Ubuntu Home Server related posts and guides
I recently installed Kubuntu Natty Narwhal 64 bit on one of my laptops. The recent changes to Ubuntu (Unity) and Gnome 3 prompted me to go back to KDE. I have to say that except some minor quirks this Kubuntu release is very snappy. I think that the direction of … read more
Like I explained in my previous post, I have an Ubuntu Server playing HD audio and video using Turtle Beach USB Audio Card and Broadcom CrystalHD. Pulseaudio worked when using VLC for some reason I did not get Dolby/DTS passthrough from XBMC. So I had to remove it as I … read more
In the previous post, I explained my audio problem with Turtle Beach USB Sound Card and XBMC. I read several posts mentioned in the previous post and did a lot of “trial and error” work. I learned that at this point pulseaudio cannot passthrough HD audio. However, I did manage … read more
In previous posts, I provided an overview of the process and the i explained how I installed CrystalHD drivers. In this part, I will describe how I compiled and installed XBMC from source with CrystalHD support. If you have not already installed all the dependencies, then check my previous post … read more
In a previous post, I provided an overview of the whole process that I went through. In this part, I am going to describe the procedure I used to install Crystal HD drivers. Before you even begin the process, you will have to install a bunch of files that are … read more
This tutorial shows you how to connect to your Ubuntu server using ssh with keys. The advantage is that you can connect to your server without passwords. However, this is strongly not recommended because anyone with access to your private key can break-in to your server. So here it goes: … read more
In my previous post (Installing XBMC on Ubuntu Server with Broadcom Crystal HD Decoder BCM70015) I explained how I installed XBMC. The video worked awesome. The Intel GMA 950 card on the Wind box supported up to 2048 x 1536 resolution. This was good enough to display 1920 x 1080 … read more
Below are my network streaming settings: 1. MSI Wind Nettop Atom 330 server running Ubuntu Server (Lucid) and MiniDLNA 2. LG 42LE5400 TV that can run media from MiniDLNA (no subtitles) 3. LG BD570 Bluray player that can run media from MiniDLNA (no subtitles) and SMB/CIFS (subtitles work) So, just … read more
There is an updated post describing installation of MiniDLNA on Ubuntu Server (12.04 LTS Precise Pangolin). DLNA allows you to play home network media on all compatible devices over the network. A DLNA server is a streaming video server that can stream content to other networked media players. MiniDLNA is … read more