This tutorial will guide you through the steps to install Volumio on NixOS Latest.
Visit the following link https://volumio.org/get-started/ and download the latest version of Volumio for your device. For this tutorial, we will use the x86 version.
Insert the USB drive into your computer and identify its device node using lsblk command. Assuming /dev/sdb is your USB drive, run the following command to write the image to your USB drive. Replace volumio-2.8.8-x86.img with the name of the downloaded image.
$ sudo dd bs=4M if=volumio-2.8.8-x86.img of=/dev/sdb status=progress oflag=sync
Note: This command will take a few minutes to complete.
Insert the USB drive into your target device and reboot. Enter the boot menu and select the USB drive as the boot device.
Once Volumio is booted, open a web browser and navigate to http://volumio.local or to the IP address of the device. Follow the on-screen instructions to configure your network settings.
After network configuration, you will be prompted to create your Volumio account. Enter your details and click Next.
Finally, you can select a storage device to store the music library. You can choose to use the internal storage or an external hard drive or a NAS. Once selected, click Next.
Volumio will now install the necessary packages and reboot the device.
Once the device reboots, open a web browser and navigate to http://volumio.local or to the IP address of the device. Log in to your Volumio account and start using Volumio.
Congratulations, you have successfully installed Volumio on NixOS Latest. Enjoy your music streaming experience.
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