small memory footprint:
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paraslash is lightweight. The stripped binary of para_server
- with all its features compiled in (mysql/random dbtool,
- mp3/ogg support, http/ortp support) is about 110K on i386
- under Linux. para_audiod is even smaller.
+ with all its features compiled in (mysql/random/playlist
+ selector, mp3/ogg support, http/ortp support) is about 110K
+ on i386 under Linux. para_audiod is even smaller.
command line interface, including shell:
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prompt to enter arbitrary commands. However, it can also be used
non-interactively (e.g. as a screen saver) via the -i switch.
-- para_krell (optional, only useful in conjunction with the mysql dbtool):
+- para_krell (optional, only useful in conjunction with the mysql selector):
A plugin for gkrellm which shows small pictures of the
current song. It allows you to launch 27 different commands
A (Linux-only) alarm clock and volume-fader.
-- para_dbadm (optional, only useful in conjunction with the mysql dbtool):
+- para_dbadm (optional, only useful in conjunction with the mysql selector):
Very simple curses-based frontend which uses libmenu. Useful
for quickly changing the attributes of the current song
(e.g. from para_gui as an external command).
-- para_slider (optional, only useful in conjunction with the mysql dbtool):
+- para_slider (optional, only useful in conjunction with the mysql selector):
A small X application which shows a scrollbar for each
attribute defined in the mysql database. It creates a stream
- software mixing, e.g. ALSA and the direct mixing plugin (dmix)
-If you want to use the mysql-based dbtool (recommended), you also need
+If you want to use the mysql-based audio file selector, you also need
- mysql-server
- mysql-client