14 DAY TRIAL // VortexBox 1.5 has been released, the latest version of the music streaming server Linux distro. The big change in VortexBox 1.5 is the introduction of a new DAAP server, for iTunes compatibility, and a new Squeezebox server.
"We are pleased to announce the release of VortexBox 1.5. As always our goal it to make VortexBox work with any media player," Andrew Gillis wrote in the official announcement.
"The recent release of iTunes 10 does not work work with the old VortexBox DAAP server. We took this opportunity to replace the DAAP server in VortexBox with a better one," he explained.
"We also updated the the latest squeezebox server and added a control panel to control the services on VortexBox. Thanks to everybody who helped with features and bug fixes for this release," he added.
The new DAAP server works with iTunes 10 and it can also stream FLAC files by saving the tracks in the lossless WAV format.
There is also an updated Squeezebox server, for Logitech devices. Users will appreciate the new control panel which gives them a central place to manage the services available in VortexBox.
Highlights of VortexBox 1.5:
· Logitech SqueezeBox Server 7.5.1; · New DAAP (iTunes) server - works with iTunes 10; · GUI DAAP (iTunes) server; · Service manager to start and stop VortexBox services from the web GUI.
About VortexBox
VortexBox is a Fedora-based Linux distribution that turns any computer into a music server or jukebox.
It automatically rips Audio CDs to MP3 and FLAC files with ID3 tags and cover art, then it streams the music files to a network player such as Logitech SqueezeBox, Linn or Sonos, and even to a Windows or Macintosh system.
For installation, VortexBox requires an empty hard drive, it doesn't work on a hard disk partition.
VortexBox 1.5 is available for download here on Softpedia.