Save the file UpdateM.sh to your Documents folder. Nyxmms2 server config effect.order.0 normalize Nyxmms2 server config playlist.repeat_all 1 The music player can be configured by running the following in terminal: nyxmms2 server config ugin alsa Save the file myth.sh to your Documents folder.Ĭonfigure VNC Server: Type the following in Terminal vino-preferencesĮnable server and set your password.
VNC Server (allows you to control the system from another computer): sudo aptitude install vino.Open SSH Server: sudo apt-get install openssh-server openssh-client.Some extra codecs: sudo aptitude install ubuntu-restricted-extras.Music Player: sudo aptitude install xmms2 xmms2-plugin-all.These can be installed by running the following commands in ‘Terminal’ - courtesy. Instructions as follows (courtesy ): sudo nano /etc/default/grubįor Xubuntu to work as you want, you need to install additional packages (you will need an internet connection). In addition for the system to support my projector, I had to set ‘nomodeset’ for the linux kernel, you may not have to so try without the following: Really easy – was a breeze – download the latest Xubuntu live CD from the following īoot from the Live CD or USB drive and install on your hard-disk using instructions on the following pages: Xubuntu - So the search continued - finally decided on Xubuntu with MythTV - You can also install mythbuntu directly.Was using a software called Freevo to run the multimedia center – unfortunately it was crashing regularly, specially on downloaded videos.
XBMC – another very nice OS – but same problem as Geexbox.I have found some options that would allow me to use geexbox now, but have moved on Geexbox – very small, very nice, was perfect for the job – except for the fact that it was based on Ubuntu 9 – and to my chagrin, the dell had an ATI Radeon X1100 video card – which is not compatible with Ubuntu 9 (out of the box).There are many small linux distributions (these are old distributions I had checked and may not be the latest ones) available for this purpose and the ones I liked and tested include: