Hocuspucus is a small and extensible webserver for controlling key Linux apps remotely via a browser. This means you can adjust the audio volume, change playlists, etc. from any browser, including the one in your mobile phone or tablet. Homepage: http://muth.org/Robert/Hocuspocus Code: http://code.google.com/p/hocuspocus/ Prerequisites ============= Hocuspocus' only prerequisite is the tornado library v2.3 -- older versions may work as well but have not been tested -- and a recent Python (2.6 or later) installation. You can install the tornado library by running make install_tornado Additional dependencies are introduced by the various plugins and will be reported upon launch. Launching ========= After the prerequisites have been met, simply run ./hocuspocus.py Configuration and Customization =============================== Most of HocusPokus' configuation can be controlled by editing hocuspocus.conf Running Headless ================ Besides regualar desktop system, hocuspocus is also suitable for headless system. FAQ === Q: What about authentication? A: NYI