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Where do plugins go on Linux?

Added by rrrrrrrr sdsdsd about 3 years ago

Where do plugins go on Linux?

Seems like it should be common knowledge enough given that there are zero instructions anywhere, but it isn't in the "~/home/.config/audacious" directory and it's absolutely nowhere to be found in the "/usr/share/audacious/" directory.

Where do plugins go on Linux?


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RE: Where do plugins go on Linux? - Added by Michael Schwendt about 3 years ago

They are stored below $(LIBDIR)/audacious/ where $LIBDIR depends on architecture and install-time choices. Typically, it is /usr/lib64/audacious/ for 64-bit archs.

Below /usr/share would be incorrect, because it is for architecture-independent data, and compiled plugins are arch-specific. Similarly for $HOME/.config which is for per-user configuration files, and storing plugins there would be a wrong choice.

RE: Where do plugins go on Linux? - Added by rrrrrrrr sdsdsd about 3 years ago

Where do plugins go on Linux Mint?

I'm on Linux Mint. I still can't find it. I've gone to those places and there is no plugins directory.

Where do plugins go on Linux Mint?

RE: Where do plugins go on Linux? - Added by Michael Schwendt about 3 years ago

Did you install Audacious via prebuilt packages for Linux Mint? If so, examine the "audacious" and "audacious-plugins" package contents with your favorite package manager.

Or did you compile Audacious yourself?

If Audacious is installed already, you can also start it from a terminal window as "audacious --verbose" or "audacious -V", and it will print lots of stuff about plugin loading.

RE: Where do plugins go on Linux? - Added by Jim Turner almost 3 years ago

Try this from the command-line:

$>find /usr -name scrobbler.so -print

(scrobbler.so is one of the "General" plugins).

Regards,

Jim

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