As the 2010 World Cup getting closer and closer, soccer fanatics who are not able to catch it on the TV has started to hit the Web to look for alternative sources to support their favorite teams. Needless to say, P2P is one of the most popular resources.
隨著世界杯的開幕，一些不能看電視的孩子們就像在網上找個好點的資源，P2P是一種很好的技術和資源。
However, to be able to watch P2P video, you will need to install a custom player. Sopcast is the most popular among all P2P players. Sopcast is available for Windows and Linux. The installation in Windows is pretty straightforward, but it can be very tricky in Linux. Let’s see how you can get it install in Ubuntu.
那也得安裝一個軟件或者服務啊，Sopcast就是一種很好的軟件，在windows下好裝，但是在linux下卻要花一番功夫了
下載依賴文件
Download libstdc++5.deb (for x86) or libstdc++5.deb (for amd64)
Double click the deb file to install. 雙擊deb安裝即可。
Open a terminal. Add the following repository and install the app.
在終端中，安裝app
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:jason-scheunemann/ppa sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install sp-auth sopcast-player
That’s it. You should be able to find the Sopcast Player in Applications -> Sound & Video.
配置Firefox，如下
To configure your Firefox to open “sop://” link automatically in Sopcast Player:
1. Type about:config in the address bar.
2. Click the button “I’ll be careful, I promise!”
3. Right click anywhere on the screen and select “New -> String”
4. Enter “network.protocol-handler.app.sop” (without the quote) in the preferences name
5. Enter “/usr/bin/sopcast-player” as the value.
6. If you are using Firefox 3.6 and above, you need to change the value of “network.protocol-handler.expose-all” to “false”
