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BryanC:
installJRMC

This program will install JRiver Media Center and associated services on most major Linux distros.

You can always find the latest version of installJRMC, changelog, and documentation in my repository.

Instructions

Download and unzip installJRMC from the attachment below or grab the latest stable version directly and execute:


--- Code: ---curl -O https://git.bryanroessler.com/bryan/installJRMC/raw/master/installJRMC &&
chmod +x ./installJRMC &&
./installJRMC [--option [ARGUMENT]]
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Running `installJRMC` without any options will install the latest version of JRiver Media Center from the official JRiver repository (Ubuntu/Debian) or my unofficial repository (Fedora/CentOS) using the system package manager (i.e. --install repo). If any other option is passed, then the install method (--install repo or --install local) must be specified, to make it possible to install services and containers independent of MC.

Options


--- Code: ---$ installJRMC --help
--install, -i repo|local
    repo: Install MC from repository, future updates will be handled by the system package manager
    local: Build and install MC package from official source package
--build[=suse|fedora|centos]
    Build RPM from source DEB but do not install
    Optionally, specify a target distro for cross-building (ex. --build=suse, note the '=')
--compat
    Build/install MC without minimum dependency version requirements
--mcversion VERSION
    Build or install a specific MC version, ex. "31.0.11"
--arch ARCH
    Specify the MC architecture, ex. "amd64", "arm64", etc (default: host architecture)
--outputdir PATH
    Generate rpmbuild output in this PATH (default: ./output)
--restorefile RESTOREFILE
    Restore file location for automatic license registration
--betapass PASSWORD
    Enter beta team password for access to beta builds
--service, -s SERVICE
    See SERVICES section below for the list of services to deploy
  --service-type user|system
      Starts services at boot (system) or user login (user) (default: per-service, see SERVICES)
--container, -c CONTAINER (TODO: Under construction)
    See CONTAINERS section below for a list of containers to deploy
--createrepo[=suse|fedora|centos]
    Build rpm, copy to webroot, and run createrepo.
    Optionally, specify a target distro for non-native repo (ex. --createrepo=fedora, note the '=')
  --createrepo-webroot PATH
      The webroot directory to install the repo (default: /var/www/jriver/)
  --createrepo-user USER
      The web server user if different from the current user
--yes, -y, --auto
    Always assumes yes for questions
--version, -v
    Print this script version and exit
--debug, -d
    Print debug output
--help, -h
    Print help dialog and exit
--uninstall, -u
    Uninstall JRiver MC, service files, and firewall rules (does not remove library or media files)

--- End code ---

Services


--- Code: ---jriver-mediaserver (user)
    Enable and start a mediaserver systemd service (requires an existing X server)
jriver-mediacenter (user)
    Enable and start a mediacenter systemd service (requires an existing X server)
jriver-x11vnc (user)
    Enable and start x11vnc for the local desktop (requires an existing X server, does NOT support Wayland)
  --vncpass and --display are also valid options (see below)
jriver-xvnc (system)
    Enable and start a new Xvnc session running JRiver Media Center
  --vncpass PASSWORD
    Set vnc password for x11vnc/Xvnc access. If no password is set, the script will either use existing password stored in ~/.vnc/jrmc_passwd or use no password
  --display DISPLAY
    Manually specify display to use for x11vnc/Xvnc (ex. ':1')
jriver-createrepo (system)
    Install hourly service to build latest MC RPM and run createrepo
    By default installs as root service to handle www permissions more gracefully

--- End code ---

By default, MC services use a sane `--service-type` listed next to the service name in the Services description. User services can be manipulated as an unprivileged user, for example: systemctl --user stop jriver-mediacenter and begin at user login. System services are manipulable as root, for example: sudo systemctl stop jriver-servicename@username.service and begin at system boot. Note that it is possible to run all services of a particular user at boot using sudo loginctl enable-linger username.

Multiple services (but not --service-types) can be installed at one time using multiple --service blocks:
--- Code: ---installJRMC --install repo --service jriver-x11vnc --service jriver-mediacenter
--- End code ---

jriver-x11vnc versus jriver-xvnc

jriver-x11vnc shares your existing X display via VNC and can be combined with additional services to start Media Center or Media Server. Conversely, jriver-xvnc creates a new Xvnc display and starts a JRiver Media Center service in the foreground of the new VNC display.

Containers

Coming soon!

Firewall

`installJRMC` automatically creates port forwarding firewall rules for remote access to Media Network (52100-52200/tcp, 1900/udp DLNA) and Xvnc/x11vnc (if selected), using `firewall-cmd` or `ufw`.
Note: `ufw` is not installed by default on Debian but will be installed by `installJRMC`. To prevent SSH lock-out, Debian users that have not already enabled `ufw` will need to `sudo ufw enable` after running `installJRMC` and inspecting their configuration.

Examples


--- Code: ---installJRMC
--- End code ---
Install the latest version of MC from the best available repository.

--- Code: ---installJRMC --install local --compat
--- End code ---
Install a more widely-compatible version of the latest MC version.

--- Code: ---installJRMC --install repo --service jriver-mediacenter --service-type user
--- End code ---
Install MC from the repository and start/enable jriver-mediacenter.service as a user service.

--- Code: ---installJRMC --install local --compat --restorefile /path/to/license.mjr --mcversion 31.0.11
--- End code ---
Build and install an MC 31.0.11 comptability RPM locally and activate it using the /path/to/license.mjr

--- Code: ---installJRMC --createrepo --createrepo-webroot /srv/jriver/repo --createrepo-user www-user
--- End code ---
Build an RPM locally for the current distro, move it to the webroot, and run createrepo as www-user.

--- Code: ---installJRMC --service jriver-createrepo --createrepo-webroot /srv/jriver/repo --createrepo-user www-user
--- End code ---
Install the jriver-createrepo timer and service to build the RPM, move it to the webroot, and run createrepo as www-user hourly.

--- Code: ---installJRMC --install repo --service jriver-x11vnc --service jriver-mediacenter --vncpass "letmein"
--- End code ---
Install services to share the existing local desktop via VNC and automatically run MC on startup.

--- Code: ---installJRMC --install repo --service jriver-xvnc --display ":2"
--- End code ---
Install an Xvnc server on display ':2' that starts MC.

--- Code: ---installJRMC --uninstall
--- End code ---
Uninstall MC, services, and firewall rules. This will not remove your media, media library/database, or library backup folder.

Additional Info

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BryanC:
libxcb is newer in Bullseye (1.14) than Fedora Rawhide (1.13) so in the meantime I would suggest using --compat and --install local to workaround the RPM installation. I'm not sure why Fedora is using such an old version (other than being Wayland-focused).

Awesome Donkey:
It's a bug in MC, Bob fixed it in 31.0.12... hopefully. :P

Awesome Donkey:
Oh darn, yeah, you're right. Even 31.0.12 won't install because of libxcb in Fedora being slightly out of date. :|

Hendrik:
We can probably remove the version on that package, or lower it, the actual interface of that library hasn't changed in ages.

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