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Linux media center pc plays x.264
Linux media center pc plays x.264






linux media center pc plays x.264
  1. Linux media center pc plays x.264 how to#
  2. Linux media center pc plays x.264 install#
  3. Linux media center pc plays x.264 windows#

Linux media center pc plays x.264 windows#

Your Windows library is probably on an NTFS file system, and you'll want (maybe need) to switch to an ext file system on Linux.ģ) No, there is no stand alone Plex client on Linux. Note that you will almost certainly be erasing everything on the RAID volume anyway.

Linux media center pc plays x.264 install#

When you install Linux, make sure you choose the volumes and not the drives. From there, you could just have Kodi point to the same media libraries as your Plex server does (to play completely locally, offline) and/or use a Plex plugin.Ĭurrent versions of Ubuntu/Mint will get confused by an Intel RAID configuration, but only insofar as the individual drives AND the RAID Volume will be listed, so if you don't know what you're doing, you could break the RAID. That gets you to Kodi as quick as possible. If you want an HTPC (hooked to your TV), well there are plenty of HTPC options for Linux. For familiarity go with Linux Mint (it's designed to be easy for former Windows user), for speed go with Linux Lite (stripped down Ubuntu) or Debian (let's you do a bare-minimum install). Ubuntu is a fine middle ground, just because of it's popularity, but there are much better options. If you just want a Plex server running, you have to choose between familiarity/ease of use and speed. Your title says for PLEX / Home theater pc. Learning Linux could be a hassle depending on your confidence and computer savvy, but if your goal is to just get PMS running, it shouldn't be too bad. Remote access will also be a bit harder to setup, if you're running your server 'headless' (not using a keyboard, mouse, monitor).

Linux media center pc plays x.264 how to#

Joe Collin's has a guide on how to do it within Linux Mint (though the same rules would apply to many other distros). This is only a real issue if you'd like to add harddrives. In Windows terms, it's as if you had to keep your entire Plex library in "My Documents." EDIT: And therock003, in the future please use a more descriptive subject title in your posts to allow others to search for similar topics. It works with quite a few OS's and plays most anything. PMS will run on your user account, and that user account does not, by default, have access to anything outside your "home" folder. I'm not a Linux user, but I would try VLC media player.

linux media center pc plays x.264

The biggest headache, especially if you're new to Linux, is ownership.








Linux media center pc plays x.264