In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Gerbera, a UPnP media server that allows you to stream media files from your computer to various devices in your home, on POP! OS, the Ubuntu-based Linux distribution.
Gerbera can be installed on POP! OS with a few simple steps. Let's get started.
Before we install Gerbera, we need to update our system's packages to their latest versions. Open the terminal and type the following command:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
Enter your password when prompted.
Gerbera requires several dependencies to function correctly. We can install them by running the following command:
sudo apt install cmake libsqlite3-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev libffmpegthumbnailer-dev libexif-dev libmagic-dev libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-dev libsystemd-dev libssl-dev
We can now install Gerbera by running the following commands in the terminal:
sudo apt install gerbera
By default, Gerbera will look for media files in the ~/Music, ~/Videos, and ~/Pictures directories. If you store your media files elsewhere, you will need to configure Gerbera to look in those directories.
To configure Gerbera, you can edit the /etc/gerbera/config.xml file with your preferred text editor. For example, to add an additional directory to look for media files in, you can add the following section to your config.xml file:
<import container='filesystem'>
<filesystem-root>/path/to/your/media/files</filesystem-root>
</import>
Make sure to replace /path/to/your/media/files with the actual path to your media files directory.
Finally, we need to start Gerbera and enable it to run at startup. Run the following commands in the terminal:
sudo systemctl start gerbera
sudo systemctl enable gerbera
And that's it! Gerbera should now be up and running on your POP! OS system. You can access the Gerbera web interface by navigating to http://localhost:49152 in your web browser. From here, you can add media files, configure settings, and more.
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