Webarok is a web-based remote control for Amarok 2.x.
Prerequisites:
You need to have installed
1. Amarok 2 (tested with 2.1 and 2.2 beta)
2. Python (tested with version 2.6)
3. Python dbus bindings (package python-dbus on kubuntu)
4. A webbrowser
Installation:
Get the sourcecode and place it somewhere on the same computer as Amarok is running
Configuration:
Webarok can show album art. For this it is neccessary to have access to the folder on the filesystem, where Amarok stores the album art. Normally this folder is:
/home/>/.kde/share/apps/amarok/albumcovers/
To restrict the access of webarok to this folder, open the file Configuration/Configuration.py and edit the line
self.artfolder = "/home/***PLEASE CHANGE THIS***/.kde/share/apps/amarok/albumcovers/"
to match the folder with your setup
Starting Webarok:
Make sure Amarok is already running. Open a terminal and enter:
cd >
python webarok.py
If everything is OK, there should be some output like:
init MyDbus class
Starting webarok server
Using Webarok:
Open a browser and connect to the computer where webarok is running on port 8085. If you started the browser on the same box as you installed webarok, then enter:
http://localhost:8085/
Now Webaroks interface should be visible and you are able to control Amarok via this interface. Have fun with it now!
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