在Ubuntu上安装Sopcast看世界杯

As the 2010 World Cup getting closer and closer, soccer fanatics who are not able to catch it on the TV has started to hit the Web to look for alternative sources to support their favorite teams. Needless to say,  P2P is one of the most popular resources.

随着世界杯的开幕，一些不能看电视的孩子们就像在网上找个好点的资源，P2P是一种很好的技术和资源。

However, to be able to watch P2P video, you will need to install a custom player. Sopcast is the most popular among all P2P players. Sopcast is available for Windows and Linux. The installation in Windows is pretty straightforward, but it can be very tricky in Linux. Let’s see how you can get it install in Ubuntu.

那也得安装一个软件或者服务啊，Sopcast就是一种很好的软件，在windows下好装，但是在linux下却要花一番功夫了

下载依赖文件

Download libstdc++5.deb (for x86) or libstdc++5.deb (for amd64)

Double click the deb file to install. 双击deb安装即可。

Open a terminal. Add the following repository and install the app.

在终端中，安装app

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:jason-scheunemann/ppa

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install sp-auth sopcast-player

That’s it. You should be able to find the Sopcast Player in Applications -> Sound & Video.

配置Firefox，如下

To configure your Firefox to open “sop://” link automatically in Sopcast Player:

1. Type about:config in the address bar.

2. Click the button “I’ll be careful, I promise!”

3. Right click anywhere on the screen and select “New -> String”

4. Enter “network.protocol-handler.app.sop” (without the quote) in the preferences name

5. Enter “/usr/bin/sopcast-player” as the value.

6. If you are using Firefox 3.6 and above, you need to change the value of “network.protocol-handler.expose-all” to “false”

Now, when you click on the sop:// link, a window will open and prompt you for the application to open the link. Navigate to /usr/bin/sopcast-player. remember to check the box “remember my choice for sop link”.

Whenever you open a sopcast link, it will automatically open in sopcast player.

What other means do you use to watch World Cup in your computer?

还有啥好的看世界杯的方式没？回复在下面吧。【英文原文】