LibreTime is a free and open-source radio automation software that allows you to schedule and automate your radio broadcasts. In this tutorial, we will be installing LibreTime on MX Linux.
Before we begin, make sure you have the following prerequisites installed:
First, we need to install some dependencies required by LibreTime. We can do this by running the following command in the terminal:
sudo apt-get install -y icecast2 ezstream liquidsoap
This will install the Icecast streaming server, Ezstream for streaming, and Liquidsoap for audio processing.
Next, we need to download LibreTime from the official website. We can do this by running the following command in the terminal:
wget https://github.com/LibreTime/libretime/archive/master.zip
This will download the file "master.zip" to your current working directory.
Once the download is complete, we need to extract the contents of the zip file. We can do this by running the following command in the terminal:
unzip master.zip
This will extract the contents of the zip file to a folder called "libretime-master".
Next, we need to install LibreTime. We can do this by running the following command in the terminal:
cd libretime-master
sudo ./install -fiap
This will start the installation process. You will be prompted to enter the following information:
Once you have entered this information, the installation process will begin. This may take a few minutes to complete.
Once the installation is complete, we can start LibreTime by running the following command in the terminal:
sudo service airtime-playout start
This will start the LibreTime playout service.
To access LibreTime, open a web browser and go to http://localhost:8080. You can log in using the username "admin" and the password "admin".
Congratulations, you have successfully installed LibreTime on MX Linux. You can now use LibreTime to schedule and automate your radio broadcasts.
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