[lug:18148] Open Cubic Player

Fri, 06 Jun 2014 09:04:50 -0700 

Again ill be writing about yet another TUI application, which will run with 
or without an X server. Those who know me are aware i prefer to use the 
console where possible, not because i wanna be l33t but merely because i 
find it does things better, faster and in many cases opens up moar 
options/preferences than you get with the GUI counterparts.  My latest find 
started life in or around December of 1994 as a DOS binary-only freeware. 
Thankfully at the tail end of 2003 someone took the time and effort to port 
it to Linux, and other 'Unix like' Operating systems.
<p style="text-align:center;">Open Cubic Player as mentioned will run in a 
TTY as well as in a graphical environment, here's a few scrot's of OCP</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a 
href="http://cirrusuk.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/2014-03-22-174907_476x182_scrot.png";><img
 
class="size-medium wp-image-1534 alignleft" 
src="http://cirrusuk.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/2014-03-22-174907_476x182_scrot.png?w=300";
 
alt="2014-03-22-174907_476x182_scrot" width="300" height="114" 
/></a>         <a 
href="http://cirrusuk.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/2014-03-22-174127_644x418_scrot.png?w=300";><img
 
class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1532" 
src="http://cirrusuk.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/2014-03-22-174127_644x418_scrot.png?w=300";
 
alt="2014-03-22-174127_644x418_scrot" width="300" height="194" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:center;">Both images above are from the ocp-X11  ( the 
graphical environment)  now it's only fair i show you some scrots of OCP 
running in a non graphical environment.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a 
href="http://cirrusuk.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/2014-03-22-175327_954x515_scrot.png";><img
 
class="size-medium wp-image-1533 alignright" 
src="http://cirrusuk.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/2014-03-22-175327_954x515_scrot.png?w=300";
 
alt="2014-03-22-175327_954x515_scrot" width="300" height="161" /></a><a 
href="http://cirrusuk.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/2014-03-22-174541_644x421_scrot.png";><img
 
class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1531" 
src="http://cirrusuk.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/2014-03-22-174541_644x421_scrot.png?w=300";
 
alt="2014-03-22-174541_644x421_scrot" width="300" height="196" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:center;">Using ocp-curses we dont get the same 
visualisations, only the spectrum analyzer, whereas in the X version we 
have choice ofaround 4 visualisations</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">Video of <a title="ocp-curses" 
href="https://asciinema.org/a/8403";>ocp-curses</a></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><!--more--></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">   Ok if you are still reading im guessing 
you too must be in the TUI advocacy minority, im proud of you.  To show how 
proud im going to give a step by step tutorial on how to install this on 
any linux boxxen, so much so that even the novice will be able to follow 
the steps.  I would call myself an intermediate Linux user and i found OCP 
to have a wee learning curve so ill share some of my findings too that will 
maybe save you some time and effort, one hopes.  I am a big fan of 
MPD/ncmpccpp for my music player on linux, but OCP comes a close second, 
for me, only place if falls short is that im not able to stream http audio 
( not that ive discovered as yet ). Firstly go and have a a read <a 
title="HERE" href="http://www.cubic.org/player/doc/";>Here</a> ,it will also 
be wise to bookmark that page.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">      Now let's get down to pimping our 
consoles, I tried a few OCP packages and only <a title="THIS" 
href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/opencubicplayer/";>THIS</a> one built 
without issue on 3 linux boxxen, both i686 &amp; x86_64,  so go right ahead 
and download the compressed .tar.bz2.  Once downloaded extract the contents 
( only 1 folder named ocp-0.1.21)  extract that folder to somewhere in your 
home directory, for the purpose of this <em>tutorial </em>i'd recomnend 
creating a  new folder in your home directory and name it ' build '  and 
extract ocp-0.1.21 to there.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">     Next go ahead and open up a terminal ( 
new user's dont be scared it's not only leet haxxors who use a terminal) 
</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">Assuming you followed above steps by creating 
a folder named 'build ' in your home directory and extracted the tarball 
therein then run this command in terminal</p>
<code>cd ~/build/ocp-0.1.21</code>

cd = change directory, so you have just moved into the ocp-0.1.21 folder by 
issuing that command.   Next up run this command

<code>./configure</code>
<p style="text-align:center;">you will see text scrolling past, once it's 
done and you are returned to your PS1 (command prompt)  do this command</p>
<code>make</code>
<p style="text-align:center;">again you will see text scrolling past, once 
finished the final step is to issue this command</p>
<code>su</code>

<code> enter password when prompted </code>

(su= super user, linux requires elevated priviliges to install software or 
to change system settings, this is a factor as to why we don't see 
<em>that</em> many viruses &amp; malware on Linux and other ' Unix like' 
systems.  Once you have given the su command you will be prompted for 
password, enter it ( you wont see it on the screen as you type)  now the 
final command is

<code>make install</code>
<p style="text-align:center;">and once that's finished installing type 
<code>exit</code> to leave super user, now you have just installed the 
application from source, ( well done to any new users who are still with me 
here)  you can type <code>ocp</code> in a terminal or launcher to run the 
graphical version of the application, typing <code>ocp-curses</code> in a 
terminal or tty will launch the non graphical version.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">   Config file is stored in ~/.ocp/ocp.ini  
<a href="https://gist.github.com/cirrusUK/9668515";>HERE</a> is mine, line 
65 should be edited to point to your music directory. Editing line 28 or ; 
commenting it out will change colours.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">To have playlist play continiously press the 
insert key when chosen directory is highlighted in the ocp file manager</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">In the graphical ocp the keys a,o,b will 
change visualisations, pressing shift &amp; a is my prefered vizualsation ( 
spectrum analyzer )</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">I use i3 tiling Window Manager and i find 
adding this line to ~/.i3/config makes the X version better</p>


[code]for_window [title="Open Cubic Player"] floating enable; border 
1pixel; [/code]

<p style="text-align:center;">If you have any questions or get stuck feel 
free to leave a comment and ill respond ASAP</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">That's all folks.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">cirrus</p>

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