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| author | Andrey Petrov <andrey.petrov@shazow.net> | 2019-03-30 12:41:09 -0400 |
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| committer | Andrey Petrov <andrey.petrov@shazow.net> | 2019-04-01 09:44:56 -0400 |
| commit | c37aa79639cbcbe7bc5942da11aae2109b8714b1 (patch) | |
| tree | 13bdff3598675c193de8cce2f0321b3321f6bf27 /nixos | |
| parent | 98e24eb258d730c48c36ca7862cc28a59694556e (diff) | |
vlc: add chromecastSupport option
Enables Chromecast support by default in VLC.
Fixes #58365.
Includes release note.
Diffstat (limited to 'nixos')
| -rw-r--r-- | nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1909.xml | 10 |
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1909.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1909.xml index 97a381020139..2cfaec49c02e 100644 --- a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1909.xml +++ b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1909.xml @@ -99,6 +99,16 @@ and fix all the bugs it uncovers. </para> </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + The <literal>vlc</literal> package gained support for Chromecast + streaming, enabled by default. TCP port 8010 must be open for it to work, + so something like <literal>networking.firewall.allowedTCPPorts = [ 8010 + ];</literal> may be required in your configuration. Also consider enabling + <link xlink:href="https://nixos.wiki/wiki/Accelerated_Video_Playback"> + Accelerated Video Playback</link> for better transcoding performance. + </para> + </listitem> </itemizedlist> </section> </section> |