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| − | ==What is LinuxMCE?== | + | __NOTOC__ __NOEDITSECTION__ |
| − | [http://LinuxMCE.org LinuxMCE] is the only solution seamlessly combining: | + | <div align="center"> |
| − | # media & entertainment with a server for music, movies and tv shows, plus a [[PVR]] and DVD Player,
| + | <div style="font-size:175%; font-weight:bold">The '''[http://linuxmce.org LinuxMCE]''' wiki</div> |
| − | # a home automation system to control everything in the home with touch-screen tablet and [[Bluetooth]] mobile phone controllers,
| + | '''Your guide to a smarter home!''' |
| − | # a phone system with video conferencing,
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| − | # a security system that feeds you live video on your mobile phone when something happens, and lets you speak to visitors through your stereos, and
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| − | # a home PC solution.
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| − | A typical LinuxMCE system consists of a '''[[Core]]''': one PC acting as a dedicated server and interface with all the sub-components. [[The Core]] includes our own plug-and-play back-end so it listens for and auto configures all sorts of devices like network audio players (such as Squeeze Box), IP phones and cameras. [[The Core]] automatically exposes a network boot for any other PC's or thin clients you want to use as '''[[Media Directors]]''', which you hook up to your TV/Stereo's to use as set top boxes, complete with a media player, [[PVR]], video conferencing, intercom, and a GUI to control everything in the home. All [[Media Directors]] work together seamlessly as a total whole-house solution.
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| − | In addition to the usual infrared remote controls, LinuxMCE includes remote control software that runs on [[Control LinuxMCE using a Symbian Series 60 mobile phone with Bl|Symbian Bluetooth mobile phones]] as well as Linux, Windows and Windows CE devices like [[webpads]] and [[PDA]]s. They all feature cover art, interactive maps and floor plans, and let you control any device in the house. The UI is skinnable and multi-language. The mobile phone has a "follow-me" feature so your media and other settings follow you from room to room. It switches from [[Bluetooth]] to cellular [[gprs]]/[[wap]] when you leave the house you're always in control.
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| | + | ==Overview== |
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| | + | | width=120 align="left"|[[Installing 1004|'''LinuxMCE 1004''']] || <span style="color:#006400">'''The most up-to-date Final Release''' :: This was the recommended version for a stable, functional system. This is now quite old and not the recommended version.</span> |
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| | + | | width=120 align="left"|[[Installing 1404|'''LinuxMCE 1404''']] || <span style="color:#FF0000">'''Fairly stable''' :: Most people are using it.</span> |
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| | + | | width=120 align="left"|[[Installing 1604|'''LinuxMCE 1604''']] || <span style="color:#FF0000">'''Missing devs''' :: Lots of changes in the MySQL department, and therefore only usable on Media Directors, but not the Core.</span> |
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| − | ==Features==
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| − | LinuxMCE is an all-in-one solution for your home that seamlessly combines media & entertainment, home automation, security, telecommunications and computing. Browse the [[Features|features page]], along with [[What can I do with LinuxMCE?]] to see the possibilities available from LinuxMCE.
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| − | ==Screenshots==
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| − | [[Image:MainMenu2.jpg|left|thumb|UI2 Main Menu]]
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| − | [[Image:FileBrowserUI1.jpg|left|thumb|UI1 Media Files Browser]]
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| − | [[Image:DialNumberUI1.jpg|none|thumb|UI1 Phone Dial Pad]]
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| − | '''[[screenshots|More screenshots and videos]]'''
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| − | ==Download==
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| − | For information on obtaining LinuxMCE in the various available ways, see the [[Download Instructions]].
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| − | ==Getting Started==
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| − | This section has moved to [[Getting Started]].
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| | ==Support== | | ==Support== |
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| | + | |width=48|{{Click || image=Icon_user_guide.png | link=User Manual | width=54px | height=54px }} |
| | + | |'''[[User Manual]]'''<br><small>LinuxMCE User Manual |
| | + | |width=48|{{Click || image=Howto_icon.gif | link=:Category:Tutorials | width=58px | height=57px }} |
| | + | |'''[[:Category:Tutorials|Tutorials/Guides]]'''<br><small>HOWTO guides describing common scenarios |
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| | + | |width=48|{{Click || image=Faq_icon_blue.png | link=Frequently Asked Questions | width=58px | height=58px }} |
| | + | |'''[[Frequently Asked Questions]]'''<br><small>Responses to the most common questions |
| | + | |width=48|{{Click || image=Pci-icon.png | link=Hardware | width=64px | height=48px }} |
| | + | |'''[[Hardware]]'''<br><small>Hardware documentation |
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| | + | |width=48|{{Click || image=Troubleshooting_icon.png | link=Troubleshooting | width=61px | height=54px }} |
| | + | |'''[[Troubleshooting]]'''<br><small>Help with common problems |
| | + | |width=48|{{Click || image=Forum.gif | link=Chat | width=48px | height=48px }} |
| | + | |'''[[Chat]]'''<br><small>Support chat |
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| | + | |width=48|{{UrlClick || image=Forum.gif | link=kjh | width=48px | height=48px }} |
| | + | |'''[http://forum.linuxmce.org Forum]'''<br><small>Support forum |
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| − | ===User's Manual=== | + | |width=48|{{Click || image=gearhead_smile.png | link=:Category:Tutorials | width=58px | height=57px }} |
| − | * This section has moved to [[User's Manual]].
| + | |'''[[:Category:Hardware|Hardware Compatibility]]'''<br><small>Compatible Hardware |
| − | * [[QuickStart Guide]]
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| − | ===Mailing List=== | + | |
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| − | Support beyond that contained in this wiki can be found via the official LinuxMCE [http://forum.linuxmce.com/index.php forums] and through the available [http://LinuxMCE.com/support/index.php?section=mail mailing lists].
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| − | ===Configuring LinuxMCE===
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| − | *[[LinuxMCE Admin Website|Configuring LinuxMCE]]
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| − | *[[Users_Page | Users' Documentation]]
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| − | ===FAQ===
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| − | *[[What hardware I will need]]
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| − | *[[Tested good hardware]]
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| − | *[[Tested bad hardware]]
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| − | *[[Development status for all modules]]
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| − | *[[What does an appliance solution like LinuxMCE cost?]]
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| − | *[[Is LinuxMCE an appliance or software solution?]]
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| − | *[[Do I need LinuxMCE? Can I use the projects by themselves?]]
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| − | *[[How do I login to a Linux console?]]
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| − | *[[How are media files organized?]]
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| − | *[[I can't access my media files over the network]]
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| − | *[[Reset the password for the LinuxMCE Admin site]]
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| − | *[[What if you don't have a driver for my home automation device]]
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| − | *[[What scenarios are created automatically?]]
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| − | *[[I'm a Linux user already. Should I use LinuxMCE's distribution]]
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| − | *[[Encrypted DVD's|Why doesn't LinuxMCE support encrypted DVD's?]]
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| − | ===Troubleshooting===
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| − | * [[svn default properties]]
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| − | * [[Adding new computing apps]]
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| − | * [[Installing on a new platform]]
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| − | * [[Windows|Installer for Windows]]
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| − | * [[Installer Problems]]
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| | ==Development== | | ==Development== |
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| − | ===Author's Information=== | + | |width=48|{{Click || image=Contacts icon.png | link=Contacts | width=58px | height=58px }} |
| − | | + | |'''[[Contacts|Contact Information]]'''<br><small>Contact people involved with the project |
| − | Information regarding author information can be found on the LinuxMCE [http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/Contacts contacts] page.
| + | |width=48|{{Click || image=Icon_user_guide.png | link=Programmer's Guide | width=54px | height=54px }} |
| − | | + | |'''[[Programmer's Guide]]'''<br><small>A guide for software developers |
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| − | There is a great deal of documentation on the LinuxMCE platform available in the [[Programmer's Guide]]. This guide provides an overview of the LinuxMCE architecture,
| + | |'''[[Software components|Software Components]]'''<br><small>Open source software used by LinuxMCE |
| − | | + | |width=48|{{Click || image=Bug_icon.png | link=Bug_Reporting | width=48px | height=48px }} |
| − | ===Software Used by LinuxMCE=== | + | |'''[[Bug Reporting]]'''<br><small>Help improve the software by reporting bugs |
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| − | LinuxMCE is often called a platform for developing smart home modules constructed by a variety of open source projects. The integration of these open source projects, such as [http://xinehq.de Xine], [http://www.mythtv.org Mythtv], and [http://www.asterisk.org Asterisk], can be found in the LinuxMCE Software Documentation.
| + | |width=48|{{Click || image=Code_icon.png | link=Source Code | width=58px | height=58px }} |
| − | | + | |'''[[Source Code]]'''<br><small>Access the LinuxMCE source code |
| − | *[[Documentation by Device Templates]]
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| − | *[[LinuxMCE Software Components]]
| + | |'''[[Versions]]'''<br><small>View version histories and changes |
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| − | LinuxMCE is an open source project and uses open source software. More information regarding LinuxMCE's relationship to open source can be found on the [[Open Source Info|open source information]] page, the [[License| license information]] page, what to do if you're an [http://LinuxMCE.com/index.php?section=developer open source developer], and LinuxMCE's [http://LinuxMCE.com/index.php?section=letter open source strategy].
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| − | ===Report Bugs===
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| − | Bugs may be [http://www.linuxmce.com/mantis/ reported] via the bug tracking system, [http://www.mantisbugtracker.com/ Mantis].
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| − | ===Source=== | + | |
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| − | LinuxMCE is a pretty big project. Not counting [[GSD]] devices, LinuxMCE's own code is already well over a million lines in hundreds of modules, with over 1,000 pages of online documentation, and in addition LinuxMCE also incorporates lots of other big open source projects like [[Asterisk]], [[Xine]], [[MythTV]], [[Firefox]], [[VideoLan]], [[SlimServer]], etc., all of which have special LinuxMCE 'wrappers' to allow them to work together seamlessly as a total home solution. For the brave of heart, you can also download modules by hand, and see all the dependencies and compatibility for each module.
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| − | You can browse the [http://linuxmce.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/linuxmce/trunk/ web based repository viewer]. Or you can you do an anonymous svn checkout as follows:
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| − | svn co <nowiki>http://</nowiki>linuxmce.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/linuxmce/trunk/''modulename''
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| − | You can checkout all the software with if you use http://linuxmce.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/linuxmce/trunk/ as the repository location for the module name, or go to the [http://linuxmce.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/linuxmce/trunk/ repository viewer] to find the name of the SVN directory for the module you are interested in.
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| − | Here are short instructions if you want compile your module with svn sources : [[Building_From_Source]].
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| − | === Versions === | + | |
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| − | The current version of Linux MCE is '''0704''', as of August 07, 2007.
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| − | == Short Howto on Wiki ==
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| − | This section has been moved to [[Short Howto on Wiki]].
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