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singing fish raspberry pi media player setup
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autovlc.desktop
# idea from https://forums.raspberrypi.com/viewtopic.php?t=17051
# I added the --loop param which will loop the whole playlist (as opposed to --repeat which will repeat individual tracks)
[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Exec=vlc --loop /media/ashlin/HI/singing-fish/singing-fish-usb-playlist.m3u
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singing-fish-usb-playlist.m3u
#EXTM3U
file:///media/ashlin/HI/singing-fish/singing-fish-betty-2022.mp3
file:///media/ashlin/HI/singing-fish/singing-fish-riviera-004.wav
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ashlinaronin commented Sep 13, 2022 •
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File locations:

  • /home/ashlin/.config/autostart/autovlc.desktop (this should go in your user folder, mine happens to be ashlin)
  • /media/ashlin/HI/singing-fish/singing-fish-usb-playlist.m3u (HI is my usb drive)

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