I want to get a low energy server to run squeezebox server 24/7. Having read these forums and elsewhere I have decided to go for a low power mini PC (instead of a NAS) running headless in a cupboard next to my router. Apart from running SC and holding my music, I may back up a few files to it, but that is all.
I seem to be homing in on either the FitPC or the Tranquil T3N, possibly favoring the latter because it can be ordered with a 1TB drive. My dilemma now is which OS to put on it. To date I have no experience of anything other than Windows, but that seems a somewhat over the top for the tasks required. I guess I do not mind learning something new so Linux/Ubuntu would seem the obvious choice - as long as it is not too complicated! How easy would it be for a total Linux/Ubuntu beginner to load up Ubuntu and SC and start listning to music?. I am reasonably PC literate in a Windows environment. Also how easy is it to have an Ubuntu PC networked with a couple of Windows PC's. Will they all "see" each other so that files can be easily shared. Specifically : 1) I will be ripping and tagging on a Windows PC, would it then be simple to copy the albums onto the Ubuntu/SC PC from the Windows PC? 2) Could I access the SC web interface from a windows PC on the network? 2) Can I run MP3TAG on a Windows PC that will load and update the tags against the music sitting on the Ubuntu machine? Any info much appreciated. -- Nojelc ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Nojelc's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14353 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=70547 _______________________________________________ unix mailing list unix@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/unix
