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diff --git a/ubuntu/precise/dependencies/arts/debian/README.Debian b/ubuntu/precise/dependencies/arts/debian/README.Debian deleted file mode 100644 index ca22be3b5..000000000 --- a/ubuntu/precise/dependencies/arts/debian/README.Debian +++ /dev/null @@ -1,26 +0,0 @@ -aRts for Debian ships without the SUID bit set on artswrapper, thus -preventing the aRts daemon from running with realtime scheduling -priority, a feature which helps prevent audio skips and jumps. - -This restriction is in place due to aRts' unfortunate tendency to -lock the system on exit, when run with realtime priority on systems -with a 2.4 series kernel. - -NB: The aKode library, used in conjunction with aRts, dramatically -improves aRts' CPU usage and helps to maintain uninterrupted -playback, often making realtime scheduling unnecessary. To make use -of aKode, simply "apt-get install libarts1-akode-trinity". - -Users running other kernels, or simply willing to risk it, can set -SUID on artswrapper, thus enabling the possibility of realtime -scheduling, by running, as root: - -dpkg-statoverride --add --update root root 4755 /usr/bin/artswrapper - -If this causes problems, the default permissions can be restored by -running, as root: - -dpkg-statoverride --remove /usr/bin/artswrapper -chmod 0755 /usr/bin/artswrapper - - -- Christopher Martin <[email protected]> Mon, 6 Dec 2004 12:26:16 -0500 |