How to Install LMS on Linux Mint

LMS (Logitech Media Server) is a free and open-source music streaming server that allows you to stream your music to any device that supports streaming, like smartphones, tablets, and smart speakers. Here's how you can install LMS on Linux Mint:

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure that you have the following:

• A Linux Mint machine with a stable internet connection.
• A user account with sudo privileges.
• Basic knowledge of the Linux Mint command line.

Step 1: Install Required Packages

First, you need to install some required packages for LMS to work. Open up a terminal and execute the following command to install these packages:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install libio-socket-ssl-perl libwww-perl avahi-daemon

Step 2: Download LMS

Next, you'll need to download the LMS source code from the GitHub repository. You can download the source code by cloning the repository to your system. To clone the repository, type the following command in your terminal:

git clone https://github.com/epoupon/lms.git

This will clone the repository to your current working directory.

Step 3: Install LMS

After the download completes, navigate inside the LMS directory and execute the install.sh script. This script will install LMS on your system.

cd lms
sudo ./install.sh

The installation script will ask you to choose a port for LMS to listen on. Choose any available port, like 9000.

Step 4: Start LMS Service

After LMS is installed, you can start the LMS service by executing the following command in your terminal:

sudo service logitechmediaserver start

Step 5: Access LMS Web Interface

Now the LMS is up and running. You can access the LMS web interface by opening your web browser and navigating to http://your-ip-address:9000. Replace your-ip-address with the IP address of your Linux Mint machine.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to install LMS on Linux Mint using the GitHub source code. Now you can stream your music to any device with LMS.