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diff --git a/doc/user.xml b/doc/user.xml index e230f383..2f7b5644 100644 --- a/doc/user.xml +++ b/doc/user.xml @@ -11,6 +11,30 @@ This document is work in progress. Most of it may be incomplete yet. Please help! </para> + + <para> + MPD (Music Player Daemon) is, as the name suggests, a server + software allowing you to remotely play your music, handle + playlists, deliver music (HTTP STREAMS with various + sub-protocols) and organizze playlists. + </para> + + <para> + It has been written with minimal resource usage and stability in + mind! Infact, it runs fine on a Pentium 75, allowing you to use + your cheap old PC to create a stereo system! + </para> + + <para> + MPD supports also Gapless playback, buffered audio output, and + crossfading! + </para> + + <para> + The separate client and server design allows users to choose a + user interface that best suites their tastes independently of + the underlying daemon, which actually plays music! + </para> </chapter> <chapter> @@ -26,10 +50,16 @@ <title>Installing on Debian/Ubuntu</title> <para> - Install the package <filename>mpd</filename>: + Install the package <filename>mpd</filename> via APT: </para> <programlisting>apt-get install mpd</programlisting> + + <para> + When installed this way, MPD by default looks for music in + /var/lib/mpd/music/; this may not be correct. Look at your + /etc/mpd.conf file... + </para> </section> <section> @@ -41,8 +71,8 @@ page</ulink> and unpack it: </para> - <programlisting>tar xjf mpd-0.14.2.tar.bz -cd mpd-0.14.2</programlisting> + <programlisting>tar xjf mpd-version.tar.bz +cd mpd-version</programlisting> <para> Make sure that all the required libraries and build tools are |