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Octoshape is a closed-source streaming media server and client which uses peer-to-peer grid technology. This page will help you install the Octoshape client for Linux.

Install Required Packages

[:InstallingSoftware: Install] the sun-java6-bin and mplayer packages.

Info <!> amd64 users should install ia32-sun-java6-bin

Install Octoshape

The corresponding [:UsingTheTerminal: Terminal] commands are provided for each step, but you may use whatever tools you wish to accomplish what is required.

  • Download the Octoshape plugin for Linux to your Desktop from http://www.octoshape.com/plugin/linux.asp. 

    wget -P ~/Desktop http://www.octoshape.com/files/octosetup-linux_i386.bin

  • Give octosetup-linux_i386.bin executable FilePermissions. 

    chmod +x ~/Desktop/octosetup-linux_i386.bin

  • Execute octosetup-linux_i386.bin using the [:UsingTheTerminal: Terminal]. 

    cd ~/Desktop
./octosetup-linux_i386.bin

  • You will then be presented with a license agreement. You may scroll down by pressing the space bar. If you agree to the terms, type "yes" when prompted and press enter. An octoshape directory will be extracted to your Desktop.

  • In the octoshape directory, edit the file named setup.xml which contains the path to your libjvm.so with the following syntax: <e JavaExec="/path/to/libjvm.so" />.

    A nice shortcut for this is to execute the following command in your [:UsingTheTerminal: Terminal]: 

    echo '<e JavaExec="'$(dpkg -L sun-java6-bin | grep client/libjvm.so)'" />' > ~/DownLoads/octoshape/setup.xml

    Info <!> amd64 users should use: 

    echo JavaExec=$(dpkg -L ia32-sun-java6-bin | grep client/libjvm.so) > ~/Desktop/octoshape/setup.cfg

Use Octoshape

Launch your player by executing 

cd ~/Desktop/octoshape
./OctoshapeClient -url:XYZ.xyz

where "XYZ.xyz" corresponds to the string in the Play column at [http://www.octoshape.com/play/play.asp?os=linux Octoshape's Linux Play Page] for the channel you wish to watch.

See also

CategoryDocumentation