MPDNCMPCPP.pdf

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MPD+NCMPCPPusing Cygwin, Xming and urxvt

Original instructions by: hal

Set-up guide by: Lullatone

First of all, you should download and install the x32bit

version of cygwin. When doing so, make sure to checkrxvt-unicode-X package which is

under the Shellscategory.

The rest should be rather straight forward, base cygwin should do you well from here on out.

Youll want to go ahead and grabXming, which is an X server.

Grab all the files you need here:

mpd (win32.zip)

http://www.musicpd.org/download/win32/0.17.4/

ncmpcpp files

http://www.mediafire.com/download/1rq62m3exkf25g1/ncmpcpp_git.zip

*Batch download that contains both .rar

http://www.mediafire.com/download/w5d6adth095m8z2/MPD%2BNCMPCPPBATCH.rar
http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fsourceforge.net%2Fprojects%2Fxming%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNE_g-hXFfwIgOfmBzqseioym6_EJghttp://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mediafire.com%2Fdownload%2Fw5d6adth095m8z2%2FMPD%252BNCMPCPPBATCH.rar&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNFpt0SghvtvwV8lNyaYoJW31-mfkAhttp://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.musicpd.org%2Fdownload%2Fwin32%2F0.17.4%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNE1Zlj8Yzcg7O4rgHLphJbF8ModnQhttp://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fsourceforge.net%2Fprojects%2Fxming%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNE_g-hXFfwIgOfmBzqseioym6_EJghttp://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fcygwin.com%2Finstall.html&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNE3wasLOR0-sgfZDrzNCAeF1uuzdghttp://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fcygwin.com%2Finstall.html&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNE3wasLOR0-sgfZDrzNCAeF1uuzdg


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Setting up MPD

Extract MPD (I.E Extract to C:/MPD)

Inside the MPD folder, you will need to make a .mpd folder, which will have:

playlists folder

mpd.db

mpd.log

*in order to do so, open up the cygwin terminal and type mkdir .mpd (make sure that cd into

the right folder for mpd i.e C:/MPD)

You can just make mpd.db and mpd.log using notepad++, just open up an empty text file and

save it as "mpd.db", etc! Just make an empty folder for "playlists"

In the end, you should have a folder like "C:/mpd/.mpd/" which has all 3 required things within.

In the SAME FOLDER WITH THE .exe, make a .txt file called "config"

Now, copy and paste this:

port "6600"

music_directory "L:/Music"playlist_directory "C:/Users/ullr/.mpd/playlists"

db_file "C:/Users/ullr/.mpd/mpd.db"

log_file "C:/Users/ullr/.mpd/mpd.log"

audio_output {

type "winmm"

name "My Windows Device"

}

*NOTE: IT IS IMPORTANT TO CHANGE THE LOCATIONS THAT FIT YOUR COMPUTER FOR

MUSIC, PLAYLISTS, ETC. I.E Instead of "L:/Music", let's say you have your music in

C:/User/Anon/Music

For the playlist, mpd.db and mpd.log, you should only need to change the root part {C:/} to where

you extracted the .mpd

Example: Instead of C:/Users/, it could be C:/mpd/.mpd/

*Don't use \, only use /.


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You don't need to change anything else beside the locations for directories and files.

Now, when you are done with that, simply drag the config file and place it on the .exe. This will

cause mpd to open up with the configurations you set.

*NOTE: If you receive and error upon first-time opening, it is okay, just leave it open. If it is

bothering you, you could close mpd and re-open it with the configuration. It should open a blank

window with no text.

Xming

Go ahead and get Xming set up if you haven't already. Just keep hitting continue. When finished,

open up xLaunch and choose multi-window when applicable, and any other settings you want.

Make sure Xming is open, you can check the tray for it or check your services list in Task

manager.

Cygwin and Urxvt/bash

Hopefully, you already have cygwin installed with urxvt. Go ahead and open up the cygwin

terminal.

First: Type: export DISPLAY=:0

Press Enter

Type: urxvt&

Press Enter

It should say something like: "[1] Done" and a window should open up.*There can be some delay to the window opening. If one does not open up, open Task

manager and kill the urxvt.exe service under services. Then try again.

You should now see a window that looks really ugly(blue, big text, maybe some green). This is

BASH, and it shows that you're pretty much ready for ncmpcpp, but we need to do a bit of ricing

before hand.

RICE: Urxvt and You

In order to rice out your new, ugly urxvt terminal to look slick and good lookin', you'll need to do a

couple of things.

One, open up Notepad++ and set EOL Conversion to UNIX

Edit > EOL Conversion > UNIX Format

Two, you will need to make sure you have a .Xdefaults file, or make one if there isn't one.

touch ~/.Xdefaults


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This will create a .Xdefaults file. If you want to check where it is at specifically, it should be

/home/your name/ in your cygwin folder. (i.e C:/cygwin/home/Lin/)

Go ahead and just drag that .Xdefaults file into notepad++

IF THERE IS NOTHING THERE:

Copy and Paste this example:

urxvt*font: xft:lemon-j:size=4

urxvt*boldFont: xft:lemon-j:size=4

urxvt*termName: rxvt

urxvt.foreground: #ffffff

urxvt.background: #1a1a1aurxvt.cursorColor: #ffffff

urxvt*scrollBar: false

urxvt*matcher.button: 1

urxvt.transparent: false

urxvt*allow_bold: true

Xft*dpi: 96

Xft*antialias: true

Xft*hinting: full

URxvt*geometry: 85x16

URxvt*fading: 0

URxvt*tintColor: #ffffff

URxvt*shading: 0

URxvt*inheritPixmap: False

*background: #0f0f0f

*foreground: #c8c8c8

!black

urxvt.color0: #2f2f2f


!red

urxvt.color1: #ffffff

urxvt.color9: #ffffff

!green

urxvt.color2: #3e3e3e


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!yellow



!blue

urxvt.color4: #ffffffurxvt.color12: #ffffff

!magenta



!cyan

urxvt.color6: #adadad


!white



*NOTE: You'll notice that the colors are just 3 repeated, that's because this is the color

scheme for one of my screenshots. If you want to use your own colors, do so. The "!" tells you

which colors should go where: i.e !red should have red colors.

For "urxvt*font", you need to use a font that is installed on your computer. I can accurately

guess that lemon is not installed on your computer (unless you have a .tff of it) since it is a .bdf,

and you have to install it the linux way. Make sure to change the font and its size to meet your

preferences.

If you do have things there, then go ahead and start changing things.

You should mess around with the colors. If you want to try other people's colors, then go to

http://dotshare.it/category/terms/colors/, and check out the user submitted colors. Just copy and

paste them (replacing the current colors you have). If you have urxvt open, just close it and

re-open it for the changes to apply.

ncmpcpp and You

Close any open terminals before doing this. I don't believe it matters, but I do it anyways just to

avoid any problems.

Make sure you have the ncmpcpp files from the .rar provided at the top of the guide.

Extract the .rar and copy/paste everything in it to your /bin/ folder in your cygwin folder (i.e:

c:/cygwin/bin/) REPLACE WHEN APPLICABLE.

Now, open up a urxvt terminal and type ncmpcpp
http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdotshare.it%2Fcategory%2Fterms%2Fcolors%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNGHDOOU3Vu-bKiY81SOdiCUH0ThWw


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If you see: Connected to local host at the bottom, you are done! Press F1 to see a list of

hotkeys. Press 2 to open up your music file directory. You should see all of your music.

Make sure that your music is working by playing some songs. If they don't work..then maybe it's

a location error? I don't really know what to tell you if they do not work besides trying to messaround with your music folder and the mpd config.

Ncmpcpp: You, Yourself and Rice

You mostly see people with different ncmpcpp rice. If you want use someone else's

configuration, follow these short steps.

First: open up a urxvt terminal if you haven't already and do the following:

(cd to ~/ if you aren't in that directory)

mkdir .ncmpcppcd ~/.ncmpcpp/

touch config

What you've just done was make a config file for ncmpcpp. Go ahead and open that file in

notepad++. You'll notice that it is probably empty. No worries, go ahead and go to

http://dotshare.it/category/mpd/ncmpcpp/to grab a config that you like. Just copy and paste the

code into notepad++ and save.

Then, if ncmpcpp is open, close that window and open a new one. You should see that the

changes have taken effect.

By the by, let's say you want to add music to your music folder to play in ncmpcpp. When you

add a folder, ncmpcpp will NOT update automatically. It will not notice the new folder. You will

have to update the database by opening ncmpcpp and simply pressing "u". It will say "Database

is updating" at the bottom. When it is done, check to see if your music has been added [press 2

and look for the music you added].

I made the mistake of not reading the F1 hotkeys, and deleted the original database in .mpd,

causing a database error and many tears. Don't do that.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask me when you see me around. I do not use IRC (yet),

so you will only find me either on 4chan /w/, /wg/, /g/, or on deviantArt under the username

"sayounarasensei".


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