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More => Old Versions => JRiver Media Center 24 for Linux => Topic started by: biblio on February 20, 2019, 11:09:31 pm
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I ended up installing gnome on my file server so i could run MC directly from the source but i'd like to not do that if possible.
The file server just runs for gizmo/panel access so i don't need anything visual now that i've set it up.
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Yes, you can run MC without a UI on one machine and use any JRiver remote to access it.
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You will still need a dummy X server running, but it's not necessary to run a huge DE like GNOME. I personally use Openbox on my headless server but you can also configure tigerVNC to start one or just run a very lightweight DE like LXQT or XFCE.
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Openbox is good if i have to keep x running.
if those tools could be separated into a daemon or background service it would be better but it's not the end of the world.
I think i'll just keep gdm3 and have my session default to an empty openbox.
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It's still pretty useful to be able to get to the MC GUI, even on a headless server. My Raspberry Pi has not been hooked up to a monitor in a very long time; even through OS reinstalls and MC reinstalls. But I run MC in a VNC session which auto starts (and auto restarts).
Every few months, I find myself needing to see the MC gui for various reasons and having it there via VNC makes it easy. If my Raspberry Pi can do it with minimal resources, a real computer should have no problems I would think.
Brian.
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I do the same thing Brian does, and it works pretty well. I usually remote into it when making library changes and/or weekly for Pi updates and maintenance.