Remote control device
Is there any remote control device that works in Linux that I could say Launch mplayer, open my video and play/pause/stop.
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Have you looked at lirc ?
See http://sourceforge.net/projects/lirc/ |
Looks promising. Is there a package in the Ubuntu repos for this?
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You could have answered your question faster by yourself, by asking your package manager. Mine happens to be "Adept", and I just search for lirc and there it is, ready to be installed ;) |
I know I know, I am at work however (windoze environment). And I haven't yet installed Kubuntu on my pc (still slackware).
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This is linux: Jump in. Get merry. Experiment. Be happy. Then post questions when you have real, rather than imagined problems ;) |
Yes... I am jumping in. I have Kubuntu on my laptop to test it out before going ahead with my desktop.
I feel its time to switch from Slackware. I used to be the type to install everything from source and play with the dependencies to get things working. Most of the time I was able to do that. Sometimes I wasn't. I don't have the time anymore for dependencies. I want to just download it, install it and have it working. So I'm trying Kubuntu out. Don't take it the wrong way though, I still love Slackware and continue to use it as my webserver, just not as my day to day desktop. I guess that is the reason for the theoretical questions. I just want to test the water before "jumping in" |
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But kubuntu 6.06.1(LTS) works well for me (and the 5 other users I provide informal support for). They are happy, so I am happy. More recent versions have not provided the stability or ease of use that I, and they, require, YMMV :) Good luck. |
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