Small Distro for Internet Radio

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Joined: Apr 22, 2008
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Posted Apr 22, 2008 at 7:23:14 AM
Subject: Small Distro for Internet Radio
I'm looking for a lighweight distribution that would run on an old computer, Pentium 133 minimal RAM. I want to set it up to play internet radio stations. Preferably use keyboard or remote control to work basic functions (volume, pick from list of stations). Ideally wouldn't need a monitor when just playing stations. Anyone know of something like this? Thanks.
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GoinEasy9
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Posted: Apr 24, 2008 2:17:31 AM
If you click on Distributions or Download Linux on the left side of this screen, you will see a great listing of distros and what they can do. I noticed while reading that Puppy Linux fits your specifications.
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JimS
Joined Apr 22, 2008
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Posted: Apr 25, 2008 4:21:25 AM
Thanks, I've been looking at them. So far Puppy is the best I've found but I was hoping for something less demanding on the hardware. It's an OLD computer I'm trying to do this with. I'm also looking at DSL but having problems getting it to start up. I don't need a GUI, necessarily, just something that will start up in a reasonable amount of time, connect to the internet, my sound card, and connect to radio streams. Seems like someone must have thought of this before me. Jim
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Ante
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Posted: Apr 25, 2008 5:32:19 PM
this was posted in a not-so-goody-two-shoes forum http://bibian.ath.cx/openkore/viewtopic.php?t=10375&highlight=linux bot exactly as light as DSL or Puppy but might help... [qoute] Packages you need (this is debian, other distro might be slightly different) : 1. ssh 2. screen (terminal multiplexor) 3. perl 4. libreadline5 5. libreadline5-dev 6. gcc 7. make 8. g++ 9. libc6-dev [/qoute] [Modified by: Ante on April 25, 2008 05:33 PM]
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Slightcrazed
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Posted: Apr 30, 2008 4:41:56 PM
I have done this exact same type of project (both video and audio streaming off of local sources), and I would suggest slackware for the distro, and ffserver for the streaming (unless you have a different streaming solution in mind). I think I was using slackware 10 when I built the box, but newer versions should work pretty well too.

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