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h1. CoverGrid
CoverGrid (mcg) is a client for the "Music Player Daemon":http://www.musicpd.org (MPD), focusing on albums instead of single tracks. It is not intended to be a replacement for your favorite MPD client but an addition to get a better album-experience.
Website: https://www.coderkun.de/codes/mcg
License: "GPL":http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html v3
Dependencies:
* "Python":http://www.python.org 3
* "GTK":http://www.gtk.org 3 ("python-gobject":https://live.gnome.org/PyGObject)
* "Avahi":http://www.avahi.org (optional)
* "python-keyring":http://pypi.python.org/pypi/keyring (optional)
* "python-setuptools":https://pypi.python.org/pypi/setuptools (building)
h2. Building
Build the application with _setuptools_:
bc. $ python3 setup.py build
h2. Running/Testing
For testing the application and running it without (system-wide) installation, donwload/clone the code, build it as described above and then use _setuptools_ to install it for the current user:
bc. $ python3 setup.py develop --user
After that you can run it with
bc. $ ~/.local/bin/mcg
or if _~/.local/bin/_ is on your PATH
bc. $ mcg
h2. Installing
Install the application system-wide with _setuptools_:
bc. # python3 setup.py install
Note: _On Linux using the distribution’s package manager is the preferred way of installing applications system-wide._
h2. Packaging
Create a distribution package with _setuptools_:
bc. $ python3 setup.py sdist
h2. Screenshots
!https://www.coderkun.de/images/mcg-cover.png(Cover)!
!https://www.coderkun.de/images/mcg-playlist.png(Playlist)!
!https://www.coderkun.de/images/mcg-library-m.png(Library (middle-sized))!
!https://www.coderkun.de/images/mcg-library-s.png(Library (small-sized))!
