aubuti;662449 Wrote: > Vortexbox is not 'a bit of kit'. It is a customized Linux distribution, > based on Fedora Linux. You are probably (understandably) confusing > Vortexbox (VB) with the Vortexbox Appliance (VBA), which is the bit of > kit running Linux. VB is free to download, whereas VBA costs money, > because hardware is like that. > > Vortexbox replaces the operating system on your computer. In your case, > you would overwrite your Mint Linux installation, or possibly set up a > dual-boot, if that's what you prefer. VB has SBS pre-installed, as well > as numerous other audio-based utilities, such as a ripping program. > > Thanks for providing the info about your Mint version, but the reply > about how you tried to install SBS is too vague to be useful. Is there > any particular reason you want to use Mint, or would a different Linux > distribution suffice?
I used the one people were recommending elsewhere as a light, new, Linux that would be easy to keep up to date. I also spent almost a whole week installing it, learning a bit about it, and sorting most things out on a separate old laptop (also from 2003). This had given me a little confidence that I could sort out the trivial matter of Squeezebox on the same OS, although I have to admit that my attempt to install Squeezeplay on the laptop failed with graphics problems (apparently not uncommon - another reason I am suspicious of Logitech and Linux). Little did I know the peculiarities of each flavour would cause me such grief. I had indeed misunderstood the meaning of Vortebox. Thanks for the information. I'll think about it, but I'm really not happy about the idea of trying to support 2 flavours of Linux. One is more than enough. -- PasTim Server on Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit, 2 CPU, 2GHz, 4GB, FLAC files. Touch on Ethernet (in another room). Analogue out over 'a bit of wire' to ageing Quad Hi-Fi. An old (wireless) laptop controls the server using Chrome. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ PasTim's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=41642 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=90827 _______________________________________________ unix mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/unix
