X-Git-Url: https://pere.pagekite.me/gitweb/homepage.git/blobdiff_plain/a88b7b82a0b9a37845386a4a487797056c13f15d..33fc5a041005b7a54a30d87382f9b6155029ccfc:/blog/index.rss?ds=sidebyside diff --git a/blog/index.rss b/blog/index.rss index deb43b424a..b46036bac2 100644 --- a/blog/index.rss +++ b/blog/index.rss @@ -6,6 +6,51 @@ http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/ + + Debian now got everything you need to program Micro:bit + http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Debian_now_got_everything_you_need_to_program_Micro_bit.html + http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Debian_now_got_everything_you_need_to_program_Micro_bit.html + Tue, 22 Jan 2019 17:20:00 +0100 + <p>I am amazed and very pleased to discover that since a few days ago, +everything you need to program the <a href="https://microbit.org/">BBC +micro:bit</a> is available from the Debian archive. All this is +thanks to the hard work of Nick Morrott and the Debian python +packaging team. The micro:bit project recommend the mu-editor to +program the microcomputer, as this editor will take care of all the +machinery required to injekt/flash micropython alongside the program +into the micro:bit, as long as the pieces are available.</p> + +<p>There are three main pieces involved. The first to enter Debian +was +<a href="https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/python-uflash">python-uflash</a>, +which was accepted into the archive 2019-01-12. The next one was +<a href="https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/mu-editor">mu-editor</a>, which +showed up 2019-01-13. The final and hardest part to to into the +archive was +<a href="https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/firmware-microbit-micropython">firmware-microbit-micropython</a>, +which needed to get its build system and dependencies into Debian +before it was accepted 2019-01-20. The last one is already in Debian +Unstable and should enter Debian Testing / Buster in three days. This +all allow any user of the micro:bit to get going by simply running +'apt install mu-editor' when using Testing or Unstable, and once +Buster is released as stable, all the users of Debian stable will be +catered for.</p> + +<p>As a minor final touch, I added rules to +<a href="https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/isenkram">the isenkram +package</a> for recognizing micro:bit and recommend the mu-editor +package. This make sure any user of the isenkram desktop daemon will +get a popup suggesting to install mu-editor then the USB cable from +the micro:bit is inserted for the first time.</p> + +<p>This should make it easier to have fun.</p> + +<p>As usual, if you use Bitcoin and want to show your support of my +activities, please send Bitcoin donations to my address +<b><a href="bitcoin:15oWEoG9dUPovwmUL9KWAnYRtNJEkP1u1b">15oWEoG9dUPovwmUL9KWAnYRtNJEkP1u1b</a></b>.</p> + + + Oppdaterte kommentarer til «Evaluation of (il)legality» for Popcorn Time http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Oppdaterte_kommentarer_til__Evaluation_of__il_legality__for_Popcorn_Time.html @@ -800,68 +845,6 @@ performance, please let me know. I am aware of the freeware option <a href="https://www.roomeqwizard.com/">REW</a>, but I want something that can be developed also when the vendor looses interest.</p> -<p>As usual, if you use Bitcoin and want to show your support of my -activities, please send Bitcoin donations to my address -<b><a href="bitcoin:15oWEoG9dUPovwmUL9KWAnYRtNJEkP1u1b">15oWEoG9dUPovwmUL9KWAnYRtNJEkP1u1b</a></b>.</p> - - - - - 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 - <p>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>. - -<p>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:</p> - -<p><pre> -apt install vlc-plugin-bittorrent -</pre></p> - -<p>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 and 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.</p> - -<p>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.</p> - -<p>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.</p> - <p>As usual, if you use Bitcoin and want to show your support of my activities, please send Bitcoin donations to my address <b><a href="bitcoin:15oWEoG9dUPovwmUL9KWAnYRtNJEkP1u1b">15oWEoG9dUPovwmUL9KWAnYRtNJEkP1u1b</a></b>.</p>