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Ubuntu als mediacenter4/30/2023 ![]() ![]() You’d also need multiple copies of every DVD, Blu-ray, video and music CD you own along with duplicates of the family album to have the same level of flexibility as I have with my setup. Now, going that route is not only very impractical but it can also get rather expensive too since each room would have to have all that equipment in it. Furthermore you’d have to record the same TV programme on every PVR to allow you to watch a particular recorded programme in any room. Whilst you can achieve the same without going for a central server you’d need a PVR, a DVD player, Blu-ray player, VCR and radio in each room. ![]() Sound exciting? Well, there’s more! If I’m watching something, say, in the sitting room and decide to go to bed I can continue watching it in the bedroom, at the exact same point I left it in the sitting room! Not only that but each room can do all of this independently of any other room. I can also listen to music, either owned music or internet radio, along with being able to browse the family photo album. I can watch a single Sky channel or any of the videos, DVDs or Blu-ray disks I own. I can also pause, rewind and record any Freeview channel as well as watch anything I’ve previously recorded. In each of these rooms I have the ability to watch any Freeview channel. I have a TV and Media Streamer in most rooms in my house. Hopefully then you’ll see why you might want one too. I’ve had a few people ask me this so before we go too far let me explain the setup I have in my house. Not only that but it’s cheaper too! What’s the point of a central media server? I’ve put together a step-by-step guide showing you how to build and configure a media server that is far more powerful and far more flexible than any of the “pre-built” systems on the market today. Information on dual booting can be found here.If you’ve ever fancied the idea of building a server to store your ever-growing collection of media files, be they movies, photos or music, but have been put off doing so because it seems far too complicated to build one yourself, or you’ve simply no idea how to go about doing it, then read on. ![]() Otherwise, the default option presented during the installation is the best choice (will overwrite everything on the disk). If you are intending to dual boot (keeping more than one operating system on the same computer), you will need to know how to partition manually. There is a launcher for installing Ubuntu Studio on the desktop. If you are using wireless to connect to the internet, you may first want to boot into the live system, connect to the internet and install from there. The output should be identical to the respective checksum found at the link below the downloads above. Go to the download directory, and use the command line program sha256sum. Several methods are available, we recommend using SHA256. Check ISO for corruption using checksumĪfter downloading the ISO, make sure to check it for corruption. The DVD image is about 2.6 GB, and can either be burned to DVD, or used to create a bootable USB stick. Boot from your newly created bootable USB stick and follow the instructions.Ī fresh installation from DVD is the recommended installation method.Commonly, the USB stick is recognized as a bootable hard disk, and to boot from it, either set it first in the BIOS boot order, or find a way to select which device to boot from using a key stroke while starting the computer (not all motherboards support booting from USB stick. Make sure to set your BIOS to boot from USB.If using Universal USB Installer, use version 1.9.0.8 or above. Use software like UNetbootin to create your bootable USB stick (included in Debian/Ubuntu repositories). Just create a bootable USB stick and try it out. The Ubuntu Studio ISO is a live image, which means you can boot it and use all the default applications without actually installing it. Note that amd64 ISO images are for intel and amd-based systems as the architecture is identical. If you wish to use desktop environments other than Plasma (by KDE), Ubuntu Studio can be installed on Ubuntu or any official Ubuntu flavor using the Ubuntu Studio Installer. ![]()
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