From fcad8b8d150fb9f508973e3044a103de74ec3877 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michele Calgaro Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2019 23:02:46 +0900 Subject: DEB: use _base folder for a distro instead of specific distros (squeeze and maverick). Signed-off-by: Michele Calgaro --- .../_base/dependencies/arts/debian/README.Debian | 26 ++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 26 insertions(+) create mode 100644 ubuntu/_base/dependencies/arts/debian/README.Debian (limited to 'ubuntu/_base/dependencies/arts/debian/README.Debian') diff --git a/ubuntu/_base/dependencies/arts/debian/README.Debian b/ubuntu/_base/dependencies/arts/debian/README.Debian new file mode 100644 index 000000000..ca22be3b5 --- /dev/null +++ b/ubuntu/_base/dependencies/arts/debian/README.Debian @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +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 Mon, 6 Dec 2004 12:26:16 -0500 -- cgit v1.2.1