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Monday, October 5, 2009

Linux Today - How to turn a spare Linux machine into a media server

How to turn a spare Linux machine into a media server
Oct 5, 2009, 08 :03 UTC (0 Talkback[s]) (2111 reads)

"Mobile phones, games consoles and even televisions are rapidly developing the ability to read, display and play files held on a media centre PC, and Linux is the perfect free software solution. All you need is a relatively low-powered PC, a decent amount of storage and somewhere safe to hide it.

"1. Install the software

"We've chosen to use Ubuntu Server Edition for two reasons. First, it's the same distribution that most people know and love, only optimised for use on a server. Second, you still have access to exactly the same packages and repositories as you do with with the desktop version, which makes installing and using software easy."

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http://www.linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2009-10-05-003-35-OS-SV-UB

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