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Mythtv m3u importer

Kopete otr screenshot

Mythtv m3u importer is a perl script which enables to import m3u files in the Mythtv Database. It uses Perl DBI so if you want to use it you must have installed this package. It also uses a configuration file in which you must set the connecting settings for the mythtv database. The tumbnail to the left shows a screenshot of the script (click to enlarge).

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Version 0.1:

myth-m3uimporter.pl
myth-m3uimporter.conf

Version 0.2 (Update for mythtv 0.21):

myth-m3uimporter.pl
myth-m3uimporter.conf

Installation

To install copy the script to /usr/bin/ and enable the excecution flag (chmod +x /usr/bin/myth-m3uimporter.pl).

Copy the myth-m3uimporter.conf file to your home folder and name it .myth-m3uimporter.conf. Then adjust the settings like it is described in the configuration section.

Configuration

As described above, you need a configuration file in your your home folder named $HOME/.myth-m3uimporter.conf which has got the following entries:


#Perl DBI database driver
dbDriver=mysql
#Database schema (default in mysql)
dbSchema=default
#Database name
dbName=mythtv
#Database host
dbHost=localhost
#Database port
dbPort=3306
#Database user
dbUser=mythtv
Database password
dbPassword=mythtv
#Mythv music folder (configured in mythfrontend)
musicLocation=/path/to/music/
#Hostname of the mythv backend
mythHostname=hostname

Usage

Use the script as follow: myth-m3uimporter.pl -n Playlistname -f ~/path/to/m3ufile.m3u

For help type myth-m3uimporter.pl -h

Kopete Otr Plugin

Kopete otr screenshot

The Kopete Otr Plugin enables Off the Record Messaging for the Instant Messenger Kopete. The plugin was mainly devloped by Michael Zanetti and I have helped him with it when I have got time. On the left is a small screenshot, which may enlarged by clicking on it.

Homepage: http://kopete-otr.follefuder.org