[Voyage-linux] Fwd: An MPD music server using ALIX and Voyage Linux

[Andrew Malcolmson]

On Mon, 21 Apr 2008 22:50:45 -0400, "Nick L." <nycparamedic at gmail.com>
said:
> 
> I was hoping to get some advice from the list concerning a small server I
> am
> trying to put together.
> 
> Simply, I would like to use an ALIX 3c2c USB as a MPD (music player
> daemon)
> music server. There is no sound card required; output will be via USB
> audio
> with the FLAC files sent to a USB Digital-to-Analog converter. The FLAC
> files will be available from a FreeNAS box in another room, or my desktop
> via NFS.

Sounds like you know what you're doing here.  A howto wiki entry would
be appreciated once this is done.  Which USB hardware are you using?

> Does Voyage Linux contain all the packages that Debian proper offers,
> i.e.,
> can I apt-get the  MPD and ALSA packages?

Although I'm a newbie here, AFAIK, Voyage is straight Debian Etch and
any package is installable.  The packages which are unique to this
distro have their own names and so don't replace or override the usual
ones.

> Are there any other issues I should be wary of when using Voyage Linux
> and
> the ALIX board in this capacity?
> 
> Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Just now setting up an Alix 2c3 myself.
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Andrew Malcolmson