which Distro For File Server+Streaming

smogsy · 26 Apr 2010 at 17:58

I'm looking for a Distro for the following tasks. i know its mostly down to opinions but i'm looking for a few recommendation that will narrow down my search once i have a good list each one i will be trying in Virtualbox before the install.

the Server will be on 24/7 so needs to be lovely an stable.

The Hardware it 99% be on will be
AMD Athlon X2 240 2.8GHz Socket AM3 2MB Cache Retail Box Processor
Kingston 2GB DDR3 1066MHz i5 Memory Module CL7 1.5V
Seagate 80GB OS
Samsung F3 1TB Disk DATA
more HD will be added.

Uses:
Streaming HD Video across network
Streaming Music Across network
Access from OSX/Win
Allow Access From the Internet.

Requirements
Itunes Server (dunno if its needed to stream to itunes client on another desktop)?
Easy To Use OS (first real Linux dedicated box)
Stable
Get Updates to the OS easily

Current List:
Ubuntu 64bit - Sean111
Fedora 9 - Colleague said this was most stable version of Fedora
OpenSuse - Downloading At the moment

smogsy · 26 Apr 2010 at 18:19

Windows & OSX im familar with some of the very basic Unix commands, put it this way i would want a GUI

smogsy · 26 Apr 2010 at 21:05

My idea was to put all the Music files on the Linux Box.

then somehow tell Itunes on my Mac's/windows to point to that Folder.

dunno if it can be like that but that was my plan.

so for example DATA\Music\

video would be fine with just folder access.

smogsy · 27 Apr 2010 at 17:36

Originally Posted by zinc
I'd recommend having a go at ubuntu. My current ubuntu box has all the features you need except access over Internet, as I've never needed it.

If you go for ubuntu, it's default music player RhythmBox has iTunes sharing built straight in. Just enabled the DAAP music sharing plugin in its preferences and all machines even windows and osx can play your music from you machine in iTunes.

Then to stream videos over the network you could set up samba. I stream 720p .mkv videos over my network no problem, and samba works with windows machines too.
That!

I do what you plan to do from Ubuntu. Its just so much easier than anything else.

unfortunately doesn't rhythm box doesn't support Apple lossless would that matter?

if not i just got find a way to let My Mac/Win to see Ubuntu Box as a Drive Volume or Drive

that way i could just put \Data\Music\ in itunes and it should pick it up fine?

after trying
Fedora
Opensuse
CentOS
Ubuntu

i think im going for ubuntu. Fedora/Opensuse was buggy in a VM environment possibly the VM but doesnt fill me with confidence where as Ubuntu just Worked

smogsy · 27 Apr 2010 at 17:56

yeh i got that installed on my VM just got find a decent idiot guide on how to create the config file? then i'm set i guess?

smogsy · 2 May 2010 at 22:46

well i tried to install ubuntu

& i got Errors all over the place at the end of the install.

apparently loads people are getting it with ubuntu 10.04
end_request: I/O error, dev sr0, sector 216176

tried 2 different disks now so

im gunna download fedora 12 and give it a shot to rule out my cds/CDdrive as the problem.

EDIT Running Fedora 12 Final - Fine had slight problem with software update but

yum clean all + yum update
fixed it

its now updating via terminal which in geeky terms looks cool

smogsy · 9 May 2010 at 19:58

i think im going to move away from Fedora,

it doesnt like the Samba GUI & seems quite sluggish all around, might be my ATI graphic card, might try ubuntu.