July 19th, 2008 by { Arvinder Kang } · 1 Comment · Programming
Although it is one of the first chapters one read when starting with Linux/Unix, it is always confusing where should we put what when it comes to installing stuff on Linux/OS X computers.
I found a detailed reference Filesystem Hierarchy standard website.
It is also worth knowing, why is it important to store any new customized apps [...]
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Tags:File System Hierarchy·OS X·Unix
June 28th, 2008 by { Arvinder Kang } · 2 Comments · Hacks
mpg123 is a real time MPEG 1.0/2.0/2.5 audio player for layers 1,2 and 3.
I was playing with Ruby scripts and needed a command line mp3 player which was not a resource hog.
Steps I took for my OS X (Should work on Linux/Unix box):
Download the latest version from the website.
Untar the archive
tar -xvf mpg123-1.4.3.tar
Compile and install [...]
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Tags:command line·install·Leopard·mp3 player·mpg123·OS X