Hello Linux Geekster.
In this article I will show you how to install Subsonic Music Streamer on Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail, Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal and Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin.
Subsonic is a free, multi-platform web media streamer. It is used to share music with others or to listen to your favourite music remote. You can stream music online, for multiple players simultaneously, depending on your band width. It works best for MP3 streaming, but it can also play AAC, OGG. By using transcoder plugins, Subsonic supports WMA, FLAC, APE, WavPack and many others.
How to Install Subsonic Music Streamer on Ubuntu:
To run Subsonic, you need OpenJDK or Java JDK.
Download the getdeb repo and install it:
$ wget http://archive.getdeb.net/install_deb/getdeb-repository_0.1-1~getdeb1_all.deb
$ sudo dpkg -i getdeb-repository_0.1-1~getdeb1_all.deb
Update the repo index:
$ sudo apt-get update
Install Subsonic:
$ sudo apt-get install subsonic
To use Subsonic, paste this as URL: http://localhost:4040.
Subsonic runs as root, by default. If you don’t want this (it is not recommended to run Subsonic as root, create a special user for it):
$ sudo service subsonic stop
$ sudo adduser --system --no-create-home subsonic
$ sudo adduser subsonic audio
$ chown -R subsonic:nogroup /tmp/subsonic
$ chown -R subsonic:nogroup /var/subsonic
$ chown -R root:root /var/subsonic/transcode
$ chown -R root:root /var/subsonic/jetty/*/webapp
$ chown subsonic /etc/default/subsonic
$ chmod 754 /etc/default/subsonic
Next, open the /etc/default/subsonic file with super user privileges:
$ gksudo gedit /etc/default/subsonic
And replace: “SUBSONIC_USER=root” with “SUBSONIC_USER=subsonic”.
Restart the subsonic service:
$ sudo service subsonic restart