# Build instructions
## Prerequisites
+To compile Minitube you need at least Qt 4.5, Qt >= 4.6 is recommended.
+The following Qt modules are needed: core, gui, network, sql, script, xml, dbus, phonon
-To compile Minitube you need Qt >= 4.5 installed.
-
-On a Debian or Ubuntu system just type:
- sudo apt-get install build-essential qt4-dev-tools libphonon-dev
-
-Windows and Mac users can get the Qt libraries from:
-http://qt.nokia.com/downloads
+On a Debian or Ubuntu system type:
+sudo apt-get install build-essential qt4-dev-tools libphonon-dev
## Compiling
-
-Compiling on Linux is fairly easy. Just run:
- qmake
-and then
- make
-
-Beware of the Qt3 version of qmake! If things go wrong try running qmake-qt4 instead.
+Run:
+ $ qmake
+and then:
+ $ make
+Beware of the Qt3 or Qt5 version of qmake! If things go wrong try running qmake-qt4 instead.
## Running
+./build/target/minitube
-Just type:
- ./build/target/minitube
+## A word about Phonon on Linux
+To be able to actually watch videos you need a working Phonon setup.
+Please don't contact me about this, ask for help on your distribution support channels.
-## The visual way
+These days Minitube is tested with the VLC backend only.
+Please don't report bugs with other backends as they're not supported.
-There is also a visual way to build and run Qt apps.
-Download the Qt SDK from: http://qt.nokia.com/downloads
-Open `minitube.pro` with Qt Creator and use the Run (big green "play" icon) command.
+## Installing on Linux
+Run:
+ $ sudo make install
+This is for packagers. End users should not install applications in this way.
## Legal Stuff
-
-Copyright (C) 2009 Flavio Tordini
+Copyright (C) Flavio Tordini
This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
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