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| − | <table width="100%"> <tr><td bgcolor="#FFCFCF">This page was written by Pluto and imported with their permission when LinuxMCE branched off in February, 2007. In general any information should apply to LinuxMCE. However, this page should be edited to reflect changes to LinuxMCE and remove old references to Pluto.</td></tr> </table>==What is Pluto?== | + | __NOTOC__ __NOEDITSECTION__ |
| − | [http://plutohome.com Pluto Home] 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 Pluto system consists of a '''Core''': one PC acting as a dedicated server and interface to 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, Pluto includes remote control software that runs on 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 floorplans, 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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| − | ==News==
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| − | '''August 8, 2006'''
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| − | Version 2.0.0.40 of Pluto Home was released, including a new PnP system, configuration wizard, improved telecom, improved orbiter, and an updated 2.6.16.20 kernel. See the [[change log .40|change log]] for complete details.
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| − | ==Features== | + | |
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| − | Pluto Home 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 Pluto?]] to see the possibilites available from Pluto Home.
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| − | ==Screenshots==
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| − | ==Download==
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| − | The simplest and easiest way to get Pluto Home is from the commercial web site's [http://plutohome.com/index.php?section=get_pluto download page]. There you will find a burnable CD image, suitable for quickly installing a new Core system. Pluto Home is also available as [http://plutohome.com/support/index.php?section=mainDownload&package=0 Debian packages] and [[Main Page#Source| source]].
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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 }} |
| − | | + | |'''[[:Category:Hardware|Hardware Compatibility]]'''<br><small>Compatible Hardware |
| − | This section has moved to [[User's Manual]].
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| − | ===Mailing List=== | + | |
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| − | Support beyond that contained in this wiki can be found via the official Pluto Home [http://plutohome.com/support/index.php?section=forum forums] and through the available [http://plutohome.com/support/index.php?section=mail mailing lists].
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| − | ===Configuring Pluto Home===
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| − | [[Pluto Admin Website|Configuring Pluto Home]]
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| − | [[Users_Page | Users' Documentation]]
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| − | ===FAQ===
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| − | *[[Development status for all modules]]
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| − | *[[What does an appliance solution like Pluto cost?]]
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| − | *[[Is Pluto an appliance or software solution?]]
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| − | *[[Why buy a licensed Pluto product? What's the difference?]]
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| − | *[[Do I need Pluto? 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 Pluto Admin site]]
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| − | *[[What if you don't have a driver for my home automation devic]]
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| − | *[[What scenarios are created automatically?]]
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| − | *[[I'm a Linux user already. Should I use Pluto's distribution]]
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| − | *[[Encrypted DVD's|Why doesn't Pluto 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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| | ==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 [http://plutohome.com/support/index.php?section=authors author's] portion of the commercial website. | + | |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 |
| − | ===Programmer's Guide=== | + | |- |
| − | | + | |width=48|{{Click || image=Components-icon.png | link=Software components | width=58px | height=58px }} |
| − | There is a great deal of documentation on the Pluto Home platform available in the [[Programmer's Guide]]. This guide provides an overview of the Pluto Home 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 Pluto Home=== | + | |'''[[Bug Reporting]]'''<br><small>Help improve the software by reporting bugs |
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| − | Pluto Home 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 Pluto Home [[Pluto Home Software|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]]
| + | |width=48|{{UrlClick || image=Cd_icon.png | link=Versions | width=48px | height=48px }} |
| − | | + | |'''[[Versions]]'''<br><small>View version histories and changes |
| − | [http://plutohome.com/support/doxygen/ doxygen diagrams]
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| − | Pluto Home is an open source project and uses open source software. More information regarding Pluto Home's relationship to open source can be found on the [[Open Source Info|open source information]] page, the [http://plutohome.com/support/index.php?section=license&package=0 license information] page, what to do if you're an [http://plutohome.com/index.php?section=developer open source develper], and Pluto Home's [http://plutohome.com/index.php?section=letter open source strategy].
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| − | ===Report Bugs=== | + | |
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| − | Bugs may be [http://plutohome.com/support/index.php?section=mantis reported] via the bug tracking system, [http://www.mantisbugtracker.com/ Mantis].
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| − | ===Source=== | + | |
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| − | Pluto is a pretty big project. Not counting GSD devices, Pluto'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 Pluto also incorporates lots of other big open source projects like Asterisk, Xine, MythTV, Firefox, VideoLan, SlimServer, etc., all of which have special Pluto 'wrappers' to allow them to work together seamlessly as a total home solution. For the brave of heart, you can also download [http://plutohome.com/support/index.php?section=mainDownload&package=0 modules by hand], and see all the dependencies and compatibility for each module.
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| − | You can browse the [http://svn.plutohome.com/pluto/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>svn.plutohome.com/pluto/trunk/''modulename''
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| − | You can checkout all the software with if you use http://svn.plutohome.com/pluto/trunk/ as the repository location for the module name, or go to the [http://svn.plutohome.com/pluto/trunk/ repository viewer] to find the name of the SVN directory for the module you are interested in.
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| − | === Versions === | + | |
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| − | The current version of Pluto home is 2.0.0.40, as of August 8, 2006. You may find information about this version via the official/commercial [http://plutohome.com/support/index.php?section=versions&package=0 change log page], this wiki's version of the [[Change log .40|change log]], further insight into [[Version 0.40 insights|2.0.0.40]], and information regarding Pluto Home's [[Versions|version numbering]] and several version trees.
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| − | ===Test plans===
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| − | Here are the test cases that we follow previous to our releases
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| − | ==PlutoVIP==
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| − | *[[PlutoVIP]]
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| − | **[[Download]]
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