Amarok2 Beta 2 Released

Submitted by linuxinet on Wed, 10/08/2008 - 15:04.
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The team of Amarok, in a brief break from the frenetic marathon programming that lead to the final version, is really pleased to offer Nujalik, the beta 2 Amarok 2.0. This version shows a substantial list of news compared to the beta 1 and nearly all the components of Amarok have received attention from us. Many bugs and crashes have been fixed and some new functionality was introduced. Since Amarok 2.0 is close to the issue, we found a significant increase in contributions in the form of patches and bug reports. This has catapulted the pace of development at rates never seen before! Help us to improve Amarok 2.0 conducting tests, reporting bugs and helping with patches.

The most significant change in this version is the shift from a SQLite-embedded MySQL database engine. MySQL-embedded allows us to leverage sull'incremento performance of a MySQL configuration, preventing further non-trivial configurations that derives from a standalone server. In addition, we can use a standalone server MySQL in the future, if you will, although this is not yet possible. More distinctly, you will notice an increase in performance scanning of the collection and research, especially with very large music collections. Since there are technical complications inherent in the proper development of MySQL, we recommend you use a package of official distribution because we are working closely with the creators of packages to ensure the fewest problems. For information on how to build Amarok with MySQL-embedded, visit, edit and help to update our wiki page.

Some other changes of note in this version:

  • Support for incremental scanning was reinserted
  • LibriVox lets you download and listen to audio books in the public domain, this service has reappeared in Amarok after being brought in QtScript.
  • The sight of the context has received much attention, with corrections applets Texts and Last.fm
  • Important changes "under the hood" to improve the stability of Amarok

    Read the list of news for a detailed list of changes since the release of Amarok 2.0 beta 1:

    Version 2.0-beta2

    Features

  • Automatic changes at the collection if monitoring is enabled.
  • The volume of click in the toolbar toggles silence. (BR 171017)
  • Arrows to move directly from one container to another.
  • The services provided through scripts can now display the information sources in the status bar like most other services.
  • The scripts are now able to access the network through proxies throughout KDE.
  • The click of a button on the central ladder add URL from the clipboard.
  • Several improvements "under the hood" to increase the stability of Amarok. Rejoice!
  • Support of incremental scanning of the collection. (BR 169602)
  • Ladders found during a scan of the collection are automatically added to the navigator of stairs Amarok.
  • LyricWiki support.
  • Support for Chinese texts from mp3.sogou.com
  • The sidebars can be switched with the keyboard: Ctrl 1 .. 4
  • Now the stores were visible / invisible browser. (BR 168344)
  • Adding the ability to play tracks directly from a MTP.
  • Adding an option to enable / disable the automatic downloading of album art.

    Download Amarok 2.0 Beta 2


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