Re: [Nolug] Streaming music server

Ubuntu MCE

On 8/29/07, Trey <gefox4@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Ubuntu has a media oriented distro now...can't think of the name. I'm
> sure it's on distrowatch.
>
> On Wed, 2007-08-29 at 11:09 -0500, Mischa D. Krilov wrote:
> > This week, I brought up an old Dell P3 to run Ubuntu 7.10 server and
> > Slimserver. It's working all right, but I've got some real growing
> > pains to sort through with Slimserver, some of which come from the
> > (relatively messy) dataset of my music library.
> >
> > In the best of all possible worlds, I'd find some specialty distro
> > aimed at turning an older PC into a dedicated music jukebox. I've
> > found a few Media-Center-a-like options, notably Geexbox (which has a
> > focus on being a set-top play-it-all video device), and a few other
> > "boot me and I'll party shuffle a directory of music at you" options.
> > I don't mind wiping my box (not the library!) and putting something
> > else on it if it works.
> >
> > I really want a jukebox that has batter library and management
> > options, since I've got a lot of that sort of cleanup work to do- I
> > don't really care what database it uses, either. I need something that
> > has good playlist options and will stream over the network (LAN first,
> > WAN later) and ideally something that would play in flash in a
> > browser, for maximum lean-back options... but that's a real
> > pie-in-the-sky hope. I assume that any decent jukebox would
> > auto-rip,sort and CD fed into it.
> >
> > Yes, I've considered just a Mac Mini sitting on the shelf, but it
> > kills me that Linux should be able to do this without breaking a
> > sweat. So far, I haven't found a good match. What is everyone else
> > using for remote music?
> >
> > MDK
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>

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