lrossouw wrote: > I had a PC loaded XP as my server. The hardware was (and is) dying a > slow death. Some mmemory modules died and I was left with 1GB. > Something else went wrong (can't remember what) and I decided to switch > to Ubuntu on this machine. This is my first Linux experience. I do > believe that the Squeeze experience is much better. More stable and > more responsive on my Touch. This is using the same hardware and music. > Also using erland's plugins on both setups.
My experience has been that Linux will give you much more bang for your buck on the same hardware vs. Windows, though to be fair I haven't done comparisons vs. Windows 7. The Vortexbox distribution is designed to be run on very modest hardware. The creators purposely paired down the Fedora distribution for this purpose, excluding X Windows, the Gnome Desktop environment, and scores of other things, all of which can be installed by the user if they desire. The distribution is designed to be run "headless", without monitor or keyboard. There is a built-in web interface that can be accessed via any other machine on the same network that will suffice most users for normal use and maintenance. Users can also ssh in (via Putty on Windows or Terminal on the Mac) if a higher degree of control is required. I've only required a monitor/keyboard for initial installation. If you want to do an experiment and your machine is relatively easy to work with, remove your internal disc and place any internal disc inside in it's place, even a relatively small/cheap one. Download the Vortexbox ISO, burn to CD, and install it in the box. Put your old Windows disk in another bay, an external enclosure, or just attach it via a USB/SATA connector. Linux readily deals with Windows NTFS discs. Mount your old music directory somewhere in the /storage/music directory (or wherever you've configured LMS to look), set up Erland's plugins properly and do a rescan. Play around and test out how things work for you. If you don't like it any better, just put your windows disc back in the box. If you do like it, then you have your answer. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ davidfox2116's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=40075 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=96124 _______________________________________________ plugins mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/plugins
