Icecast 2 is a popular open-source streaming media server that can be used to stream audio or video over the internet. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Icecast 2 on Elementary OS latest version.
Before you begin the installation process, it is essential to ensure that your system has the following packages installed:
You can install these packages by running the following command in your terminal:
sudo apt-get install build-essential libssl-dev libxml2-dev libxslt1-dev libvorbis-dev libtheora-dev
The first step is to download the Icecast 2 package on your system. To download the package, you can use the wget command from the terminal:
wget https://downloads.xiph.org/releases/icecast/icecast-2.4.4.tar.gz
Once you have downloaded the Icecast 2 package, extract it by running the following command:
tar xf icecast-2.4.4.tar.gz
This will extract the package files in the current directory.
After extracting the files, navigate to the extracted directory and configure the Icecast 2 package by running the following command:
cd icecast-2.4.4
./configure
This command will scan your system and configure Icecast 2 accordingly.
After the configuration is complete, you can now build Icecast 2 by running the following command:
make
This command will build Icecast 2 from the source files.
Once the build process is completed, you can install Icecast 2 on your system by running:
sudo make install
This command will install Icecast 2 on your system.
After the installation is complete, you can start Icecast 2 by running the following command:
sudo /usr/local/bin/icecast -c /usr/local/etc/icecast.xml
This command will start Icecast 2 on your system.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Icecast 2 on Elementary OS latest version. Icecast 2 is now installed and running on your system, and you can use it to stream audio or video content over the internet.
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