One of the best gadgets I bought recently is a TonidoPlug, the TonidoPlug is based upon the well known SheevaPlug. The SheevaPlug is a 1000 MHz Marvell CPU combined with 512 MB flash, and 512 MB internal RAM. At the size of roughly two cigarette boxes it makes it an ideal home server using just 5 watt. These great hardware specs are combined with a great software package running on top of it. The package is based on Ubuntu 9.04 and lets you choose to use a variety of services (Torrent Client, Photo Gallery, Jukebox, WebsharePro (remote access to your files), Workspace, Thots, Search, Backup and Explorer). It’s really easy to setup and you can easily expand its capabilities.
Tag: Squeezecenter
Upgrading your SqueezeCenter server on Ubuntu
In a previous article I tried to explain the installation of the Squeezebox Server on the Tonido Plug. In this article I’ll try to explain how to perform an upgrade of your existing Squeezecenter Server on Tonido (or Ubuntu as the Tonido Plug is based on Ubuntu 9.04).
What you’re going to do is actually remove the old installation of the Squuezecenter server and install a new copy of the Squuezecenter server.
Prerequisites (what you need to get it working):
- Hardware
- Computer
- TonidoPlug (optionally)
- Internet connection
- Software
- Windows users might need Putty
The first thing you need to do is remove the ‘old’ installation of the Squuezecenter server, by SSH-ing (Windows user might want to use Putty) the following command:
| apt-get purge –yes squeezeboxserver |
Next thing is cleaning up your Ubuntu installation by entering:
| apt-get autoclean |
You might want to update your Ubuntu installation by using the following commands:
| apt-get update apt-get upgrade |
Now you are ready to install the latest version of Squuezecenter server (Check the Squeezebox server version and location, by locating the latest version using your internet browser).
| wget http://downloads.slimdevices.com/SqueezeboxServer_v7.5.3/squeezeboxserver_7.5.3_all.deb dpkg -i squeezeboxserver_7.5.3_all.deb apt-get -f install |
Now your Squeezebox Server should be upgraded, you can check it by locating it in your internet browser
http://YourSqueezeboxServerName:9000/
or
http://YourSqueezeboxServerIpAddress:9000/
If needed you can manually stop or start your Squeezebox Server
| /etc/init.d/squeezeboxserver stop /etc/init.d/squeezeboxserver start |
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How to install SoftSqueeze on Ubuntu
Softsqueeze is a software music player developed in Java (allowing it to work on most operating systems) that works with the Squeezebox Server software. Softsqueeze emulates most of the Boom, Duet, Transporter, Squeezebox and Slimp3 hardware music players. It uses a TCP based protocol, allowing it to use across the Internet and through firewalls/NAT routers using ssh tunneling. The software music player supports synchronization with hardware players.
Prerequisites (what you need to get it working):
- Hardware
- Computer running Ubuntu
- SqueezeCenter Server
- Network connection
- Software
- SoftSqueeze
Let’s get started:
Download the java version of SoftSqueeze (the .zip file) from your favourite browser.
Create a folder called SoftSqueeze in your home folder by opening a terminal window (Applications \ Accessories \ Terminal).
| mkdir SoftSqueeze cd SoftSqueeze |
Now unzip the zip file:
| unzip ~/Downloads/softsqueeze_3.8.zip |
Make the JAR file executable:
| sudo chmod +x SoftSqueeze.jar |
Install Sun Java 6 Runtime:
| sudo add-apt-repository “deb http://archive.canonical.com/ lucid partner” sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jre sun-java6-fonts |
Make JAR file open with Java:
| java -jar ~/SoftSqueeze/SoftSqueeze.jar |
The only thing left to do in Softsqueeze is to point it to the SqueezeCenter Server and redirect the audio output to “Java Sound Audio Engine”.
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