release 0.2 of free software archive system Nikita announced @@ -31590,7 +31664,7 @@ be the only one fitting our needs. :/

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diff --git a/blog/tags/fiksgatami/index.html b/blog/tags/fiksgatami/index.html index 256ce96d41..ab017b234d 100644 --- a/blog/tags/fiksgatami/index.html +++ b/blog/tags/fiksgatami/index.html @@ -1356,7 +1356,7 @@ med dem. Dette blir bra.

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diff --git a/blog/tags/fildeling/index.html b/blog/tags/fildeling/index.html index 6f7769ed11..9795020537 100644 --- a/blog/tags/fildeling/index.html +++ b/blog/tags/fildeling/index.html @@ -1058,7 +1058,7 @@ og fildeling av slike filer er fullt ut lovlig.

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diff --git a/blog/tags/freeculture/index.html b/blog/tags/freeculture/index.html index 940b92fd1a..adacd90681 100644 --- a/blog/tags/freeculture/index.html +++ b/blog/tags/freeculture/index.html @@ -2679,7 +2679,7 @@ slik at du kan oppdatere direkte.

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diff --git a/blog/tags/freedombox/index.html b/blog/tags/freedombox/index.html index 09da24fea4..82564d9505 100644 --- a/blog/tags/freedombox/index.html +++ b/blog/tags/freedombox/index.html @@ -950,7 +950,7 @@ default password is 'secret'.

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diff --git a/blog/tags/frikanalen/index.html b/blog/tags/frikanalen/index.html index 5357f6af20..f09e59665c 100644 --- a/blog/tags/frikanalen/index.html +++ b/blog/tags/frikanalen/index.html @@ -1436,7 +1436,7 @@ NUUG lykkes med Ã¥ fÃ¥ ut sine opptak med like stor suksess.

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diff --git a/blog/tags/h264/index.html b/blog/tags/h264/index.html index fbb8c54be6..510b9cdd23 100644 --- a/blog/tags/h264/index.html +++ b/blog/tags/h264/index.html @@ -2522,7 +2522,7 @@ sure hope it was using the announced Ogg Theora support. :)

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@@ -2917,9 +2917,9 @@ sure hope it was using the announced Ogg Theora support. :)

diff --git a/blog/tags/intervju/index.html b/blog/tags/intervju/index.html index 84f3546601..d7c90ac3bb 100644 --- a/blog/tags/intervju/index.html +++ b/blog/tags/intervju/index.html @@ -5144,7 +5144,7 @@ veldig bra utvalg av gratis spill som er av hÃ¸y kvalitet. Veldig lett

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@@ -5539,9 +5539,9 @@ veldig bra utvalg av gratis spill som er av hÃ¸y kvalitet. Veldig lett

diff --git a/blog/tags/isenkram/index.html b/blog/tags/isenkram/index.html index 0c01953620..7331407f5e 100644 --- a/blog/tags/isenkram/index.html +++ b/blog/tags/isenkram/index.html @@ -1732,7 +1732,7 @@ please send me an email. :)

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diff --git a/blog/tags/kart/index.html b/blog/tags/kart/index.html index eb1d72adc1..26417a2331 100644 --- a/blog/tags/kart/index.html +++ b/blog/tags/kart/index.html @@ -1597,7 +1597,7 @@ det viser at behovet for fribruks-sjÃ¸kart er til stedet.

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@@ -1992,9 +1992,9 @@ det viser at behovet for fribruks-sjÃ¸kart er til stedet.

diff --git a/blog/tags/kodi/index.html b/blog/tags/kodi/index.html index 250b41f56a..0cf70f2d68 100644 --- a/blog/tags/kodi/index.html +++ b/blog/tags/kodi/index.html @@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ activities, please send Bitcoin donations to my address

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diff --git a/blog/tags/ldap/index.html b/blog/tags/ldap/index.html index b845b925dd..86066635af 100644 --- a/blog/tags/ldap/index.html +++ b/blog/tags/ldap/index.html @@ -1066,7 +1066,7 @@ new IETF work group?

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diff --git a/blog/tags/lego/index.html b/blog/tags/lego/index.html index 6c80fbee33..73a7438494 100644 --- a/blog/tags/lego/index.html +++ b/blog/tags/lego/index.html @@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ including links to Lego related packages is now available.

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diff --git a/blog/tags/lenker/index.html b/blog/tags/lenker/index.html index c56ad08a43..8b5909cde3 100644 --- a/blog/tags/lenker/index.html +++ b/blog/tags/lenker/index.html @@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ Word 2007 hÃ¥ndterer ODF dÃ¥rlig

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diff --git a/blog/tags/lsdvd/index.html b/blog/tags/lsdvd/index.html index cf5d89ae7a..f9abfd0b32 100644 --- a/blog/tags/lsdvd/index.html +++ b/blog/tags/lsdvd/index.html @@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ list. :)

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diff --git a/blog/tags/ltsp/index.html b/blog/tags/ltsp/index.html index 34a03b3128..0abf1755e0 100644 --- a/blog/tags/ltsp/index.html +++ b/blog/tags/ltsp/index.html @@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ of these cards.

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diff --git a/blog/tags/mesh network/index.html b/blog/tags/mesh network/index.html index 358d82d4ca..0a3e9e629d 100644 --- a/blog/tags/mesh network/index.html +++ b/blog/tags/mesh network/index.html @@ -731,7 +731,7 @@ mesh system.

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diff --git a/blog/tags/multimedia/index.html b/blog/tags/multimedia/index.html index f587d27e38..7d937fbc23 100644 --- a/blog/tags/multimedia/index.html +++ b/blog/tags/multimedia/index.html @@ -3461,7 +3461,7 @@ be the only one fitting our needs. :/

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diff --git a/blog/tags/nice free software/index.html b/blog/tags/nice free software/index.html index 3aa4d29528..2a9d9ec503 100644 --- a/blog/tags/nice free software/index.html +++ b/blog/tags/nice free software/index.html @@ -1147,7 +1147,7 @@ section.

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diff --git a/blog/tags/norsk/index.html b/blog/tags/norsk/index.html index f26effc190..873c0ad7fd 100644 --- a/blog/tags/norsk/index.html +++ b/blog/tags/norsk/index.html @@ -26970,7 +26970,7 @@ forsÃ¸k.

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diff --git a/blog/tags/nuug/index.html b/blog/tags/nuug/index.html index 608746a46b..03c99a6d54 100644 --- a/blog/tags/nuug/index.html +++ b/blog/tags/nuug/index.html @@ -13986,7 +13986,7 @@ hÃ¥per det ikke gÃ¥r tapt pÃ¥ samme vis.

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diff --git a/blog/tags/offentlig innsyn/index.html b/blog/tags/offentlig innsyn/index.html index 9bcf538f62..c0b5d91cfb 100644 --- a/blog/tags/offentlig innsyn/index.html +++ b/blog/tags/offentlig innsyn/index.html @@ -4029,7 +4029,7 @@ til Ã¥ levere hver uke. Har ikke undersÃ¸kt noen av de andre.

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diff --git a/blog/tags/open311/index.html b/blog/tags/open311/index.html index 78ae31e70a..0644803416 100644 --- a/blog/tags/open311/index.html +++ b/blog/tags/open311/index.html @@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ work like the free software project communities I am used to.

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diff --git a/blog/tags/opphavsrett/index.html b/blog/tags/opphavsrett/index.html index fcffa36af4..115cc1fe09 100644 --- a/blog/tags/opphavsrett/index.html +++ b/blog/tags/opphavsrett/index.html @@ -8592,7 +8592,7 @@ database.

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diff --git a/blog/tags/personvern/index.html b/blog/tags/personvern/index.html index c2793e3cda..9db723f743 100644 --- a/blog/tags/personvern/index.html +++ b/blog/tags/personvern/index.html @@ -10099,7 +10099,7 @@ kontanter for noen dager siden.

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diff --git a/blog/tags/raid/index.html b/blog/tags/raid/index.html index ce6c7809bc..92279cc0b2 100644 --- a/blog/tags/raid/index.html +++ b/blog/tags/raid/index.html @@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ disk(s) is failing when the RAID is running short on disks.

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diff --git a/blog/tags/reactos/index.html b/blog/tags/reactos/index.html index efe5d0c015..586fe4a393 100644 --- a/blog/tags/reactos/index.html +++ b/blog/tags/reactos/index.html @@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ image.

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diff --git a/blog/tags/reprap/index.html b/blog/tags/reprap/index.html index af1ab71114..b276914fe9 100644 --- a/blog/tags/reprap/index.html +++ b/blog/tags/reprap/index.html @@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ hÃ¥per det ikke gÃ¥r tapt pÃ¥ samme vis.

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diff --git a/blog/tags/rfid/index.html b/blog/tags/rfid/index.html index cfed592092..5fd78d8bf0 100644 --- a/blog/tags/rfid/index.html +++ b/blog/tags/rfid/index.html @@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ mer om de nye biometriske passene.

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diff --git a/blog/tags/robot/index.html b/blog/tags/robot/index.html index 702c0a694a..22c4e6dad0 100644 --- a/blog/tags/robot/index.html +++ b/blog/tags/robot/index.html @@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ firmwaren. :)

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diff --git a/blog/tags/scraperwiki/index.html b/blog/tags/scraperwiki/index.html index a98bb95c30..a1f024705a 100644 --- a/blog/tags/scraperwiki/index.html +++ b/blog/tags/scraperwiki/index.html @@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ av Ã¥ dele informasjon med andre uten bruksbegresninger.

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diff --git a/blog/tags/sikkerhet/index.html b/blog/tags/sikkerhet/index.html index fa72d6e74a..7825681c3f 100644 --- a/blog/tags/sikkerhet/index.html +++ b/blog/tags/sikkerhet/index.html @@ -4481,7 +4481,7 @@ betydelige.

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diff --git a/blog/tags/skepsis/index.html b/blog/tags/skepsis/index.html index 1fe8f06fa1..ac81b887a8 100644 --- a/blog/tags/skepsis/index.html +++ b/blog/tags/skepsis/index.html @@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ skyskrapere. Takke meg til en tur til mÃ¥nen.

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diff --git a/blog/tags/standard/index.html b/blog/tags/standard/index.html index 7787ee4096..14c2d982e4 100644 --- a/blog/tags/standard/index.html +++ b/blog/tags/standard/index.html @@ -5150,7 +5150,7 @@ Kjenner kun til ufullstendige lÃ¸sninger for slikt.

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diff --git a/blog/tags/stavekontroll/index.html b/blog/tags/stavekontroll/index.html index 02fcefe13d..25b64e66ae 100644 --- a/blog/tags/stavekontroll/index.html +++ b/blog/tags/stavekontroll/index.html @@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ stavekontrollen.

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diff --git a/blog/tags/stortinget/index.html b/blog/tags/stortinget/index.html index 3f3467a377..02d657bdff 100644 --- a/blog/tags/stortinget/index.html +++ b/blog/tags/stortinget/index.html @@ -1161,7 +1161,7 @@ at vi i NUUG har fÃ¥tt operativ en norsk utgave av

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diff --git a/blog/tags/surveillance/index.html b/blog/tags/surveillance/index.html index c4c1f6de89..dd01a42a98 100644 --- a/blog/tags/surveillance/index.html +++ b/blog/tags/surveillance/index.html @@ -5027,7 +5027,7 @@ automatisk over i spesialkartet.

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Entries tagged "verkidetfri".

+ Web browser integration of VLC with Bittorrent support +

+ 21st October 2018 +

Almost a month ago +a new +package adding Bittorrent support to VLC became available in +Debian testing and unstable. To test it, simply install it like +this:

+ +

+apt install vlc-plugin-bittorrent
+

+ +

As usual, if you use Bitcoin and want to show your support of my +activities, please send Bitcoin donations to my address +15oWEoG9dUPovwmUL9KWAnYRtNJEkP1u1b.

+ +

+ + + Tags: english, verkidetfri, video. + + +

VLC in Debian now can do bittorrent streaming @@ -3112,7 +3186,7 @@ would like to tax copyrighted work values if they could.

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diff --git a/blog/tags/verkidetfri/verkidetfri.rss b/blog/tags/verkidetfri/verkidetfri.rss index e2a99d6357..e6723d7bbf 100644 --- a/blog/tags/verkidetfri/verkidetfri.rss +++ b/blog/tags/verkidetfri/verkidetfri.rss @@ -6,6 +6,68 @@ http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/ + + Web browser integration of VLC with Bittorrent support + http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Web_browser_integration_of_VLC_with_Bittorrent_support.html + http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Web_browser_integration_of_VLC_with_Bittorrent_support.html + Sun, 21 Oct 2018 09:50:00 +0200 + Bittorrent is as far as I know, currently the most efficient way to +distribute content on the Internet. It is used all by all sorts of +content providers, from national TV stations like +<a href="https://www.nrk.no/">NRK</a>, Linux distributors like +<a href="https://www.debian.org/">Debian</a> and +<a href="https://www.ubuntu.com/">Ubuntu</a>, and of course the +<a href="https://archive.org/">Internet archive</A>. + +Almost a month ago +<a href="https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/vlc-plugin-bittorrent">a new +package adding Bittorrent support to VLC</a> became available in +Debian testing and unstable. To test it, simply install it like +this: + +<pre> +apt install vlc-plugin-bittorrent +</pre> + +Since the plugin was made available for the first time in Debian, +several improvements have been made to it. In version 2.2-4, now +available in both testing and unstable, a desktop file is provided to +teach browsers to start VLC when the user click on torrent files or +magnet links. The last part is thanks to me finally understanding +what the strange x-scheme-handler style MIME types in desktop files +are used for. By adding x-scheme-handler/magnet to the MimeType entry +in the desktop file, at least the browsers Firefox and Chromium will +suggest to start VLC when selecting a magnet URI on a web page. The +end result is that now, with the plugin installed in Buster og Sid, +one can visit any +<a href="https://archive.org/details/CopyingIsNotTheft1080p">Internet +Archive page with movies</a> using a web browser and click on the +torrent link to start streaming the movie. + +Note, there is still some misfeatures in the plugin. One is the +fact that it will hang and +<a href="https://github.com/johang/vlc-bittorrent/issues/13">block VLC +from exiting until the torrent streaming starts</a>. Another is the +fact that it +<a href="https://github.com/johang/vlc-bittorrent/issues/9">will pick +and play a random file in a multi file torrent</a>. This is not +always the video file you want. Combined with the first it can be a +bit hard to get the video streaming going. But when it work, it seem +to do a good job. + +For the Debian packaging, I would love to find a good way to test +if the plugin work with VLC using autopkgtest. I tried, but do not +know enough of the inner workings of VLC to get it working. For now +the autopkgtest script is only checking if the .so file was +successfully loaded by VLC. If you have any suggestions, please +submit a patch to the Debian bug tracking system. + +As usual, if you use Bitcoin and want to show your support of my +activities, please send Bitcoin donations to my address +<a href="bitcoin:15oWEoG9dUPovwmUL9KWAnYRtNJEkP1u1b">15oWEoG9dUPovwmUL9KWAnYRtNJEkP1u1b</a>. + + + VLC in Debian now can do bittorrent streaming http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/VLC_in_Debian_now_can_do_bittorrent_streaming.html diff --git a/blog/tags/video/index.html b/blog/tags/video/index.html index b58a460b49..123fff306c 100644 --- a/blog/tags/video/index.html +++ b/blog/tags/video/index.html @@ -20,6 +20,80 @@

Entries tagged "video".

+ Web browser integration of VLC with Bittorrent support +

+ 21st October 2018 +

Almost a month ago +a new +package adding Bittorrent support to VLC became available in +Debian testing and unstable. To test it, simply install it like +this:

+ +

+apt install vlc-plugin-bittorrent
+

+ +

As usual, if you use Bitcoin and want to show your support of my +activities, please send Bitcoin donations to my address +15oWEoG9dUPovwmUL9KWAnYRtNJEkP1u1b.

+ +

+ + + Tags: english, verkidetfri, video. + + +

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diff --git a/blog/tags/video/video.rss b/blog/tags/video/video.rss index ba35eadd68..343c761ccd 100644 --- a/blog/tags/video/video.rss +++ b/blog/tags/video/video.rss @@ -6,6 +6,68 @@ http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/ + + Web browser integration of VLC with Bittorrent support + http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Web_browser_integration_of_VLC_with_Bittorrent_support.html + http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Web_browser_integration_of_VLC_with_Bittorrent_support.html + Sun, 21 Oct 2018 09:50:00 +0200 + Bittorrent is as far as I know, currently the most efficient way to +distribute content on the Internet. It is used all by all sorts of +content providers, from national TV stations like +<a href="https://www.nrk.no/">NRK</a>, Linux distributors like +<a href="https://www.debian.org/">Debian</a> and +<a href="https://www.ubuntu.com/">Ubuntu</a>, and of course the +<a href="https://archive.org/">Internet archive</A>. + +Almost a month ago +<a href="https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/vlc-plugin-bittorrent">a new +package adding Bittorrent support to VLC</a> became available in +Debian testing and unstable. To test it, simply install it like +this: + +<pre> +apt install vlc-plugin-bittorrent +</pre> + +Since the plugin was made available for the first time in Debian, +several improvements have been made to it. In version 2.2-4, now +available in both testing and unstable, a desktop file is provided to +teach browsers to start VLC when the user click on torrent files or +magnet links. The last part is thanks to me finally understanding +what the strange x-scheme-handler style MIME types in desktop files +are used for. By adding x-scheme-handler/magnet to the MimeType entry +in the desktop file, at least the browsers Firefox and Chromium will +suggest to start VLC when selecting a magnet URI on a web page. The +end result is that now, with the plugin installed in Buster og Sid, +one can visit any +<a href="https://archive.org/details/CopyingIsNotTheft1080p">Internet +Archive page with movies</a> using a web browser and click on the +torrent link to start streaming the movie. + +Note, there is still some misfeatures in the plugin. One is the +fact that it will hang and +<a href="https://github.com/johang/vlc-bittorrent/issues/13">block VLC +from exiting until the torrent streaming starts</a>. Another is the +fact that it +<a href="https://github.com/johang/vlc-bittorrent/issues/9">will pick +and play a random file in a multi file torrent</a>. This is not +always the video file you want. Combined with the first it can be a +bit hard to get the video streaming going. But when it work, it seem +to do a good job. + +For the Debian packaging, I would love to find a good way to test +if the plugin work with VLC using autopkgtest. I tried, but do not +know enough of the inner workings of VLC to get it working. For now +the autopkgtest script is only checking if the .so file was +successfully loaded by VLC. If you have any suggestions, please +submit a patch to the Debian bug tracking system. + +As usual, if you use Bitcoin and want to show your support of my +activities, please send Bitcoin donations to my address +<a href="bitcoin:15oWEoG9dUPovwmUL9KWAnYRtNJEkP1u1b">15oWEoG9dUPovwmUL9KWAnYRtNJEkP1u1b</a>. + + + VLC in Debian now can do bittorrent streaming http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/VLC_in_Debian_now_can_do_bittorrent_streaming.html diff --git a/blog/tags/vitenskap/index.html b/blog/tags/vitenskap/index.html index a2529a3901..0ed6f325c3 100644 --- a/blog/tags/vitenskap/index.html +++ b/blog/tags/vitenskap/index.html @@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ skyskrapere. Takke meg til en tur til mÃ¥nen.

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