Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] replacement for Vortexbox -suggestions

2019-03-16 Thread davemal
Wirrunna wrote: > davemal, thank you for the update, I am also having trouble with the new > VB release. > > Do you use MusicIP ? VB's setup scripts make installing Plex, MusicIP > etc really simple. JohnB has posted InguzEQ install instructions for > Ubuntu that also w

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] replacement for Vortexbox -suggestions

2019-03-16 Thread davemal
just thought that I would reply to this thread as there was some interest. I was not able to get the new VB to work on my machine so I bit the bullet and gave snakeoil a good try. It is equivalent to VB in overall functionality. From a music viewpoint, there are more bundled options for both ser

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] replacement for Vortexbox -suggestions

2019-03-06 Thread davemal
Thanks Wirrunna, Yes cut down version of Ubuntu. LMS (& various servers/players) are checkbox options. I expect that apps such as MusicIP would have to be installed from the shell... I have run it Live in a VM and works great for LMS duties. Havent tried to install anything else on it yet. --

[SlimDevices: Unix] replacement for Vortexbox -suggestions

2019-03-04 Thread davemal
Hi all, After some suggestions.. It appears that VB is pretty much dead as a platform and I am looking at alternatives. My needs are simple: LMS, Plex, Pihole. Nice: Transmission, time capsule, squeezelite. Install is to go on to a headless NUC with just a single HD - I ideally would like to r