Linux.com: Setting Up Your Own Station: A Free Radio Under Linux Howto. v0.1 | Linux Today

Linux.com: Setting Up Your Own Station: A Free Radio Under Linux Howto. v0.1

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Dec 16, 2000

“So, you want to run your own radio station? This guide will
assist you in becoming your own DJ.”

“Here are some basic requirements for running a station on your
computer, most of which you probably already know:

  • 150+ Mhz Processor.
  • 32 MB RAM.
  • Cable, DSL, or some kind of broadband Internet access.
  • Some free space, for mp3’s you wish to broadcast, etc…
  • Any fairly modern Linux distribution, with a v2.2 or newer
    kernel…
  • XMMS 1.2.x or later. http://www.xmms.org/
  • LAME v3.x or later. http://www.sulaco.org/mp3
  • Icecast 1.3.x or later. http://www.icecast.org/
  • Liveice-XMMS.
    http://star.arm.ac.uk/~spm/software/liveice.html”

“Installation should be pretty straight forward. Right now you
should have all the packages you need to get things rolling. If
you’re compiling from source, you should compile and install
software as directed by the documentation. Also, install
dependencies as needed.”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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