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*nix vlc streaming server

ubuntu VLC Streaming Server

This is a guide should take you 5 min to set up vlc to stream to your dbox. This will install vlc in for command line without using the gui, so that you can let it run in the bakcround.

sudo up

sudo -s

Install relevent packages

aptitude -y install vlc

aptitude -y install vlc-plugin-alsa vlc-plugin-arts vlc-plugin-esd vlc-plugin-ggi vlc-plugin-glide vlc-plugin-sdl vlc-plugin-svgalib

aptitude -y install avahi-daemon avahi-utils

you need avahi to stream

now to fire it up

vlc --extraintf=http --sout-transcode-fps 25 --intf rc

set your dbox to use this servers ip

set the mount pont to \

You should now be able to browse where you want to.