%general-entities; ]> $LastChangedBy$ $Date$ aRts The Analog Real-time Synthesizer (aRts) provides sound support for KDE and necessary libraries for kdelibs. Download (HTTP): Download (FTP): Download MD5 sum: &arts-md5sum; Download size: &arts-size; Estimated disk space required: &arts-buildsize; Estimated build time: &arts-time; and , , , , , , MAS and JACK Install aRts by running the following commands: ./configure --prefix=&kde-dir; --disable-debug \ --disable-dependency-tracking && make Now, as the root user: make install --prefix=&kde-dir;: This option tells the process to install the package in &kde-dir;. aRts is installed here as it's required before installing KDE. --disable-debug: This option causes the package to be compiled without debugging code. --disable-dependency-tracking: This option speeds up one time builds. Installed Programs Installed Libraries artsd, artswrapper, artsshell, artsplay, artsdsp, artscat, arts-control, artsc-config, mcopidl aRts libraries Short Descriptions artsd is a daemon that provides access to the sound hardware resources. artsd artswrapper is a small wrapper program artswrapper which simply sets real-time priority (running as root) and then executes artsd as a non-root user. artswrapper artsshell is intended as a utility to perform miscellaneous functions related to the sound server. artsshell artsplay is a simple utility to play a sound file. artsplay artsdsp provides an interim solution that allows most of legacy sound applications to run unchanged. artsdsp artscat is a simple utility to send raw audio data to the sound server. artscat artscontrol is a graphical utility for performing a number of tasks related to the sound server. artscontrol artsc-config is a utility to assist developers using the aRts C API. artsc-config mcopidl is the Interface Definition Language (IDL) file compiler for MCOP, the Multimedia Communication Protocol used by aRts. mcopidl aRts Libraries contains functions that support aRts programs. aRts Libraries To find out information about aRts and the various programs included in the package, see The aRts Handbook. For information in languages other then English, see the KDE Documentation and navigate to the aRts documentation in your language.