TwonkyMedia Installation Guide 3.0rev1
© TwonkyVision GmbH
3 Linux
The Linux packages come in two flavours: as shell script (extension .sh) and as ZIP file
(.zip). The shell scripts are actually wrappers for the ZIP files to provide a simpler installation
and setup procedure.
For Linux novices it is recommended to use the shell script installer, which is described in
the following section. Experts may skip to section 3.2 for an overview of the ZIP package.
3.1 Installing a Shell Script Package
You may install one of the following three variants:
twonkymedia-<platform>.sh
full featured UPnP server
twonkymusic-<platform>.sh
music only UPnP server
twonkymediatrial-<platform>.sh
gratuitous trial version of twonkymedia
<platform> is most likely i386, e.g. twonkymedia-i386.sh for a Linux x86 PC.
If you want to install two different versions, then you ought to change the install configuration
to modify the install path. The installer will overwrite any previous installation without warning
otherwise!
Note: The current version of the installer does neither support command line options nor
does it offer dialogs to configure the installation. This will change in a future version.
3.1.1 Pre-Install Configuration
If you are logged in as root, you may skip this section. The content directory and other run-
time configuration settings can be modified later, when the server is running.
The script assumes that the installation is done by user root. If you would like to perform a
single user installation or to modify the initial setup, please open the script in your favourite
editor on Linux.
Never ever edit the script under Windows!
The following variables in the script are used to control the installation:
•
INSTALLDIR
The directory where the server will be installed. If you are not root, you will most likely
want to change this to $HOME/TwonkyVision
Default: /usr/local/TwonkyVision
•
CONTENTDIR
The directory, where the server will look for media files. If the media files are in a
different location, you will need to change this.
Default: /home
•
INITSCRIPT
Where to place the script to start the server automatically at boot time.
Default: /etc/init.d/twonkyserver
•
STARTAFTERINSTALL
Enable or disable start of the server after installation. Set to no to disable.
Default: yes
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