Knoppix as a multimedia server?
I got an extra box, so I installed Knoppix 3.3 on it.
I want to set it up as a multimedia server, and have no keyboard, mouse, or crt to it. Basically play ogg/mp3s thru my home stereo via another computer.
Could anyone recommend like a desktop emulator to do this under Linux?
thanks
Re: Knoppix as a multimedia server?
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Originally Posted by JockVSJock
I got an extra box, so I installed Knoppix 3.3 on it.
I want to set it up as a multimedia server, and have no keyboard, mouse, or crt to it. Basically play ogg/mp3s thru my home stereo via another computer.
Could anyone recommend like a desktop emulator to do this under Linux?
thanks
I used to have a setup like this. I would ssh into the media box and play tunes via mp3blaster (you can apt-get it). Mp3blaster is a very cool ncurses mp3/ogg player. Of course if you can ssh into it and it is a reasonably fast box, you could also run a gui app like rhythmbox (which is a great multimedia jukebox). Another option is running something like Zina or Netjuke. That way you could access the media box from any machine on your network with a browser. You can find Zina and Netjuke at the following pages.
http://www.pancake.org/zina.html
http://netjuke.sourceforge.net/
Re: Knoppix as a multimedia server?
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Originally Posted by aay
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Originally Posted by JockVSJock
I got an extra box, so I installed Knoppix 3.3 on it.
I want to set it up as a multimedia server, and have no keyboard, mouse, or crt to it. Basically play ogg/mp3s thru my home stereo via another computer.
Could anyone recommend like a desktop emulator to do this under Linux?
thanks
I used to have a setup like this. I would ssh into the media box and play tunes via mp3blaster (you can apt-get it). Mp3blaster is a very cool ncurses mp3/ogg player. Of course if you can ssh into it and it is a reasonably fast box, you could also run a gui app like rhythmbox (which is a great multimedia jukebox). Another option is running something like Zina or Netjuke. That way you could access the media box from any machine on your network with a browser. You can find Zina and Netjuke at the following pages.
http://www.pancake.org/zina.html
http://netjuke.sourceforge.net/
Thanks for the tip on mp3blater, I have been using that for the last few days to play audio. Just ssh into the box and running it and it works like a charm.
When I get more time, I do want to setup the other apps that you and others have mentioned in this thread.
thanks again