JohnSwenson wrote: > LMS runs great on linux, all my SB servers I've ever had have been on > some form of linux. > > Are you looking to get a general purpose machine that runs linux to do > other standard tasks as well as running LMS or do you want a machine > that just runs LMS? > > John S.
If you are doing a dedicated server you might want to consider VortexBox software. It is a complete package, linux OS, LMS, web based configuration (and some other NAS type stuff as well). It's very easy to install and setup, it works great for older equipment. If your laptop is still working fine but you want to get off of windows, just loading VB is by far the easiest way to go. The only reason you might NOT want to do this is if you actually use the laptop for controlling the music, VB runs as a headless server, assuming you will be controlling the music from either a Sb box itself or an app on a smartphone etc. If you do decide to install linux so you actually have a screen you can use, I would recommend something like lubuntu rather than a full ubuntu install. I did an lubuntu install the other day in less than 10 minutes and it was up and running right away. John S. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ JohnSwenson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5974 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=100896 _______________________________________________ Touch mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
