AV LINUX 5.0.

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USER MANUAL
A Guide to Get Acquainted with AV Linux Prepared by Glen MacArthur, anuary !!"!#$!

Legal Disclaimer:
Debian/GNU Linux comes with no guarantee so neither does AV Linux. I accept no responsibility or any hardware/so tware mal unctions or data loss resulting rom it!s use. It is important to note that the AV Linux I"# contains so tware that is non$ ree and is distributed under a special licensing arrangement with the original de%elopers& re$distributing the AV Linux I"# with the non$ ree content included is a %iolation o these licenses. AV Linux also contains 'ultimedia (odecs that may be under patent in certain countries& it is the users responsibility to )now the law as it applies to their own respecti%e country be ore downloading or installing.

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3. - PREFACE NEW TO LINU ! ". - #ISTOR$ BLURB %. - CREDITS & CONTACT '. - % (NEED-TO-)NOWS( ABOUT A* LINU +. - RUNNIN, A* LINU LI*E --. - A* LINU BASIC BOOTIN, BIBLE -.. - INSTALLIN, A* LINU -3. - ,ETTIN, AROUND IN A* LINU -/. - Sli0 LO,IN 0ANA,ER .1. - 0OUSE CURSOR T#E0ES .-. - PERFOR0ANCE SETTIN,S .3. - PROPRIETAR$ *IDEO DRI*ERS IN A* LINU .%. - CO0PI2 WINDOW 0ANA,ER .'. - A* LINU )ERNELS .3. - )ERNEL C#EATCODES .+. - A* LINU SOFTWARE 31. - INSTALLIN, SOFTWARE IN A* LINU 33. - NETWOR)IN, WIT# A* LINU 3'. - PRINTIN, WIT# A* LINU 33. - USIN, 4AC) 3/ - 0-AUDIO -1-1LT PC050ULTI WIT# A* LINU "-. - DEBIAN REFERENCE "". - #AND$ TER0INAL CO00ANDS "%. - #ELP SUPPORT T#IS PRO4ECT

PREFACE NEW TO LINU !:

Realis6ic E78ec6a6i9:s 9; <=a6 A* Li:>7 Ca: O;;er: AV Linux i% an &S' &(a)e created with *ebian"GNU Linux+ *e%pite it,% critic% Linux continue% to )row it,% u%er ba%e year a-ter year and ha% %een )reat %tride% in both the quality and nu(ber o- So-tware Application%+ .here are (any po%iti/e attribute% to Linux and ,0L'SS, 10ree Libre 'pen Source So-tware2 and the )ra%%root% co((unity3ba%ed de/elop(ent (odel i% co(pletely unique when co(pared to the Apple and 4indow% corporate paradi)(%+ .o be blunt the notion that Linux o- any 5ind i% either better or wor%e than any other co(puter 'peratin) Sy%te( i% to (i%% the point %o(ewhat and %er/e% to %et the u%er up -or unreali%tic expectation% and encoura)e% pointle%% co(pari%on% that -uel endle%% and -utile debate%+ An 'peratin) Sy%te( that allow% you to -reely create in a %trea(lined and producti/e wor5-low i% an indi/idual ideal to be pur%ued and there i% no que%tion that thi% i% truly an attainable )oal on all three (a6or plat-or(%+ S9me 6=i:gs 69 ?ee8 i: mi:@ <=e: c9:si@eri:g Li:>7 as a: OS Pla6;9rm: Linux blur% the line %o(ewhat between the end3u%er and the de/eloper and there-ore doe%n,t %hy away -ro( -eaturin) it,% ba%ic operational -ace 5nown a% the 7on%ole or .er(inal+ 7ertainly e--ort% o/er the pa%t %e/eral year% ha/e (olded *e%5top Linux into a% u%er3-riendly a plat-or( a% any but to -ully en6oy all Linux ha% to o--er it i% %o(ewhat incu(bent on the u%er to ha/e at lea%t a ca%ual intere%t in what happen% on both %ide% o- the co(puter %creen+ Althou)h Linux at it,% core i% a curiou% %y(biotic (ixture o- 7o((unity and 7orporate intere%t% -or the (o%t part the Linux Multi(edia application% within AV Linux are de/eloped by /olunteer de/eloper% -ro( all o/er the world+ Many o- the%e )enerou% and talented people are doin) their wor5 out o- the pure%t (oti/e+++the lo/e o- doin) it+ 8ecau%e the (oti/ation i% not pri(arily -inancial end3u%er% %o(eti(e% ha/e a proble( di--erentiatin) their per%onal expectation% -ro( tho%e that would be u%ual when loo5in) at thin)% -ro( a ,payin) cu%to(er, per%pecti/e+ 0L'SS de/eloper% are )i/in) the end u%er %o(ethin) (uch )reater than %o-tware, they are %harin) their (o%t /ital a%%et+++ti(e+ &t i% /ery ea%y to ta5e thi% -act -or )ranted and certainly %o(eone who i% %howin) %uch )enero%ity %hould be equally paid bac5 with patience and re%pect+ ,0ree, doe%n,t indicate an ab%ence o- -inancial %upport, (any pro6ect% are in dire need o- -inancial %upport to encoura)e and enable their de/eloper% to continue+ ,0ree, %hould be %een a% ,politically -ree, and the u%er,% choice to decide what pro6ect% they wi%h to %upport and how they wi%h to do it+ .he pri(ary (ethod o- hardware %upport on the Linux plat-or( i% throu)h that (a)ical bundle o- code 5nown a% the 9ernel+ &t i% truly a(a:in) the %heer total nu(ber o- /ariou% piece% oco(puter hardware that are nati/ely %upported without AN; out%ide or < rd party dri/er%+ =a/in) %aid that it i% certainly not rea%onable to expect that Linux will $##> %upport ALL a/ailable hardware or e/en ha/e an equal de)ree o- %tability with all hardware that i% %upported+ .he )round rule% -or buildin) an e--ecti/e Audio"Video 4or5%tation with Linux are really no di--erent than on any other plat-or(+ All P7,% are not created equal and certainly not all are %uited to pro-e%%ional le/el (ulti(edia content creation+ &- you are %eriou% about opti(i:in) your %ucce%% with AV Linux then %o(e care %hould be ta5en to %elect well %upported Audio"Video hardware -or Linux+

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#ISTOR$ BLURB:
A Brie; DWell O)E 0aCBe N96 S9 Brie;F #is69rC: A -ew year% bac5 & wa% a -oru( (e(ber at Videohelp+co( -ollowin) a lon) and acri(oniou% thread on %witchin) to Linux which & 5new /irtually nothin) about+ Li5e (o%t o- the planet & had been u%in) 4indow% ?P -or a -ew year% and wa% )ettin) quite bored o- u%in) it+ & decided to download a Linux Li/e7* and %ee what the -u%% wa% about+ & tried a MEP&S @+A Li/e7* and wa% blown away by the hardware detection, the little bouncin) 9*E cur%or and the -act that thi% Linux thin) actually wor5edB & %tarted to beco(e curiou% about u%in) Linux -or (ulti(edia creation %ince li5e (any people (y intere%t in u%in) a P7 in the -ir%t place wa% (ultitrac5 audio recordin) and /ideo editin)+ & %oon di%co/ered that MEP&S @+A de%pite all it,% char( wa% not a Multi(edia centered *i%tro %o & %tarted loo5in) el%ewhere and %tu(bled upon Ubuntu C+#D 10ei%ty2+ & continued u%in) C+#D and learnin) (ore about Linux and it,% di--erent pro)ra(% but %till wa%n,t /ery %ati%-ied with the (ulti(edia o--erin)% and how to )et the( %et up and wor5in)+ 4hen the next Ubuntu 1C+$# Gut%y2 ca(e out & read an article on a new /ariant called ,Ubuntu Studio,, & ea)erly in%talled it and wa% properly introduced to Linux a% a (ulti(edia 'S+ & ha/e to ad(it to bein) o/erwhel(ed at the %heer nu(ber o- application% and underwhel(ed at how -ew o- the( were actually ready -or pri(e ti(e+ A79, Ardour, =ydro)en and Ro%e)arden %tood out a% bein) the (o%t u%able and (ature at the ti(e and )ot (e hoo5ed+ Around that ti(e the ac5Lab pro6ect al%o %tarted and had a -iner tuned pac5a)e li%t and an ea)er de/elop(ent tea(+ & u%ed ac5Lab -or a -ew (onth% a% well but wa% not a% -a(iliar or co(-ortable with it,% openSUSE ba%e+ & -inally %ettled on a plain Ubuntu C+$# in%tall with Ubuntu Studio,% 3rt 9ernel and noticed that de/elop(ent o- the actual application% & wa% intere%ted in wa% -ar outpacin) the ability othe pac5a)e repo%itorie% to 5eep up+ & di%co/ered to 5eep (y -a/orite application% current & wa% )oin) to ha/e to -a(iliari:e (y%el- with 7o(pilin) and a-ter the obli)atory aw5ward and -u(blin) atte(pt% and initial trip% throu)h Edependency hellF & -ound & could en6oy all the late%t and )reate%t pro)ra(%+ At thi% ti(e Ubuntu relea%ed G+#D 1=ardy2 and there were initial proble(% with the 3rt 9ernel and %o(e &*E chip%et i%%ue% which pre/ented (e -ro( in%tallin) and u%in) it, & continued with (y exi%tin) C+$# and 5ept it up with (y own pac5a)e%+ & read %o(ewhere about the Re(a%ter%y% pro6ect and wa% /ery intere%ted in the potential o- bac5in) up (y exi%tin) %y%te( with the (any hour% o- extra wor5 & had put into 5eepin) it current+ & -ound u%in) Re(a%ter%y% to be /ery %trai)ht-orward and in no ti(e had a wor5in) cu%to(i:ed Ubuntu C+$# Re(a%ter+ & %tarted %pendin) %o(e ti(e on the Ardour -oru( and noticed a recurrent nu(ber o- i%%ue% with new u%er% and audio recordin)+ & decided on a whi( to u%e %o(e extra web %pace -ro( (y wi-e,% web%ite ho%tin) and %hare an &S' o- (y own %etup -or people tryin) to )et %tarted with Linux Audio+ & called it AV Linux $+# and althou)h it certainly didn,t ha/e Ubuntu Studio or @DStudio qua5in) in their boot% it )enerated a -air bit o- intere%t+ Since AV Linux wa% already one Ubuntu /er%ion old when & uploaded it & learned quic5ly the that Ubuntu,% @ (onth relea%e %chedule wa% not wor5in) in (y -a/or and quic5ly ran into too (any proble(% 5eepin) the %upport librarie% to build the %o-tware update% current and re)rettably had to lea/e Ubuntu C+$# and it,% roc5 %olid 3rt 9ernel+ Loo5in) -orward to other option% & %aw that thin)% were )oin) -ro( bad to wor%e -or Ubuntu,% %ub%equent G+$# and H+#D 3rt 9ernel% due to a prolon)ed i%%ue with the 3rt patch in Linux 5ernel% -ro( !+@+!A I !+@+!C %o & -ound (y%el- tryin) out *ebian A+# 1Lenny2 and a new leaner de%5top en/iron(ent called L?*E+ & wa% /ery excited by how lean and e--icient L?*E wa% but had concern% about it,% newbie potential %ince it wa% (i%%in) (any o- the extra a(enitie% o- Gno(e or 9*E+ 0ortunately .ony 8ri6e%5i who( & had already (et throu)h Re(a%ter%y% had created a Re(a%ter%y% 7ontrol Panel -or L?*E to u%e in a di%tribution o- hi% own %o & included hi% ,R7P, to u%e in AV Linux !+# de/elop(ent and it nicely -illed in the (i%%in) piece% o- ,con/enience, -ro( L?*E+ .he la%t piece o- the pu::le wa% a )ood 3rt 9ernel and & reali:ed & wa% )oin) to ha/e to build (y own to )et what & wanted, a% & read up on how to co(pile a 9ernel & decided that u%in) the PAE 1Phy%ical Addre%% Exten%ion2 ability o- the Linux 9ernel would be a )ood way to )et the (o%t notable @Dbit bene-it out o- a <!bit 'S and al%o allow RAM handlin) -ro( older P7,% all the way up to the late%t new (ulti3core %y%te(% with GGbJ+ .he AV Linux &S' &(a)e ha% continued to )row and increa%e% it,% u%er ba%e with each relea%e and i% now at it,% A+#+< (ile%tone, & a( extre(ely )rate-ul to ha/e (et %o (any new and intere%tin) %o-tware de/eloper%, pac5a)er% and o- cour%e Linux Audio u%er% alon) the way+ Glen MacArthur a+5+a GMaq

CREDITS & CONTACT:

T=a:?s 69: My wonder-ul wi-e and 5id% -or their in-inite patience and encoura)e(ent+ *ebian"GNU Linux, *ebian p5)3(ulti(edia tea(, L?*E, .ony 8ri6e%5i 1Re(a%ter%y%2, Re/Linux 1)ee5connection+or)2, .rulan Martin 10irewire )uru, AV Linux 9ernel *e/+2, Allen .ate 1.orrent and trac5er2, Mi5e Start 1linux*SP2, da(ent: 1Liquorix 9ernel%2, *an Mac*onald 17o(plaint% *ept+2 Michael 8ohle 18EA. Ma)a:ine2, 7hri%tian Marillat 1*ebian3Multi(edia+or)2 Paul *a/i% and de/elop(ent tea( 1Ardour2, 8en Lo-ti% 1=arri%on Mixbu%2, Rui Nuno 7apela 1K6ac5ctl, K%a(pler, K%ynth, Ktractor2, Matt 4eather-ord 14in002, onathan .ho(a%, Andy 0inch 1'pen%hot2, =er(ann Meyer, a(e% 4arden, Andrea% *e)ert 1Guitarix2, %al%a(an 1LiVES2, *an *ennedy 1ML.2, i!production% 1Linux in Re/iew2, *a/e Phillip% 1Linux ournal2, -al5.? 19?Studio2 A88lica6i9:s >si:g 6=e A* Li:>7 ISO Image as a Dem9 LiGeD*D: 7inelerra 3 httpL""cinelerra+or)")ettin)Mcinelerra+php 'pen%hot Video Editor 3 httpL""www+open%hot/ideo+co("!##G"#D"download+ht(l LiVES Video Editor 3 httpL""li/e%+%ource-or)e+net"index+phpNdoOdownload% Guitarix 3 httpL"")uitarix+%ource-or)e+net" C9mmercial S9;6<are Dem9 Permissi9:s Pr9Gi@e@ BC: Mi5e Start 3 linux*SP Audio Plu)in% ulien Po((ier 3 Pianoteq Geor)e Reale% 3 di%co*SP *i%co/ery 7olin 8arry 3 Loo(er Plu)in% Andy Robin%on I .ran%cribeB Edouard Muller 3 Renoi%e ,ra8=ic Cre@i6s: *e-ault .he(e ,Murrine3Unity, by celtic(u%ic)uy *e-ault 'penbox .he(e ,Murrine3Unity, by celtic(u%ic)uy &con .he(e 3 0aen:a &con% by tiheu( includin) 0aen:a30re%h by -unny)uy 'ptional &con% I &n%tru(ent% by %tarcycle 7ur%or .he(e% I Pul%e Gla%% by 9udu5, Pic5% by %tarcycle 4bar bac5)round &(a)e (odi-ied -ro( ,o%xbarbac5, by tre/elyn A* Li:>7 Res9>rces: Manual I httpL""www+band%hed+net"pd-"AVA#<Manual+pd4eb%ite I httpL""www+band%hed+net"AVLinux+ht(l 0oru( 3 httpL"")ee5connection+or)"re(a%ter%y%"-oru(%"index+phpPC E(ail I in-oQband%hed+net Updated Pac5a)e% 3 httpL""www+re(a%ter%y%+co("-oru(%"index+phpNtopicO$AA#+#

% HNEED-TO-)NOWSI ABOUT A* LINU

'n the %ur-ace AV Linux loo5% li5e any *ebian3ba%ed *i%tribution, howe/er it ha% %o(e 5ey di--erence% in approach when co(pared to lar)er (ain%trea( *i%tribution%+ .he%e di--erence% are intended to be pre%ented here in a non3qualitati/e (anner and not a% a ,better than, or ,wor%e than, co(pari%on to the /ariou% (ethod% e(ployed by other Linux 'S,%+ A* Li:>7 is a: ISO ImageE :96 a Dis6r9. AV Linux co(e% a% a co(plete ready3to3u%e 'S within a bootable and in%tallable &S' &(a)e+ .hi% di--er% -ro( (o%t di%tro% that co(e a% a %(all net3boot or a 7* %i:ed i(a)e -or(at with a core o- application% that require -urther con-i)uration and pac5a)e download% a-ter in%tallin)+ AV Linux wor5% with e%tabli%hed *ebian repo%itorie% howe/er it doe% not require repo%itorie% to be u%ed, in -act AV Linux i% co(plete enou)h in it,% broad ran)e o- application% to not need an internet connection at all to be ou%e -or it,% intended (andate o- (ulti(edia content creation+ .he only way o- updatin) to new co(plete &S',% 1ie /er%ion A3@2 o- AV Linux i% to in%tall -ro( the updated &S' &(a)e+ Pac5a)e update% are pro/ided -ro( an optional pac5a)e% 0.P within incre(ental &S' relea%e% 1ie A+# 3 A+#+?2+.here i% no up)rade path /ia repo%itorie%+ A* Li:>7 is Base@ 9: DeBia:(s S6aBle Dis6riB>6i9:. *ebian GNU"Linux i% one o- the be%t e%tabli%hed and lon)e%t %tandin) pillar% o- the Linux co((unity, alon) the way it ha% created an a(a:in) in-ra%tructure and branch %y%te( that %er/e% both it,% u%er% and de/eloper% /ery well+ AV Linux A+#+< i% ba%ed on *ebian,% ,Stable, branch currently 5nown a% @+# or perhap% better 5nown by it,% code na(e ,Squee:e,+ .he %table ba%e a--ord% a roc5 %olid plat-or( to ba%e the core o- AV Linux on and en6oy the reliability o- -ully te%ted %o-tware+ &n auto(oti/e ter(% Squee:e can be loo5ed on a% the cha%%i% and wheel% o- AV Linux+ A (ar5ed di--erence in AV Linux i% in it,% cu%to( pac5a)in) o- recent /er%ion% o- the application% %uited to it,% (ulti(edia -ocu%+ .raditionally *ebian ,Stable, (aintain% %o-tware in a -airly %tatic en/iron(ent without a lot o- update% or introduction o- new /er%ion% durin) it,% %er/ice li-e, while thi% i% a -a/orable attribute when it co(e% to lendin) %tability to the core librarie% o- the 'S it can re%ult in %o(e o- the %o-tware application% beco(in) %tale and outdated+ &n AV Linux the co((only u%ed application% -or Multi(edia 7reation are 5ept current and updated -ar (ore re)ularly than would be nor(al in a %toc5 *ebian ,Stable, %cenario+ AV Linux can be loo5ed at a% a two3tiered %y%te( with a %olid, reliable ba%e and a hea/ily3cu%to(i:ed %econd layer+ A* Li:>7 - HI; i6 Ai:(6 Br9?e D9:(6 Fi7 I6I. AV Linux %tri/e% to pro/ide an out3o-3the3box pre3te%ted and pre3con-i)ured 'S+ 4hile (any Linux de%5top 'S,% encoura)e their u%er% to apply daily -ull update% to the %y%te( thi% can lead to unexpected in%tability and introduce new bu)% to an otherwi%e -unctional %y%te(+ .hi% accepted practice i% lar)ely unnece%%ary in a %y%te( with a %table core li5e AV Linux, .o )o bac5 to auto(oti/e ter(% it doe%n,t (a5e %en%e to ta5e your car to the local )ara)e -or new %par5 plu)% and ha/e the (echanic replace the entire en)ine, the co(puter parallel to thi% i% i- you want an updated application why update %e/eral unrelated core librarie%++N .he ,Squee:e, ba%e o- AV Linux can be re)ularly updated with the Synaptic Pac5a)e Mana)er li5e any other di%tro, howe/er AV Linux doe% not u%e an ,Update3Mana)er, and lea/e% %y%te( update% to the u%er,% own percei/ed need and di%cretion+ .ruth-ully /ery -ew Squee:e update% will ha/e an i(pact on AV Linux a% a Multi(edia creation 'S and it i% not (andatory at all -or the u%er to do AN; update% they don,t want+ A% (entioned abo/e AV Linux i% &(a)e3ba%ed and ha% only a 9ernel Repo%itory, howe/er tho%e wi%hin) to update certain indi/idual application% can do %o by chec5in) the pac5a)e% 0.P in a 4eb 8row%er with thi% lin5L httpL""www+band%hed+net"cu%to("N7OMR'O*

A* Li:>7 is a 3.Bi6 OS Mo%t recent co(puter% co(e with @Dbit proce%%or% and under%tandably people o-ten wi%h to utili:e their hardware with an operatin) %y%te( that (atche% their 7PU architecture+ 4hile there i% certainly nothin) wron) with u%in) a @Dbit 'S there are o-ten (i%conception% and e/en exa))eration% about per-or(ance when co(pared to a <!bit %y%te(+ @D8it loo5% )reat on a technical whitepaper and certainly it,% increa%ed handlin) o- a/ailable (e(ory i% an ad/anta)e when co(pared to <!bit+ =owe/er on a Linux *e%5top co(puter the actual noticeable per-or(ance i(pro/e(ent% are %o %ubtle a% to be al(o%t unnoticeable+ Generally %pea5in) a @Dbit %y%te( will not run any (ore audio trac5% in a %equencer or encode /ideo at (ore -ra(e% per %econd than an equi/alent <!bit %y%te(+ AV Linux pro/ide% an optional po%t3in%tall PAE 1Phy%ical Addre%% Exten%ion2 9ernel that will allow it to utili:e up to @D Gb o- RAM thu% acco((odatin) u%er,% want to o/erco(e the D Gb RAM bottlenec5 inherent in a <! bit %y%te(+ At the end o- the day how u%e-ul and producti/e an 'S i% can be -ar (ore i(portant than which 7PU architecture it u%e%+ T=e A* Li:>7 ISO c9:6ai:s (:9:-;ree( s9;6<are AV Linux i% created -ro( *ebian GNU Linux and inherit% *ebian,% GNU GPL licen%e in all content deri/ed -ro( *ebian+ Al%o all cu%to(i:ed content and twea5% within AV Linux 1ie the AV Linux 7ontrol Panel etc+2 are al%o co/ered by the GPL licen%e+ .he AV Linux &S' i% a unique entity which bundle% a -ew %elect co((ercial %o-tware de(o% that are not open3%ource and there-ore ,non3-ree, and not licen%ed under the GNU GPL+ .he%e non3-ree application% all are included on the &S' with the per(i%%ion o- the indi/idual de/eloper% howe/er the AV Linux &S' cannot be re3di%tributed with the%e application% included %ince it would be a /iolation o- their di%tribution licen%e%+ .he%e licen%e% are con/eniently located in a ,Non30ree Licen%e%, -older in your u%er,% ho(e -or the u%er to read+ I; a: e:@>ser <is=es 69 re@is6riB>6e A* Li:>7 6=e ;9ll9<i:g s9;6<are 8ac?ages m>s6 Be rem9Ge@ 69 c9m8lC: li:>7@s8-Jac?-@em9sE li:>7@s8-lG.-@em9sE li:>7@s8-li:>7Gs6-@em9sE li:>7@s8-g>i6ar;7-@em9sE l99mer-li:>7Gs6-@em9sE l99mer-Jac?-@em9sE @isc9@s8-li:>7Gs6-@em9E 8ia:96eK-@em9E re:9ise@em9E 6ra:scriBe-@em9.

RUNNIN, A* LINU HLI*EI:

AV Linux can be u%ed ELi/eF in ! di--erent way% with no chan)e% to the ho%t (achine operatin) it, by runnin) it -ro( a Li/e*V* or u%in) a 8ootable US8 9ey+

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8urn the &S' -ile to a *V*3R or R4 u%in) your exi%tin) 8urnin) So-tware Set your 7o(puter 8&'S to 8oot -ro( your *V* *ri/e i- it doe%n,t by de-ault Reboot into the AV Linux Li/e*V*

0ET#OD - - B996aBle USB )eC: Require(ent%L An exi%tin) AV Linux A+# or )reater in%tall 'R a runnin) AV Linux A+#+< Li/e*V* %e%%ion P7 7apable o- bootin) -ro( US8 9ey with bloc5 %i:e% )reater than $#!D(b A !G8 US8 9ey or lar)er a/linuxA+#+<3lxde3i<G@3en+i%o -ro( hereL httpL""www+band%hed+net"AVLinux+ht(l 8ootable US8 9ey% can be created with the Re(a%ter%y% US8 Startup *i%5 .ool -ound in the ,Pre-erence%, Menu+ .hi% unique tool create% an ,&S'hybrid, US8 9ey+ Plea%e note that thi% tool o/erwrite% any exi%tin) US8 0A.<! or other -ile%y%te( and write% the actual &S'hybrid i(a)e it%el- to the 5ey+ .hi% (ean% the 9ey will no lon)er be u%eable -or *ata %tora)e, howe/er you can u%e the US8 9ey .ool to o/erwrite the &S'hybrid i(a)e a% (any ti(e% a% you want+ .hi% US8 9ey .ool will only wor5 with &S'hybrid i(a)e%+ .he AV Linux &S' co(e% ready to u%e a% a -or(atted a% an &S'hybrid i(a)e+

0ET#OD . - U:e6B996i: 0e6=9@: Require(ent%L P7 7apable o- bootin) -ro( US8 9ey At lea%t !G8 US8 9ey 1DG8 Reco((ended2 Late%t AV Linux &S' i(a)e -ro( hereL httpL""www+band%hed+net"AVLinux+ht(l .hi% )uide i% written a%%u(in) you are u%in) an exi%tin) AV Linux in%tall, howe/er any current di%tro with GParted and Unetbootin will wor5+ .hi% operation will utili:e the entire US8 9ey %o u%e a 5ey you don,t want to %hare data on other co(puter% with and re(o/e any i(portant data -ro( the 5ey+ & would al%o %u))e%t you u%e a clean 5ey without any U< or other proprietary launchin) %o-tware on it, (o%t (anu-acturer% pro/ide utilitie% to re(o/e thi%+ STEP -. &n%ert your US8 9ey into the US8 Port but don,t (ount it in P7Man0M+ 0ro( the (enu )o to ,Pre-erence%,33SGParted and launch GParted+ STEP .. U%in) the drop down dialo) in the upper ri)ht corner o- GParted %elect your US8 9ey+ MA9E SURE ;'U 9N'4 4=&7= *R&VE ;'UR US8 9E; &SBB STEP 3. DDO WIT# CAUTIONF Select any exi%tin) Partition% on the 9ey, Ri)ht 7lic5 on the( and delete the( until the 9ey i% co(pletely unallocated %pace+ STEP ". 7reate a new 0A.<! partition on the US8 9ey at lea%t !+# Gi)abyte% 1!#DG (b2+ &n the re(ainin) unpartitioned %pace create an ext! or ext< partition and in the ,label, -ield enter ,li/e3rw,+

STEP %. 7lic5 on the chec5(ar5 icon at the top o- GParted and apply the partition% you ha/e created to the 5ey+ STEP '. 'nce GParted ha% -ini%hed creatin) your new partition% ri)ht clic5 on the 0A.<! Partition and %elect ,Mana)e 0la)%, and -ro( the li%t %elect ,boot,+ 4hen you clo%e the 0la)% dialo) Gparted %hould quic5ly re%can and di%play the boot -la) on your 0A.<! Partition+ 7lo%e Gparted+ STEP 3. Re(o/e your US8 9ey and then plu) it bac5 in+ .hen open P7Man0M+++you %hould %ee ! partition% a/ailable to (ount relatin) to your US8 9ey, you can (ount the( both but you only need to (ount the 0A.<! one+ =int+++ it i% the one not called ,li/e3rw,+ STEP +. 0ro( the (enu open ,Sy%te( .ool%,333SUnetbootin+ Select the *i%5i(a)e option and na/i)ate to where you ha/e downloaded or placed the a/linuxA#!3lxde3i<G@3en+i%o -ile and 7lic5 '9+ Unetbootin will ta5e %e/eral (inute% to copy the i(a)e and bootloader to your 9ey+ &- you %i(ply want AV Linux on a US8 9ey without per%i%tent %tora)e you can %top here+ .hi% will )i/e you the partition AV Linux run% -ro( and a %(all additional partition to %tore -ile% on while you are runnin) it+ 0or per%i%tence there are a -ew (ore %tep% and a -ew thin)% to con%iderL $+ Per%i%tence will dra(atically %low bootup ti(e+ !+ Per%i%tence cau%e% the %y%te( re%pon%e to be a little %lower than a non3per%i%tent 9ey but -a%ter than a *V* R'M <+ &n%tallin) AV Linux -ro( a per%i%tent 9ey i% N'. ad/i%ed+ D+ Sy%te( %hutdown i% 5ind o- 5lud)y and di%play% %e/eral har(le%% error%, do not re(o/e your 5ey when pro(pted until it %top% -la%hin)+ NOT SCARED OFF! STEP /. Mount the 0A. <! Partition o- your 9ey 1i- it i%n,t already2 in P7Man0M and na/i)ate to the ,%y%linux+c-), -ile+ Ri)ht clic5 on it and open it in )edit and (odi-y it,% text in line H li5e the exa(ple below, once done %a/e the edited %y%linux+c-) -ile and you are ready to boot into your new 9ey+ En6oyB
append initrd=/ubninit boot=live config threadirqs quiet splash persistent --

A* LINU BASIC BOOTIN, BIBLE:

W=e: B996i:g a: A* Li:>7 ISO: $+ 8e patient+++it can ta5e %e/eral %econd% to %tart the boot e%pecially on Li/e*V* (edia+ !+ 4atch -or di%5 acti/ity, i- you %ee nothin) i((ediately on the (onitor but there i% di%5 acti/ity it i% %till wor5in) on the boot+ <+ 7lo%ely ob%er/e the 9ernel con%ole text output -or red text error%, warnin)% and e/en (any re)ular con%ole colored error% are nor(ally har(le%%+ .he rea%on AV Linux doe%n,t u%e a pretty boot%pla%h i% %o the u%er can (onitor what the 9ernel i% doin) at boot+ D+ &- the con%ole output co(plete% and the SLiM lo)in window appear% wait -or it to auto3lo)in which will ta5e %e/eral %econd% on the Li/e*V* and (ay not appear at all when bootin) -ro( a Unetbootin US8 9ey+ A+ &- the de%5top partially load% 'R the di%play re%olution i% wron) or corrupted it i% (o%t li5ely a 9ernel Mode%ettin)"Video *ri/er i%%ue which i% co/ered in (ore detail below+ Fail>re 69 B996 ca: Be ca>se@ BC seGeral iss>es: -. A c9rr>86e@ 9r Br9?e: ISO image 9: 6=e Pr9Jec6 ;68 serGer. .hi% i% extre(ely unli5ely and rare and i% ea%ily ruled out by a %in)le %ucce%%-ul in%tall by an end3u%er, AV Linux i% pre3te%ted by a third party be-ore any relea%e i% (ade public to (a5e %ure the -tp &S' i(a)e% are intact and -unctional+ .. A Ba@ @9<:l9a@ 9; 6=e ISO image. .hi% i% not co((on, but quite po%%ible and can be /eri-ied by u%in) the acco(panyin) &S'+(dA -ile -ro( the -tp download -older+ Another %i(ple indication i% i- the -ile %i:e% on both the -tp and the downloaded -ile (atch per-ectly+ 3. A Ba@ B>r: 9; 6=e ISO 69 @is? me@ia .hi% i% u%ually the (o%t li5ely cau%e o- boot -ailure and i% )enerally e/ident when the di%5 doe% nothin) at all or -ree:e% a-ter di%playin) a -ew line% o- con%ole text which (ay be acco(panied by nu(erou% con%ole red error (e%%a)e%+ Alway% burn any co(pre%%ed -ile%y%te( (edia li5e &S' i(a)e% at low burn %peed% 1i+e+ D? or le%%2 and (a5e %ure to u%e )ood di%5 (edia+ &- a Li/e*V* -ail% try it on a di--erent co(puter, thi% i% the nu(ber one way to di%cern i- your (edia i% bad or not or whether your co(puter ha% a %peci-ic hardware i%%ue with the Li/e*V*+ ". I:c9m8a6iBle *i@e9 #ar@<are a:@ )er:el 09@e Se66i:g D)0SF .hi% i%%ue i% )enerally e/idenced by the 9ernel co(pletin) it,% con%ole output and dyin) at the lo)in or un%ucce%%-ully tryin) to load the *e%5top and"or di%playin) the *e%5top at a /ery low or )arbled re%olution+ AV Linux A+# can be booted to di%able 9MS by %electin) the ,0ail%a-e, option -ro( the &S'linux Li/e*V* boot %pla%h %creen+

INSTALLIN, A* LINU :

WARNIN,L - T=e ;9ll9<i:g sec6i9: i:G9lGes maJ9r sCs6em c=a:ges li?e =ar@ @riGe 8ar6i6i9:i:g e6c. T=ere is al<aCs a ris? 9; Da6a l9ss 9r c9rr>86i9: <=e: i:s6alli:g a :e< 9r @i;;ere:6 O8era6i:g SCs6em. ALWA$S Bac? >8 a:C im89r6a:6 Da6a Be;9re ma?i:g c=a:ges 69 C9>r e7is6i:g #ar@ DriGe. I; C9> are c9m8le6elC >:;amiliar <i6= 6=e c9:ce86 9; @riGe 8ar6i6i9:i:gE 9r 6erms li?e H0as6er B996 Rec9r@I i6 is rec9mme:@e@ 6=a6 C9> @9:M6 a66em86 69 i:s6all A* Li:>7.

I:s6alla6i9: I:;9: Launch the Re(a%ter%y% &n%taller -ro( the de%5top by double clic5in) the E&n%tall AV LinuxF icon+ AV Linux u%e% ,GParted, to per-or( di%5 partitionin), you can choo%e to %et up partition% be-ore runnin) the &n%taller or do it a% part o- the in%tallation proce%%+ .he &n%taller i% laid out in a /ery %i(ple %tep by %tep (anner, ta5e your ti(e and care-ully read the &n%taller pro(pt% to en%ure a %ucce%%-ul in%tall+ Plea%e al%o ta5e ti(e to read the re%t o- thi% %ection be-ore in%tallin)+ PLEASE NOTEL AV Linux doe% not u%e ,%udo, it u%e% the pure *ebian Root Superu%er and U%er (ethod+ 4hen in%tallin) and %ettin) up AV Linux you will need to ha/e a %eparate and unique pa%%word -or your Root Superu%er to ad(ini%trate the %y%te( and a re)ular U%er pa%%word -or nor(al %y%te( u%e+

I0PORTANTL NEW INSTALLER FEATURES .he Re(a%ter%y% &n%taller in AV Linux A+#+< ha% %o(e new -eature% to (a5e in%tallin) ea%ier and (ore con/enient than be-ore+ U%er% can now choo%e ext!, ext< 'R extD partition% and GRU8! i% now the de-ault bootloader+ PLEASE NOTEL .he ,no-or(at, option in the AV Linux Re(a%ter%y% &n%taller i% %till under de/elop(ent and not reco((ended -or u%e at thi% ti(e+

0essage Dial9gs D>ri:g I:s6alla6i9:: AV Linux e(ploy% a %pecial %cript to (ount all partition% at boot+ *urin) the in%tallation proce%% a% the new partition% are created the Re(o/able *ri/e (ountin) dialo) (ay appear+ ;ou can %a-ely hit the ,7ancel, button and clo%e the%e dialo)% a% the in%tallation ta5e% place+

,ETTIN, AROUND IN A* LINU :

AB9>6 L DE: L?*E i% a relati/ely new *e%5top En/iron(ent with itT% #+A+? relea%e included in AV Linux, it wa% cho%en -or itT% unique (odular (ix and (atch o- exi%tin) indi/idual %o-tware co(ponent%+ &t pro/ide% a )ood balance between re%ource e--icient per-or(ance and GU& attracti/ene%% with the ability to utili:e di--erent 4indow Mana)er% and )t53!+# the(e% co((on to other *e%5top En/iron(ent% li5e Gno(e and ?07ED+ C>s69m A* Li:>7 0e:>: .he AV Linux 7u%to( Menu ha% been prepared to help u%er% )et to the application% they are loo5in) -or quic5ly and di--er% %i)ni-icantly -ro( the %toc5 L?*E (enu+ &tT% %i(ple two3tiered inter-ace doe%nTt ha/e nu(erou% %ub3(enu% to con-u%e and ob%cure where application% can be -ound+ .he Menu contain% a nu(ber o- cu%to( launcher% %o e/en application% that nor(ally ha/e a 7L& inter-ace only can be ea%ily -ound and launched -ro( the Menu+ So(e exa(ple% are A79 7apture, A79 Meterbrid)e, 4ineAS&', Realti(e 7on-i) Scan, linux*SP and Loo(er A79 Plu)in% etc+

0a:agi:g 0is8lace@ 9r 0issi:g La>:c=ers: 'cca%ionally you (ay in%tall a pro)ra( and ha/e it appear in the wron) (enu cate)ory %ince the AV Linux (enu di--er% -ro( the %toc5 L?*E one, additionally in rare ca%e% you (y in%tall a pro)ra( with a launcher that doe%n,t appear in the (enu at all+ .hi% will u%ually a--ect only the %eparate Audio and Video (enu%+ 0ixin) thi% i% quite %i(ple, -ir%t -ind the (i%placed or (i%%in) launcher in "u%r"%hare"application% or "u%r"local"%hare"application%, then u%e the ,.ool, (enu in P7Man0M to ,open the current -older a% root, and then ri)ht clic5 on the launcher you want to -ix and ,open with )edit,+ Scroll down to the line that %ay% ,7ate)orie%O, and delete any text that i% -ollowin) the ,O, and replace it with ,AudioEditin), to (a5e the launcher appear in the Audio (enu or ,VideoEditin), to (a5e it appear in the Video (enu+ A: E7am8le ;r9m a HFl99laI la>:c=er: [Desktop Entry] Encoding=UTF-8 Version=1.0 Type=Application ategories=A!dioEditing Ter"inal=#alse $con=#loola %a"e=Floola E&ec='opt'Floola-lin!&'Floola o""ent=i(od )anage"ent Tool and )ore*

Crea6i:g C>s69m La>:c=ers: &- you ha/e in%talled or co(piled a pro)ra( that doe% not ha/e a launcher you can ea%ily create one u%in) the launcher creation tool% -ound in the AV Linux 7ontrol Panel in the ,Sy%te( 7u%to(i:ation, tab+ ;ou ha/e a choice o- creatin) a launcher -or your u%er only or a %y%te(3wide launcher -or all u%er%+ Read and -ollow the pro(pt% care-ully+ File6C8e Pre;ere:ces: AV Linux A+#+< no lon)er )ue%%e% what application %hould open re%pecti/e -iletype% becau%e in %o(e ca%e% unde%irable pro)ra(% were %ettin) the(%el/e% up a% de-ault% 1ie G&MP openin) P*0 -ile%, ?archi/er openin) +deb pac5a)e%2+ .o )i/e (axi(u( -lexibility -or di/er%e -iletype% AV Linux now require% u%er% to initially %elect the application they de%ire -or each -iletype+ .hi% i% quite %i(ple and once %et pre/ent% unwanted application% openin) your -iletype% by de-ault+ 4hen you )o to open a -ile -or the -ir%t ti(e in the P7(an0M -ile (ana)er it will open a dialo) li5e the %creen%hot below which will pro/ide a li%tin) o- all a/ailable pro)ra(%+ A couple o- co((on %cenario% are to -ind Gdebi Pac5a)e &n%taller and the 4ine Pro)ra( Loader in the ,Sy%te( .ool%, (enu -or openin) +deb pac5a)e% or in%tallin) a 4indow% pro)ra( re%pecti/ely+ 4hen you tic5 o-- the ,%et a% de-ault, chec5box then the -ile will either be opened by the Application you cho%e when double clic5ed or the application will appear in the (enu when you ri)ht clic5 on the -ile+

T=e A* Li:>7 C9:6r9l Pa:el: .he AV Linux 7ontrol Panel i% a three3tabbed Ad(ini%tration .ool adapted -ro( .ony 8ri6e%5i,% Re(a%ter%y% 7ontrol Panel+ .he 7ontrol Panel i% a /ital part o- AV Linux and addre%%e% (any o- the -eature% (i%%in) -ro( L?*E when co(pared to Gno(e or 9*E+ TaBsNFea6>res: SCs6em 0a:ageme:6 'pen a Root .er(inal U%e x5ill to ter(inate a (i%beha/in) pro)ra( Run the KPS ta%5 (ana)er a% u%er or Root to (onitor %y%te( re%ource% View your %y%te( in-o with hardin-o Set partition (ountin) option% &S'hybrid US8 .ool

SCs6em A@mi:is6ra6i9: Set ti(e, date and ti(e:one Add and (ana)e u%er% and )roup% Mana)e %y%te( pa%%word%

SCs6em C>s69miOa6i9: SG0?& proprietary )raphic% dri/er in%taller R. per-or(ance analy%i% %can 0ontcon-i) -ont di%play %ettin)% Sy%te("7on%ole 9eyboard %ettin)% Rccon- boot %cript% utility 7u%to( (enu launcher creation tool%

Nc>rses Termi:al I:6er;ace: dp5)3recon-i)ure -unction% li5e %ettin) the 5eyboard con-i)uration and boot %cript% u%e the ncur%e% ter(inal inter-ace+ .o na/i)ate the option% u%e the arrow 5ey% on your 5eyboard and to %elect or de%elect an option u%e your 5eyboard %pace bar+

T=e Remas6ersCs Bac?>8 U6ili6C: .he Re(a%ter%y% 8ac5up Utility i% /ery ea%y to u%e and will create a bootable &S' i(a)e o- your runnin) %y%te( that you can u%e to rein%tall in ca%e o- (a6or proble(%+ .here i% a li(it o- D+#Gb -or an &S' i(a)e %o it i% not reco((ended to 5eep lar)e -ile% or %tored data in your U%er,% ho(e+ .o u%e it %et up your re(a%ter%y% con-i) -ile and %elect either ,8ac5up, which will bac5 up your U%er,% ho(e a% well or ,*i%t, (ode which will not retain your per%onal %ettin)% and cu%to(i:ation%+ &t i% al%o i(portant to u%e the ,7lean, utility between u%e% to en%ure a -re%h &S' i% created+

PC0a:F0 1./.+ File 0a:ager:

.he recently rewritten P7Man0M #+H+G 0ile Mana)er i% probably the clo%e%t thin) to the core o- L?*E+ &t i% li)ht, -a%t and i% loaded with hidden -eature% li5e the ability to na/i)ate %y%te( -ile% a% Root and open a .er(inal in the -older you are brow%in)+ &t (ana)e% the *e%5top bac5)round and appearance and al%o handle% the (ountin) and un(ountin) o- Re(o/able and US8 *ri/e%+ P7Man0M by de-ault in AV Linux doe% not utili:e a E.ra%hF -older %o when you delete an ite( it i% per(anently deleted -ro( the hard dri/e+ An optional tra%h -unction can be enabled in the ,Edit, ,Pre-erence%, (enu+ P7Man0M #+H+G now will acce%% re(ote -older% and ha% the capability to brow%e Sa(ba %hare% and 0.P 0older%+ .wo u%e-ul (enu% in P7Man0M are the ,Go, MenuL

and the ,.ool%, MenuL

C=a:gi:g 6=e )eCB9ar@ LaC9>6 ;9r O6=er La:g>ages: .o %et the 5eyboard -or a di--erent lan)ua)e durin) a Li/e*V* %e%%ion open a .er(inal and u%e the ,%etx5b(ap, co((and with the acco(panyin) ! letter code -or your lan)ua)e+ .he %creen%hot below %how% the co((and -or 0rench 1%etx5b(ap -r2+

.o per(anently chan)e the 5eyboard %ettin) in an AV Linux in%tall u%e the 9eyboard %ettin) utilitie% -ound in the ,Sy%te( 7u%to(i:ation, tab o- the AV Linux 7ontrol Panel+ ;ou can al%o chan)e the Sy%te( 5eyboard (anually by openin) a Root .er(inal -ro( the Acce%%orie% (enu and editin) the con-i)uration -ile in "etc"de-ault"5eyboard with thi% co((andL gedit 'etc'de#a!lt'key+oard 7han)e the Model and 7ountry code% within the quote% to the correct one% -or your 7ountry and %a/e the chan)e%+ ,-.)/DE0=1pc1021 ,-.0A3/UT=1!s1 ,-.VA4$A%T=11 ,-./(T$/%5=11

Usi:g 6=e WBar D9c?: AV Linux u%e% the 4bar *oc5 -or an attracti/e way to quic5ly launch app% -ro( the *e%5top+ 4bar i% %et up to be launched -ro( the L?Panel %o the u%er can choo%e to ha/e it on or not a-ter %tartup, to ha/e it launch auto(atically at %tartup %i(ply copy the ,wbar+de%5top, -ile -ro( "u%r"%hare"application% to "ho(e"USERNAME"+con-i)"auto%tart + .he *oc5 i% con-i)ured by editin) it,% ,dot+wbar, con-i) -ile in your u%er,% ho(e+ .he con-i) -ile i% /ery %trai)ht-orward to edit+++ EiFO&con, EcFOco((and and EtFOtitle

Sli0 LO,IN 0ANA,ER:

Se66i:g Sli0 F9r A>69l9gi:: AV Linux A+#+< -eature% a new and (uch li)hter Lo)in Mana)er+++,SLiM,+ Althou)h not a% -ully -eatured and -a(iliar a% G*M, SliM ha% a /ery li)ht %y%te( -ootprint and i% %till quite con-i)urable by editin) it,% con-i)uration -ile in "etc"%li(+con-+ .he exa(ple below will co/er the (o%t popular con-i)uration reque%t+++autolo)in+ 0ir%t open a Root .er(inal -ro( the ,Acce%%orie%, Menu and enterL gedit 'etc'sli".con# .o enable autolo)in two %eparate /ariable% (u%t be chan)ed in %li(+con-+ Scroll down the -ile to -ind the -ollowin) lineL 6 de#a!lt7!ser .o %et your%el- a% the de-ault u%er re(o/e the ,P, co((ent -ro( the be)innin) o- the line and then add your u%erna(e, USERNAME i% u%ed here a% an exa(pleL de#a!lt7!ser U5E4%A)E &- we lea/e the -ile li5e thi% then on next lo)in it will auto(atically enter your u%erna(e but %till require your pa%%word, to ha/e autolo)in wor5 -ully you need to edit the autolo)in lineL 6 a!to7login no 'nce a)ain re(o/e the ,P, co((ent and chan)e the ,no, to a ,ye%, li5e thi%L a!to7login yes 4hen you ha/e co(pleted editin) the %li(+con- -ile clic5 ,Sa/e, in the Gedit .ext Editor and autolo)in %hould be acti/e on your next lo)in+ Se66i:g Sli0 De;a>l6 Sessi9: Usi:g O6=er Des?698 E:Gir9:me:6s: 'pen a Root .er(inal -ro( the ,Acce%%orie%, Menu and enterL gedit 'etc'sli".con# Scroll down the -ile to -ind the -ollowin) lineL login7c"d e&ec '+in'+as8 -login 'etc',11',session 9session

7han)e ,>%e%%ion, to the %tart co((and o- your de%ired other de-ault *e%5top En/iron(ent+ 7o((and Exa(ple% 0or So(e 'ther 7o((on Li)ht *e%5top%L de-ault,%tartx-ceD,openbox,ion<,icew(,w(a5er,blac5box,awe%o(e

0OUSE CURSOR T#E0ES:

C=a:gi:g 6=e 09>se C>rs9r T=eme: AV Linux A+#+< co(e% without a cu%to( (ou%e cur%or the(e a% the de-ault+ .wo optional cu%to( cur%or the(e% are included ,Pic5, -eaturin) )uitar pic5% a% the cur%or and ,Pul%e Gla%%, with a )lo%%y pul%atin) cur%or+ .o chan)e the cur%or the(e open ,Acce%%orie%, ,Root .er(inal, and copy and pa%te or enterL gedit '!sr's8are'icons'de#a!lt'inde&.t8e"e .o chan)e to the ,Pic5, the(e chan)e the ,&nherit%O, line li5e thi%L [icon t8e"e] $n8erits=(ick .o chan)e to the ,Pul%e3Gla%%, the(e chan)e the ,&nherit%O, line li5e thi%L [icon t8e"e] $n8erits=(!lse-:lass .o ha/e no cur%or the(e and u%e the %y%te( de-ault cur%or edit the ,&nherit%O, li5e thi%L [icon t8e"e] $n8erits=ne!tral 4hen you ha/e -ini%hed editin) the ,index+the(e, -ile clic5 ,Sa/e, in )edit and lo) out and lo) bac5 in+

PERFOR0ANCE SETTIN,S:
CPU ,9Ger:9r Se66i:gs: Go/ernin) the 7PU in AV Linux i% handled by a %(all li)ht G.93ba%ed tray utility 5nown a% ,.ray-req,+ Si(ply clic5 and ri)ht3clic5 on the L?Panel applet and %elect your de%ired )o/ernor+ .ray-req can be -urther con-i)ured and ha/e it,% de-ault% chan)ed by editin) it,% ,tray-req+con-i), -ile -ound in "u%r"%hare"tray-req+ .o do thi% u%e ,Acce%%orie%, Root .er(inal and thi% co((andL gedit '!sr's8are'tray#re;'tray#re;.con#ig .ray-req exa(ple de-ault %ettin)% in AV Linux u%in) the ,onde(and, )o/ernor on battery power and ,per-or(ance, )o/ernor on A7 powerL [+attery] s8o<=1 go=ernor=onde"and [ac] go=ernor=per#or"ance 6[e=ents] 6acti=ate='!sr'+in'&ter" [go=ernor] de#a!lt=per#or"ance 6[#re;!ency] 6de#a!lt=800000 09:i69r Dis8laC DP0S: AV Linux doe% not u%e a Screen%a/er due to the unnece%%ary di/er%ion o- re%ource% durin) recordin) or editin) operation%+ *PMS 1*i%play Power Mana)e(ent Si)nalin)2 i% u%ed to turn o-- the Monitor with the %y%te( de-ault% o- @#(in% to blan5 the di%play, $!#(in% to %u%pend the di%play and powerin) o-- the di%play di%abled+ .o edit the "etc"xd)"auto%tart"dp(%3%ettin)%+de%5top con-i)uration -ile run thi% co((and in a Root .er(inalL gedit 'etc'&dg'a!tostart'dp"s-settings.desktop .hi% will open a text -ile to edit containin) the -ollowin)L [Desktop Entry] ategories=Application>5yste" o""ent=)onitor D()5 5ettings Encoding=UTF-8 E&ec=&set s o## dp"s ?@00 AB00 0 Cidden=#alse %a"e=)onitor D()5 5ettings Ter"inal=#alse Type=Application Version=1.0 $con= .o chan)e the *PMS duration %ettin)% edit the hi)hli)hted line EExecOx%et % o-- dp(% <@## C!## #F+ .he duration% are in %econd% not (inute% %o (ultiply your de%ired (inute% by @#+ .he -ir%t nu(ber 1<@##2 i% the blan5 ti(e, the %econd 1C!##2 i% the %u%pend ti(e and the third nu(ber 1#2 i% to di%able (onitor %hutdown+ Enterin) a third nu(ber )reater than the -ir%t or %econd will enable %hutdown (ode+ 4hen you ha/e (ade your chan)e% they will not beco(e e--ecti/e until a reboot+

Se66i:g A>@i9 ,r9>8 Permissi9:s 9: 6=e Real Time Cl9c? Dr6cF: A* Li:>7 %.1.3 =as r6c 8ermissi9:s se6 BC @e;a>l6E 6=is i:;9rma6i9: is ;9r re;ere:ce 9:lC. Many audio application% bene-it -ro( the u%er and ,audio, )roup per(i%%ion% bein) %et on the %y%te( Real .i(e 7loc5+ .hi% can be done ea%ily u%in) the ,Acce%%orie%, Root .er(inal li5e thi%L 7reate a blan5 text -ile called ,D#3rtc3per(i%%ion%+rule%, in the "lib"ude/"rule%+d directory with thi% co((andL gedit 'li+'!de='r!les.d'20-rtc-per"issions.r!les Now copy and pa%te thi% text into the blan5 text -ile you 6u%t created and clic5 ,Sa/e, in the )edit .ext EditorL -E4%E0==1rtc01D :4/U(=1a!dio1 'n the next boot the rtc will auto(atically belon) to the audio )roup+ A@@i:g >sB;s 69 Ne6cN;s6aB 69 >se USB a>@i9 @eGices D9:lC :ecessarC ;9r 9l@er 986i9:al ..'.3- a:@ ..'.33 RT )er:elsF: &- you are u%in) an optional realti(e 13rt2 9ernel and want to u%e a US8 Audio de/ice you will need to (ount a ,u%b-%, -ile%y%te( in the "etc"-%tab -ile+ .o open the -%tab -ile -or editin) enter the -ollowin) co((and into ,Acce%%orie%, Root .er(inalL gedit 'etc'#sta+ 7opy and pa%te the -ollowin) line% to the botto( o- the "etc"-%tab -ile and then %a/e it in the text editorL 6 U5.F5 File 5yste" none 'proc'+!s'!s+ !s+#s de#a!lts 0 0

PROPRIETAR$ *IDEO DRI*ERS IN A* LINU :

.he addition o- proprietary <* nVidia and Ati /ideo card dri/er% i% handled by a < rd party %cript in AV Linux called SG0?&+ Pr98rie6arC @riGers are :96 s>889r6e@ a:@ are 69 Be i:s6alle@ a6 6=e ris? a:@ @iscre6i9: 9; 6=e >ser+ AV Linux doe% %upply ! (ethod% to help -acilitate the in%tallation o- proprietary <* dri/er% %ince (any u%er% want thi% option and *ebian Linux ha% no tool% to handle thi% operation other than -or the %toc5 *ebian 9ernel which AV Linux doe% not u%e+ 0ET#OD - DPre;erre@F ,RUB. Pr98rie6arC DriGer 09@e: 4hen you boot into an AV Linux A+#+< in%tall you will notice that there i% an extra GRU8 boot option 6u%t below the de-ault top boot line in the GRU8! boot (enu+ .hi% i% a %pecial optional non3 (ode%ettin) wor5around created by .ony 8ri6e%5i to -acilitate u%in) SG0?&+ 8y u%in) thi% option all (ode%ettin) -or nVidia and Ati /ideo card% i% di%abled %o SG0?& doe% not ha/e to be run twice+ .o u%e thi% optional boot (ode you need to %elect thi% option in the -ew %econd% the GRU8! (enu %pla%h di%play% at boot by u%in) your 5eyboard arrow 5ey% to hi)hli)ht and %elect the %econd boot option+ 'nce %elected the 5ernel will boot a% u%ual %howin) the boot pro)re%% text in the con%ole+ 4hen the 5ernel i% done bootin) you will be pre%ented with a con%ole lo)in+ 0or thi% (ode to -unction the u%er i% required to lo)in a% Root+ At the con%ole pro(pt type your u%erna(e a% ,root, and then enter your Root pa%%word not your re)ular u%er pa%%word+ 'nce lo))ed in a% Root SG0?& will auto(atically run and atte(pt to in%tall the proprietary /ideo dri/er%+

0ET#OD . R>: S,F I ;r9m 6=e A* Li:>7 C9:6r9l Pa:el ;ou can al%o in%tall proprietary <* /ideo dri/er% -ro( the AV Linux 7ontrol Panel+ .he in%taller i% -ound in the ,Sy%te( 7u%to(i:ation, tab+ .hi% (ethod i% a little (ore ti(e con%u(in) and di--icult becau%e it doe% not auto(atically turn o-- (ode%ettin) in the runnin) /ideo dri/er+ 0or exa(ple the *ebian de-ault ?or) nou/eau nVidia dri/er wor5% with 9MS 19ernel Mode Settin)2 in the 9ernel+ &n order to in%tall the proprietary nVidia dri/er SG0?& ha% to be run twice, once to re(o/e the nou/eau 9ernel (odule and create a (ode%ettin) blac5li%t -ile in "etc"(odprobe+d and add a ,no(ode%et, GRU8 co((and and a %econd ti(e to actually in%tall the nVidia proprietary dri/er+ 0or thi% rea%on it i% pre-erable to u%e Method $+

AI0PORTANT )0S 0ODESETTIN, INFO FOR ATI ,RAP#ICS USERSA T=is is 9:lC rec9mme:@e@ i; C9> are cer6ai: C9>r =ar@<are s>889r6s )0S 9r i; C9> are e78erie:ci:g 9rg ATI @riGer iss>esL A.& Graphic% 7ard% ha/e a wide3ran)in) /ariety o- chip%et% and acco(panyin) ?or) dri/er% includin) ati, radeon and radeonhd+ Generally %pea5in) A.& Proprietary dri/er% do not u%e 9MS 19ernel Mode Settin)2 and only %o(e A.& chip%et% %upport u%in) 9MS with ?or) dri/er%+ 0or thi% rea%on and -or (axi(u( A.& %upport with the AV Linux Li/e*V* 9MS i% enabled in the 9ernel but i% %witched o-- in the "etc"(odprobe+d"radeon35(%+con- con-i)uration -ile+ &n order to ha/e -ully -unctional 9MS with ?or) A.& dri/er% u%er% need to enable the option in the ,radeon35(%+con-, -ile+ .o acco(pli%h thi% )o to ,Acce%%orie%, ,Root .er(inal, and copy and pa%te thi% co((andL gedit 'etc'"odpro+e.d'radeon-k"s.con# .hi% will open the )edit text editor %o you can (odi-y the ,radeon35(%+con-, -ile+ .o enable 9MS edit the -ile to loo5 li5e thi%L options radeon "odeset=1 'nce edited clic5 ,Sa/e, in the )edit text editor and reboot your co(puter to allow 9MS to ta5e e--ect+

CO0PI2 WINDOW 0ANA,ER:

8y de-ault AV Linux co(e% with the li)ht and e--icient 'penbox 4indow Mana)er+ L?*E i% al%o capable o- utili:in) the 7o(pi: 4indow Mana)er which )i/e% an a%%ort(ent o- <* de%5top e--ect%+ &t i% i(portant to note that L?*E doe% not yet ha/e the -ull abilitie% o- Gno(e or 9*E to i(ple(ent all po%%ible e--ect plu)in%+ &n particular the Lxpanel doe% not ha/e (ultiple de%5top /iewport% which pre/ent% ha/in) (ore than one de%5top wor5%pace when u%in) 7o(pi:+ 'ther than that ca/eat 7o(pi: i% a )reat way to add %o(e /i%ual blin) to your %y%te(+ .he -ir%t prerequi%ite to u%in) 7o(pi: i% ha/in) <* Video *ri/er% in%talled+ &ntel )raphic% card% ha/e out o- the box <* %upport -or the (o%t part+ Mo%t Ati card% ha/e /aryin) de)ree% o- <* %upport throu)h u%in) the ?or) radeon"radeonhd dri/er and -ull %upport u%in) the proprietary /ideo dri/er% detailed in the pre/iou% %ection+ N/idia <* %upport i% only a/ailable currently by in%tallin) the proprietary nVidia dri/er% al%o detailed in the pre/iou% %ection+ .o u%e 7o(pi: it i% nece%%ary to -ir%t %elect your option% u%in) the 7o(pi: Settin)% Mana)er and u%e the included E(erald .he(e Mana)er to %elect one o- the pre3in%talled E(erald the(e% or any you ha/e in%talled+ All %etup -or 7o(pi: can be ea%ily done by u%in) the 0u%ion &con -ound in the Sy%te( .ool% (enu which put% all the 7o(pi: related pro)ra(% into one application+ A>69s6ar6i:g C9m8iO: .o ha/e 7o(pi: %tart at lo)in it i% nece%%ary to copy the ,Auto%tart 7o(pi:, launcher -ound in the Extra Goodie% Auto%tart Launcher% -older to one o- two po%%ible %y%te( auto%tart -older%+ .o ha/e the launcher wor5 only -or your u%er copy the Auto%tart 7o(pi: launcher to "ho(e";'URUSERNAME"+con-i)"auto%tart+ .o ha/e the launcher wor5 %y%te(3wide -or all u%er% copy the launcher a% Root to "etc"xd)"auto%tart+

A* LINU )ERNELS:

De;a>l6 3.1.-' )er:el: AV Linux o--er% a ran)e o- choice% -or po%t3in%tall 9ernel%, by de-ault it -eature% the per-or(ance ad/anta)e% o- a %toc5 <+#+$@3i@G@ 9ernel+ .hi% 9ernel -eature% the be%t o- both world% by ha/in) 3rt &RK .hreadin) in a (ainline 9ernel+ .hi% 9ernel o--er% rtirq3init capabilitie% on the new u6u 0ire4ire %tac5 (a5in) it an opti(u( choice -or low3latency audio application+ .here i% al%o a %election o- older but /iable 9ernel% in the AV Linux 9ernel 0.P in the lin5 below+ AV Linux 9ernel% are built by .rulan Martin+ Updated AV Linux 9ernel% can be in%talled -ro( the AV Linux 9ernel Repo%itory which i% enabled by de-ault in the AV Linux A+#+< So-tware Source%+ &t i% %tron)ly reco((ended to only chan)e or update your 9ernel i- ab%olutely nece%%ary+ =668:NN<<<.Ba:@s=e@.:e6N?er:elsN O86i9:al )er:els a:@ FireWire A>@i9 DeGices: .he de-ault 9ernel in AV Linux -eature% the new , u6u, 0ire4ire %tac5 with &RK .hreadin) which pro/ide% plu) and play %upport -or 00A*' %upported 0ire4ire audio de/ice%, in (o%t ca%e% thi% %hould wor5 a% de%ired+ Very rarely 0ire4ire de/ice% and hardware %etup% (ay per-or( better u%in) one o- the older optional AV Linux realti(e 13rt2 5ernel% in con6unction with the ,rtirq, boot %cript+ &n order to u%e a 0ire4ire audio de/ice with either the optional !+@+<$+$!3rt!$ or !+@+<<+C3rt<# %o(e extra con-i)uration i% required po%t3in%tall a% detailed in the in%truction% belowL 0ir%t you need to u%e the ,Acce%%orie%, Root .er(inal to add your u%er the the ,di%5, )roup by u%in) thi% co((and I note that ,USERNAME, i% your actual u%erna(eL add!ser U5E4%A)E disk Next it i% nece%%ary to ha/e the 0ire4ire libraw$<HD (odule load at boot ti(e, to do thi% it (u%t ha/e the co((ent 1P2 re(o/ed -ro( the ,libraw$<HD line in "etc"(odule% -ile a% %hown in the exa(ple below by a)ain u%in) the Root .er(inal to open the -ile -or editin)L gedit 'etc'"od!les Modi-y the "etc"(odule% -ile li5e in the hi)hli)hted exa(ple belowL 6 6 6 6 6 'etc'"od!lesE kernel "od!les to load at +oot ti"e. T8is #ile contains t8e na"es o# kernel "od!les t8at s8o!ld +e loaded at +oot ti"eD one per line. 0ines +eginning <it8 161 are ignored. (ara"eters can +e speci#ied a#ter t8e "od!le na"e.

li+ra<1?F2 acpi-cp!#re; loop

)ERNEL C#EATCODES:
E:aBle@ BC De;a>l6 i: A* Li:>7 %.1.3: 6=rea@irKs 3 -orce3threaded irq handler% 1realti(e pree(ption2 3 .hreaded irq,% ha/e lon) been a (a6or part o- the R.MPREEMP. patch%et, and can o--er %i)ni-icant bene-it% -or low latency audio u%e%+ U%e thi% para(eter unle%% you ha/e a really )ood rea%on not to+ 6ra:s8are:65=>ge8ageP:eGer 3 turn o-- hu)epa)e% 1a new (e(ory (ana)e(ent -eature2 3 .ran%parent hu)epa)e% %hould be u%e-ul in (e(ory inten%i/e application%, %uch a% /irtual (achine%, databa%e%, and po%%ibly /ideo editin)+ &- ultra3low latency i% de%ired, it %ee(% to be be%t to di%able the(+ U%e thi% para(eter i- you want to %quee:e the lowe%t latency po%%ible out o- your audio chain+ T9 Be E:aBle@NDisaBle@ O86i9:allC: :9a>69gr9>8 3 di%able auto c)roup %chedulin) 3 .he -a(ou% U!## line patch that doe% wonder%U, a5a S7=E*MAU.'GR'UP, i% u%e-ul when cpu3 inten%i/e ta%5%, %uch a% (a5e, are bein) done in a ter(inal, while the de%5top i% in u%e+ U%e thi% para(eter to di%able it i- you thin5 it i% cau%in) proble(%+ E7am8le gr>B ?er:el c9mma:@ li:e: threadirq% tran%parentMhu)epa)eOne/er quiet

0a?i:g gr>B a@@ 6=e B996 ;lags a>69ma6icallC: ,r>B-legacC DA*Li:>7 ".. a:@ 9l@erF: $+ A% root, edit "boot")rub"(enu+l%t !+ Add the de%ired boot -la)% to the de-option% lineL 6 de#options=t8readir;s transparent78!gepage=ne=er <+ A% root, runL update3)rub D+ Reboot ,r>B. DA* Li:>7 %.1F: $+ A% root, editL "etc"de-ault")rub !+ Add the de%ired boot -la)% to the GRU8M7M*L&NEML&NU?M*E0AUL. line, li5e thi%L :4U.7 )D0$%E70$%U,7DEFAU0T=1t8readir;s transparent78!gepage=ne=er1 <+ .hen runL 1al%o a% root2 update3)rub D+ Reboot

A* LINU %.1.3 SOFTWARE: I:cl>@e@ S9;6<are A88lica6i9:s

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DESCRIPTION

*ERSION
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C9:6i:>e@: APPLICATION
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INSTALLIN, SOFTWARE IN A* LINU :

.here are < (ain (ethod% o- in%tallin) %o-tware in AV Linux+ 0or Repo%itory3ba%ed %o-tware pac5a)e% the Synaptic Pac5a)e Mana)er i% u%ed, -or independently downloaded *ebian ,+deb, -ile% the Gdebi Pac5a)e &n%taller i% u%ed and -inally -or AV Linux ,Pac5a)e 8undle, Vip% the .er(inal and ,dp5), co((and are u%ed+

WARNIN,L I6 is :96 a@Gise@ 69 >se (a86-ge6 >8gra@e( 9r (a86-ge6 @is6->8gra@e( i: A* Li:>7 as is c9mm9: i: 96=er DeBia:-Base@ Dis6riB>6i9:s. A* Li:>7 c9:6ai:s ma:C s8eciallC c>s69miOe@E 8i::e@ a:@ =el@ 8ac?ages 6=a6 <9>l@ 896e:6iallC ge6 9Ger<ri66e: BC a @is6->8gra@e a:@ Brea? 6=e sCs6em. I: a@@i6i9: A* Li:>7 is 69 Be >se@ <i6= 6=e DeBia: SK>eeOe re89si69ries ONL$E >si:g 6=e Tes6i:g DW=eeOCF a:@ U:s6aBle DSi@F re89si69ries is >:s>889r6e@ a:@ <ill ca>se c9:;lic6s <i6= 6=e e7is6i:g c>s69m (aGli:>7( Pac?ages. BC @e;a>l6 A* Li:>7 =as 6=e re89si69ries rec9mme:@e@ ;9r @ailC >se e:aBle@ s9 >:less C9> are cer6ai: aB9>6 <=a6 C9> are @9i:g @9 :96 ma?e c=a:ges 69 6=e S9;6<are S9>rces. SC:a86ic Pac?age 0a:ager: .he Synaptic Pac5a)e Mana)er i% -ound in the ,Pre-erence%, Menu and %er/e% a% a )raphical (ean% to 5eep in/entory o- all in%talled *ebian ,+deb, %o-tware pac5a)e% and al%o to re(o/e any in%talled pac5a)e% and i% the pri(ary way o- in%tallin) repo%itory3ba%ed pac5a)e%+ 4hich pac5a)e% appear a% in%tallable i% deter(ined by whate/er Repo%itorie% are chec5ed o-- in the ,So-tware Source%, utility 1al%o -ound in the Pre-erence% Menu+ Updated pac5a)e% appear by %electin) the ,&n%talled 1Up)radeable2, in the li%t in the le-t3hand pane+ &n AV Linux it i% pre-erable to (anually %elect the pac5a)e% you wi%h to up)rade by clic5in) on the( until they are hi)hli)hted 1u%e the 7trl or Shi-t 5ey to %elect (ultiple pac5a)e%2+ 'nce you ha/e %elected the pac5a)e% you wi%h to up)rade ri)ht clic5 on the( and %elect ,Mar5 -or Up)rade,+ .hi% (ethod i% pre-erable to u%in) the ,Mar5 All Up)rade%, button at the top o- the Synaptic window+

T=e S9;6<are S9>rces U6ili6C:

,@eBi Pac?age I:s6aller: 0or %in)le pac5a)e% downloaded -ro( the web1ie the AV Linux pac5a)e -tp2 the Gdebi Pac5a)e &n%taller i% u%ed+ Si(ply download the pac5a)e to your ho(e -older and double clic5 on it+ .he Gdebi Pac5a)e &n%taller will auto(atically launch and a%5 -or your Root pa%%word and in%tall the pac5a)e+

I:s6alli:g 2i88e@ Pac?age B>:@les <i6= @8?g: 'cca%ionally optional pac5a)e% -or AV Linux (ay be be adapted -ro( other *ebian3ba%ed di%tro% or Ubuntu+ Since the dependencie% -or the%e pac5a)e% (ay not be a/ailable in the u%ual *ebian repo%itorie% to acco((odate in%tallation a ,Pac5a)e 8undle, containin) the nece%%ary dependencie% will be pro/ided in a Vip -ile a/ailable in the AV Linux Pac5a)e% 0.P+ Since (any ti(e% the dependencie% ha/e to be in%talled in a %peci-ic order it i% a better practice to in%tall the%e bundled pac5a)e% /ia the ter(inal with ,dp5),+ .o do thi% download the Pac5a)e 8undle -ro( the AV Linux Pac5a)e% 0.P -older to your ho(e -older, once downloaded ri)ht3clic5 on the Vip -ile and %elect ,Extract =ere, to un:ip it+ Now double3clic5 on the -older to open it and you will %ee a %erie% o- ,+deb, pac5a)e% and a ,REA*ME, text -ile+ .a5e ti(e to brow%e the REA*ME -ile -or any %pecial additional in%truction%+ Go to the ,.ool%, (enu in the P7Man0M 0ile Mana)er and %elect ,'pen 7urrent 0older &n .er(inal,+ &n the newly opened ter(inal type ,%u, which will pro(pt you -or your Root Pa%%word %o you can ad(ini%trate in%tallin) the %erie% o- pac5a)e% with dp5)+ 'nce you ha/e entered your pa%%word and are returned to the ter(inal pro(pt enter or copy and pa%te thi% co((andL dpkg -i G.de+ 4atch the ter(inal output -or any error% and once the pac5a)e% are in%talled %ucce%%-ully clo%e the ter(inal+

NETWOR)IN, ON A* LINU :

O>6-9;-6=e-B97 LAN a:@ Wireless S>889r6: 0or (o%t u%er% with rea%onably co((on networ5in) hardware AV Linux %hould pro/ide out3o-3the3box &nternet connecti/ity+ Upon lo)in to the *e%5top the Networ5 Mana)er %hould auto(atically loo5 a-ter connectin) a LAN connection and 4irele%% %hould pro(pt the u%er to connect to a/ailable networ5%+ ;ou can acce%% the networ5 %ettin)% by clic5in) on the Networ5 Mana)er icon -ound to the -ar ri)ht on the L?Panel+

&- you le-t3clic5 on the icon it will open a (enu di%playin) all a/ailable connection% li5e thi%L

&- you ri)ht3clic5 on the icon it will open a (enu allowin) you the option to edit your connection%L

0ro( here you can add, %et up and edit 4ired LAN, 4irele%%, Mobile 8roadband US8, VPN and *SL connection%+ Speci-ic% -or each 5ind o- %etup are beyond the %cope o- thi% (anual but )enerally %pea5in) 4ired LAN and 4irele%% connection% %houldn,t need (anual %etup+ Many (obile broadband US8 5ey de/ice% are %upported by AV Linux but (o%t o- the( need (anual con-i)uration to wor5+

Ne6<9r?i:g <i6= Wi:@9<s C9m8>6ers: .he P7Man0M 0ile Mana)er can be u%ed to networ5 with 4indow% P7,% u%in) Sa(ba+ .o brow%e a 4indow% networ5 u%e the ,Go, (enu and then %elect ,Networ5 *ri/e%,L

P7Man0M will open a new window with a networ5 URL and any a/ailable window% (achine% %hould appear a% bein) able to brow%eL

C9::ec6i9: 69 a: FTP F9l@er: P7Man0M can al%o be u%ed to (o/e -ile% to and -ro( a re(ote 0.P -older, to do thi% %i(ply enter the web addre%% into the URL bar at the top+ ;ou will be pro(pted to enter your 0.P u%erna(e and pa%%word in order to acce%% your 0.P -older+

PRINTIN, WIT# A* LINU :

,e66i:g S6ar6e@: Printin) with Linux can either be ,Plu) and Play, hea/en or %o-tware dependency hell, a lot depend% on what Printer you ha/e, how old 1or new2 it i% and how %eriou% the (anu-acturer i% about pro/idin) open3%ource -riendly Linux dri/er%+ &- you don,t already ha/e a printer & %tron)ly reco((end =ewlett Pac5ard product%, they %ee( to be the only (anu-acturer ta5in) printin) on Linux %eriou%ly and ha/e their own Linux ,=PL&P, pro6ect to %upport their hardware+ .here i% no po%%ible way -or thi% (anual to co/er printin) in any %peci-ic detail and (any u%er% (ay pre-er to not u%e a printer at all on a %trea(lined Audio recordin) %y%te( li5e AV Linux+ Nonethele%% here are a -ew 5ey point% -or tho%e who wi%h to %et up their printer+ Pri:6er ,r9>8 Permissi9:s: &n order to ad(ini%trate and u%e the 7UPS print %er/er the u%er will need to be a (e(ber o- two (ain %y%te( )roup% that deal with printin)+++,lp, and ,lpad(in,+ .he quic5e%t way to do thi% i% with the Root .er(inal and the ,addu%er, co((and+ Go to Acce%%orie% Root .er(inal and copy or enter the%e co((and%, ,USERNAME, i% your actual re)ular u%erna(e on the %y%te(L add!ser U5E4%A)E lp add!ser U5E4%A)E lpad"in

Pri:6er DriGers a:@ S9;6<are: Many printer (odel% will ha/e dri/er %upport within the 7UPS print %er/er, i- you ha/e a =P printer that i% a couple o- year% old you will want to in%tall the ,hplip, pac5a)e with the ,Synaptic Pac5a)e Mana)er, -or the be%t %upport and )raphical u%er tool%+ &- you ha/e a newer =P printer you will be be%t ad/i%ed to )o to the =PL&P web%ite and -ollow the in%truction% on in%tallin) the late%t =PL&P /er%ion with their ea%y to u%e ,+run, %cript%+ 0or other (a5e% o- printer% con-i)uration i% done with the printer con-i)uration utility -ound in ,Pre-erence%, ,Printin),+ Printer dri/er% co(e in a ,PP*, 1Po%tScript Printer *e%cription2 -or(at which i% 5ey to )ettin) your printer to wor5 properly+ PP* -ile% can be -ound -or %o(e Printer (anu-acturer% on their web%ite% or in %o(e ca%e% on the dri/er di%5 that ca(e with your printer+ &- you are ha/in) di--iculty )ettin) your particular printer wor5in) then the only ad/ice & can o--er i% do a Goo)le %earch on your printer (a5e and (odel -ollowed by the word ,linux, + .here are quite a -ew %peciali:ed blo)% or -oru( po%t% dealin) with %peci-ic printer i%%ue%+ Many ti(e% the Ubuntu u%er -oru(% will ha/e %o(e )ood in-or(ation a% well+

USIN, 4AC):
.he ea%ie%t way to %etup the A79 Audio %er/er i% to u%e the A79 7ontrol app 1a+5+a+ K6ac5ctl2+ &t can ea%ily be launched -ro( the L?Panel or 4bar *oc5+ .o %etup your Audio card clic5 the ,Setup, button+

&n the exa(ple below the %y%te( ha% a de-ault onboard &ntel =*A which ha% been %elected in the ,&nter-ace, dropdown+ Generally %pea5in) i- your Audio inter-ace %how% up in the dropdown li%t it i% %upported by ALSA and there-ore by A79 a% well+ .o u%e a -irewire inter-ace you will need to %elect ,-irewire, in%tead o- ,al%a, in the ,*ri/er, dropdown+ &t i% /ery i(portant to (a5e %ure that ,Realti(e, i% chec5ed o-- under ,Para(eter%,+ Another nu(ber to loo5 at durin) %etup i% the ,0ra(e%"Period, -i)ure+ &you are experiencin) ,?run%, or audio dropout% then you will need to increa%e thi% nu(ber, con/er%ely iyou want to decrea%e the ,Latency, -i)ure then decrea%e the 0ra(e%"Period until ?run% appear+ &- you are recordin) directly to a Recordin) .rac5 then low latency nu(ber% are really not terribly nece%%ary, i- you are recordin) throu)h a plu)in or other audio application en route to the Recordin) .rac5 then lower latencie% are required+ .o u%e A79 with Synthe%i:er and M&*& Plu)in% it i% reco((ended to increa%e the ,.i(eout 1(%ec2, /alue to <### (ilii%econd% or (ore -or better %tability+

0a?i:g C9::ec6i9:s: Mo%t application% once up and runnin) with A79 will (ana)e their connection% within the pro)ra( you are u%in), howe/er %o(eti(e% it i% nece%%ary to u%e the ,7onnect, -unction in A79 7ontrol to (anually connect application% or e/en hardware li5e M&*& 9eyboard%+ &n the exa(ple below we are connectin) the M&*& 'utput% o- the ,VMP9, Virtual 9eyboard to control the K%ynth Sound-ont Synthe%i:er+ .he ,7onnection%, window ha% three tab%+ .he ,Audio, tab i% where the Audio connection% are (ade -ro( the (ic or line input% o- the %oundcard to the application you are u%in) and -ro( the application to the actual output% o- the %oundcard+ .he ,M&*&, tab i% -or (a5in) connection% with hardware and %o-tware that utili:e% , A79 M&*&, and the ALSA tab doe% the %a(e thin) -or hardware and application% that u%e ,ALSA M&*&,+

0or tho%e who are (ore )raphically oriented there are al%o two alternate patchbay utilitie% -or (a5in) connection% in AV Linux, the linux*SP P3$ Patchbay -ound in the , A79 Plu)in%, (enu, and ,Patcha)e, -ound in the ,Audio, (enu and pictured below+

0-AUDIO -1-1LT PC0 0ULTI WIT# A* LINU :

L96s 9; A>@i9 INO ;9r Li66le 09:eC: AV Linux %upport% a nu(ber o- Pro3Audio inter-ace% with P7&, 0ire4ire and US8 &"', o- %pecial note M3 Audio,% $#$#L. i% a /ery a--ordable and well %upported P7& 7ard inter-ace %upplyin) $# channel% o- &"'+ 8y u%in) a cu%to(i:ed P7MMMulti ,+a%oundrc, -ile (ultiple $#$#L.,% can be run on AV Linux pro/idin) a lot o- channel% without %pendin) a lot o- (oney+ AV Linux co(e% by de-ault with the nece%%ary %o-tware co(ponent% to %et up two $#$#L.,% ea%ily pro/idin) -untionality either with or without an additional onboard Sound 7ard on the %y%te(+ .he de-ault AV Linux P7MMMulti %etup i% -or $@ 7hannel% o- &"'+ #9< 69 Use 6=e Pr9Gi@e@ (.as9>:@rc( C9:;ig Files: .o %tart you will need to decide whether you are u%in) the $#$#L.,% by the(%el/e% or in addition to an onboard Sound 7hip and then (a5e %ure both $#$#L. card% are in%talled in the %y%te( P7& %lot% and the the SP*&0 O>6 o- the -ir%t card i% connected to the SP*&0 I: on the %econd card+ Next, loo5 in your U%er,% ho(e -older -or the ,Extra Goodie%",P7M Multi, -older and %elect which ,a%oundrc, -ile i% needed -or your particular %etup+ .o chec5 out how you card% are %et up on the %y%te( u%e thi% co((and in a re)ular ter(inalL cat 'proc'aso!nd'cards =ere i% a %creen%hot o- a %y%te( with an onboard &ntel =*A and two $#$#L.,%, note that the #,$,! nu(ber% correlate to the ,hwL#,, ,hwL$,, ,hwL!, nu(ber% u%ed by A79+

U%e thi% -ile by copyin) the ,a%oundrc+txt, 1-or ! ice$C$! card% with N' onboard %ound card2 'R the ,a%oundrcJonboard+txt, 1-or ! ice$C$! card% AN* an onboard %ound card2 into your u%er% ho(e -older and rena(in) whiche/er -ile you u%e to ,+a%oundrc, 1without the quote%2+ &t i% nor(al -or the -ile to di%appear -ro( /iew when you rena(e it becau%e the dot 1+2 (a5e% it /iewable only with ,%how hidden, enabled in the P7Man0M -ile (ana)er+ &t i% i(portant to note i- you are u%in) ! card% plu% an onboard you %hould ha/e the onboard chip a% the de-ault or -ir%t %ound card -ollowed by the ice$C$! card%+

Se66i:g >8 0>@i6a."C9:6r9l DCar@.F La>:c=ers: 8y de-ault the Mudita!D7ontrol 17ard !2 launcher -ound in the ,Soundcard Utilitie%, Menu i% %et -or a %y%te( with two $#$#L.,% and no onboard Sound 7hip+ &n order to u%e it properly with an onboard Sound *e/ice the launcher need% to ha/e it,% ,ExecO, line (odi-ied+ 'pen the launcher -or (odi-ication by copyin) and pa%tin) thi% co((and into a Root .er(inalL gedit '!sr's8are'applications'en=yB27controlcardB .hen chan)e thi%L E&ec='opt'+in'en=yB2control -D 8<E1 .o thi%L E&ec='opt'+in'en=yB2control -D 8<EB .hi% will allow the Mudita!D7ontrol 17ard !2 launcher -ound in the ,Soundcard Utilitie%, Menu to correctly wor5 with the %econd card+ La>:c=i:g 4AC) Wi6= (PC0 0>l6i S6ar6(: .he $#$#L.% are identi-ied to A79 and ALSA a% ,pc(M(ulti capture, and ,pc(M(ulti playbac5, by the ,+a%oundrc, -ile+ .he re)ular (ethod o- launchin) A79 with the ,K6ac5ctl, application require% %o(e extra con-i)uration to wor5 with P7M Multi %o AV Linux pro/ide% a %pecial ,P7MMMulti Start, launcher -ound in the ,Soundcard Utilitie%, Menu to %tart A79 and ha/e the $@ 7hannel% o- &"' a/ailable to the Audio application% o- your choice+ .hi% launcher open% a %(all xter( window to %how you that A79 i% runnin) properly, plea%e note that clo%in) the xter( window al%o 5ill% A79+

DEBIAN REFERENCE:

Many people who are new to Linux are reluctant to u%e the ter(inal and %o(eti(e% con%ider it to be either a pri(iti/e (ean% o- u%in) the co(puter or too co(plicated+ A-ter %o(e ti(e to ad6u%t to u%in) it (o%t Linux u%er% co(e to appreciate the -acility and %peed a--orded by u%in) the 7L&+ .he -ollowin) %ection can be utili:ed by experienced Linux u%er% and de(on%trate %o(e -unda(ental% to new Linux u%er%+ .he apt and dp5) article% are (odi-ied -ro( an excellent article by Matthew *ani%h+

WARNIN,L - Please rememBer i6 is :96 a@Gise@ 69 >se ei6=er (a86-ge6 >8gra@e( 9r (a86-ge6 @is6>8gra@e <i6= A* Li:>7. I; C9> @9:(6 >:@ers6a:@ <=a6 a Termi:al C9mma:@ is ac6>allC g9i:g 69 @9 69 C9>r sCs6em i6 is a@Gise@ :96 69 >se i6. C9mm9: APT >sage : a86-ge6 i:s6all Q8ac?ageR *ownload% Wpac5a)eS and all o- it% dependencie%, and in%tall% or up)rade% the(+ .hi% will al%o ta5e a pac5a)e o-- o- hold i- it wa% put on+ See below -or (ore in-o on hold. a86-ge6 rem9Ge S--8>rgeT Q8ac?ageR Re(o/e% Wpac5a)eS and any pac5a)e% that depend on it+ 33pur)e %peci-ie% that pac5a)e% %hould be purged, %ee dp5) 3P -or (ore in-or(ation+ a86-ge6 >8@a6e Update% pac5a)e% li%tin)% -ro( *ebian (irror%, %hould be run at lea%t once a day i- you in%tall anythin) that day, and e/ery ti(e a-ter "etc"apt"%ource%+li%t i% chan)ed+ a86-ge6 >8gra@e S->T Up)rade% all pac5a)e% in%talled to newe%t /er%ion% a/ailable+ 4ill not in%tall new or re(o/e old pac5a)e%+ &- a pac5a)e chan)e% dependencie% and require% in%tallation o- a new pac5a)e, it will not be up)raded, it will be put on hold in%tead+ apt3)et up)rade will not up)rade pac5a)e% put on hold 1that i% the (eanin) o- hold2+ See below -or how to (anually put pac5a)e% on hold+ & %u))e%t the X3u, option a% well, becau%e then you can %ee what pac5a)e% are )oin) to be up)raded+ a86-ge6 @is6->8gra@e S->T Si(ilar to apt3)et up)rade, except that dist$upgrade will in%tall or re(o/e pac5a)e% to %ati%-y dependencie%+ a86-cac=e searc= Q8a66er:R Searche% pac5a)e% and de%cription% -or WpatternS+ a86-cac=e s=9< Q8ac?ageR Show% the -ull de%cription o- Wpac5a)eS+ a86-cac=e s=9<8?g Q8ac?ageR Show% a lot (ore detail about Wpac5a)eS, and it% relation%hip% to other pac5a)e%+

C9mm9: D8?g >sage : @8?g -i Q8ac?age.@eBR &n%tall% a *ebian pac5a)e -ileR one that you downloaded (anually, -or exa(ple+ @8?g -c Q8ac?age.@eBR Li%t% the content% o- Wpac5a)e+debS, a +deb -ile+ @8?g -I Q8ac?age.@eBR Extract% pac5a)e in-or(ation -ro( Wpac5a)e+debS, a +deb -ile+ @8?g -r Q8ac?ageR Re(o/e% an in%talled pac5a)e na(ed Wpac5a)eS @8?g -P Q8ac?ageR Pur)e% an in%talled pac5a)e na(ed Wpac5a)eS+ .he di--erence between remo%e and purge i% that while remo%e only delete% data and executable%, purge al%o delete% all con-i)uration -ile% in addition+ @8?g -L Q8ac?ageR Gi/e% a li%tin) o- all the -ile% in%talled by Wpac5a)eS+ See al%o dp5) 3c -or chec5in) the content% o- a +deb -ile+ @8?g -s Q8ac?ageR Show% in-or(ation on the in%talled pac5a)e Wpac5a)eS+ See al%o apt3cache %how -or /iewin) pac5a)e in-or(ation in the *ebian archi/e and dp5) 3& -or /iewin) pac5a)e in-or(ation extracted -ro( a +deb -ile+ @8?g-rec9:;ig>re Q8ac?ageR Recon-i)ure% an in%talled pac5a)e, i- it u%e% debcon 1debcon pro/ide% that con%i%tent con-i)uration inter-ace -or pac5a)e in%tallation2+ ;ou can recon-i)ure debcon it%el- iyou want to chan)e the -ront3end or priority o- que%tion% a%5ed+ 0or exa(ple, to recon-i)ure debcon with the dialo) -ront3end, you %i(ply runL dp5)3recon-i)ure 33-rontendOdialo) debconec=9 UUQ8ac?ageR =9l@(( V @8?g --se6-selec6i9:s Put Wpac5a)eS on hold 1co((and line (ethod2 @8?g --ge6-selec6i9:s UUQ8ac?ageR(( Get the current %tatu% o- Wpac5a)eS 1co((and line (ethod2 @8?g -S Q;ileR Searche% -or W-ileS in pac5a)e databa%e, tellin) you which pac5a)e% ha/e that -ile in the(+ B>il@i:g DeBia: 8ac?ages ;r9m S9>rce: a86-ge6 s9>rce S-BT Q8ac?ageR *ownload the %ource *ebian pac5a)e -or Wpac5a)eS and extract it+ ;ou (u%t ha/e deb3%rc line% in your "etc"apt"%ource%+li%t -or thi% to wor5+ &- you %upply the X3b, option and you are currently root, then the pac5a)e will be auto(atically built i- po%%ible+ a86-ge6 B>il@-@e8 Q8ac?ageR *ownload and in%tall the pac5a)e% nece%%ary to build the %ource *ebian pac5a)e Wpac5a)eS+ .hi% -eature i% only pre%ent in apt /er%ion #+A and up+ 7urrently thi% (ean% that woody and abo/e contain thi% -unctionality+ &- you ha/e an older /er%ion o- apt then the ea%ie%t way to -ind out the build dependencie% i% to loo5 in the debian"control -ile in the %ource pac5a)e directory+ A co((on u%a)e o- thi% co((and i% in con6unction with apt3)et %ource 3b+ 0or exa(ple 1a% root2L apt3)et build3dep Wpac5a)eS apt3)et %ource 3b Wpac5a)eS 4ill download the %ource pac5a)e, all o- it% build dependencie%, and atte(pt to co(pile the %ource pac5a)e+ @8?g-s9>rce -7 Q8ac?age.@scR &- you ha/e downloaded the %ource pac5a)e -or a pro)ra( (anually, which include% %e/eral -ile% %uch a% a +ori)+tar+): 1or +tar+): i- it i% *ebian nati/e2, a +d%c, and a +di--+): 1i- it i% not *ebian nati/e2, then you can unpac5 the %ource pac5a)e u%in) thi% co((and on the +d%c -ile+

@8?g-B>il@8ac?age 8uild% a *ebian pac5a)e -ro( a *ebian %ource tree+ ;ou (u%t be in the (ain directory o- the %ource tree -or thi% to wor5+ Sa(ple u%a)eL dp5)3buildpac5a)e 3r-a5eroot 3uc 3b 4here X3r-a5eroot, in%truct% it to u%e the -a5eroot pro)ra( to %i(ulate root pri/ile)e% 1-or owner%hip purpo%e%2, X3uc, %tand% -or XX*on,t crypto)raphically %i)n the chan)elo),,, and X3b, %tand% -or XX8uild the binary pac5a)e only,,

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