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Linux Music Server

2Shae · 2006-12-18 16:06:01

Ok i have a spare pc with 400gb of hd space, i also have small parrellel port lcd i can use to display current playing song, I basicly want to create a music server that will play music and use a webbrowser to change current music. anyone have ideas on how i can achieve this?

18-12-2006 4:06pm

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2Shae

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Ok i have a spare pc with 400gb of hd space, i also have small parrellel port lcd i can use to display current playing song, I basicly want to create a music server that will play music and use a webbrowser to change current music. anyone have ideas on how i can achieve this?

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#2 18-12-2006 4:37pm

calex71

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Geexbox might be worth looking at http://geexbox.org/en/index.html

i havent used it myself so others might be able to give you some more info on it.

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#3 18-12-2006 4:37pm

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slimserver

or you can be REALLY lazy and use a liveCD

For the intgrated LCD, you are on your own. The webpage fopr slimserver has a java applet that you can use to play your music.

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#4 19-12-2006 12:12am

djmarkus

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ampache might work also

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#5 19-12-2006 6:57am

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i use edna. It's really great!

edna.sourceforge.net

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#6 19-12-2006 12:41pm

djmarkus

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It looks the exact same as ampache, only not as good TBH

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