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@@ -6,6 +6,18 @@ exposing an mpris interface through dbus.
An alternative for [playerctl](https://github.com/altdesktop/playerctl) that better integrates
with astal.
+:::warning
+In order for network cover art urls to be cached (spotify for example)
+make sure `gvfs` is enabled.
+
+:::code-group
+
+```nix [<i class="devicon-nixos-plain"></i> configuration.nix]
+services.gvfs.enable = true;
+```
+
+:::
+
## Installation
1. install dependencies
@@ -13,15 +25,15 @@ with astal.
:::code-group
```sh [<i class="devicon-archlinux-plain"></i> Arch]
-sudo pacman -Syu meson vala json-glib gobject-introspection
+sudo pacman -Syu meson vala gvfs json-glib gobject-introspection
```
```sh [<i class="devicon-fedora-plain"></i> Fedora]
-sudo dnf install meson gcc valac json-glib-devel gobject-introspection-devel
+sudo dnf install meson gcc valac gvfs json-glib-devel gobject-introspection-devel
```
```sh [<i class="devicon-ubuntu-plain"></i> Ubuntu]
-sudo apt install meson valac libjson-glib-dev gobject-introspection
+sudo apt install meson valac gvfs libjson-glib-dev gobject-introspection
```
:::
@@ -36,21 +48,10 @@ cd astal/lib/mpris
3. install
```sh
-meson setup build
-meson install -C build
-```
-
-:::tip
-Most distros recommend manual installs in `/usr/local`,
-which is what `meson` defaults to. If you want to install to `/usr`
-instead which most package managers do, set the `prefix` option:
-
-```sh
meson setup --prefix /usr build
+meson install -C build
```
-:::
-
## Usage
You can browse the [Mpris reference](https://aylur.github.io/libastal/mpris).