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Installing TwonkyServer on Ubuntu Lucid Lunx 10.04.1

Posted on November 2, 2010 by billy

Update – Monday 26th December 2011. Being a long term Logitech  Squeezebox owner, I’m pleased to see that they have now incorperated a DNLA Server into their software and renamed it  “Logitech Media Server“. I now no longer use  Twonkyserver … Continue reading →

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Installing Squeezeboxserver 7.5.1 on Hardy Heron

Posted on October 28, 2010 by billy

I’ve recently had to install Squeezebox 7.5.1 server on a virtual machine running Ubuntu Hardy Heron, so I though I would blog some instructions (just to remind me) and help anyone else. Download Squeezebox 7.5.1 to your machine from here  Or … Continue reading →

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Installing SMART tools on Ubuntu

Posted on October 27, 2010 by billy

I eventually got round to installing SMART tools on my home Linux server, so now if one of the hard disks decides to start playing up or fails, I should get a nice little e-mail telling me there’s a problem. I’ve … Continue reading →

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Installing Amazon’s MP3 downloader on Ubuntu 10.04

Posted on October 21, 2010 by billy

Thanks to google and a few websites I managed to get Amazon’s MP3 downloader to work on my linux workstation at home. It looks like Amazon’s Amazon MP3 application requires libboost 1.34, which is older than the version now included … Continue reading →

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Backing up your DVD’s using Linux DVD::Rip

Posted on September 8, 2010 by billy

Just a reminder to myself really, these setting work fine for me and I use them to rip/backup DVD, also, it allows me to stream them via my PS3 to my telly and/or other PC’s in the house. Feel free … Continue reading →

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