Use git to clone the Shairport project: git clone Use git to clone the perl-net-sdp project: git clone perl-net-sdp Install the perl libraries in order to build perl SDP extensions: sudo apt-get install avahi-utils libmodule-build-perl libio-socket-inet6-perl libao-dev libssl-dev libcrypt-openssl-rsa-perl libwww-perl pkg-config Install git: sudo apt-get install git-core Test that playback is working with the following command: sudo aplay /usr/share/sounds/alsa/Front_Center.wav Install ShairPort Run the following command to set the volume levels for the sound devices in the system: alsamixer Start the PulseAudio service (or reboot): sudo service pulseaudio start PulseAudio: sudo apt-get install pulseaudio pulseaudio-utilsĬonfigure PulseAudio to run as a service, so that local logon is not required:Įdit /etc/default/pulseaudio: sudo nano /etc/default/pulseaudioĪdd/change the following two settings in /etc/default/pulseaudio: PULSEAUDIO_SYSTEM_START=1 To get audio working, the Alsa libraries have to be installed, and then PulseAudio has to be installed and configured.Īlsa: sudo apt-get install alsa-utils alsa-oss libasound2 libasound2-plugins alsamixer If you would like to use the laptop with WiFi once the initial configuration is done, there are additional steps at the end of this tutorial describing how to enable the WiFi adapter to automatically connect to your WiFi network upon startup.įirst, download a server version of Ubuntu from the Ubuntu website. You’ll need to have an Ethernet cable connected to the laptop during the initial installation steps. You don’t need to select any additional packages during the installation, such as server or desktop – all the following commands work no matter how you configured your installation. However, be aware that support for this version will be dropped in 2015. The 10.04.4 release may be a good choice if your laptop is very old, since it’s lightweight and runs well on older hardware with little RAM.

The steps in this tutorial work with newer versions of Ubuntu server, all the way back to the 10.04.4 LTS release. The steps in this tutorial are designed to allow an old laptop with Ubuntu server – without any desktop environment installed – to output audio through the headphone jack, while acting as an AirPlay receiver for iPhones, iPads, and Macs.

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