itunes有linux版本吗,iTunes Linux

iTunes is an application that helps

users play and organize digital music and videos. Linux, on the

other hand, is a computer operating system that uses Linux

kenel. Common knowledge is that iTunes are

written for Mac and Windows only and can, therefore, not work for

Linux. This is a misconception as iTunes can run on Linux. In order

to make iTunes work on Linux, you need Wine, which is software

written for Linux and allows Linux run Windows software. Therefore,

attaining iTunes Linux configurations

require Wine which can successfully be downloaded through sudo dpkg

–I wine_0.9.45~winehq0~ubuntu~7.04.-1_i386.deb terminal. Once it is

downloaded, you need to install it in the options.

When Wine is downloaded, a Wine

configuration window appears. In the terminal requirement on the

window, type “winecfg”. In the Applications tab, choose Windows XP

and in the driver tab, select “Autodetect”. In

the auto tab, check ALSA and uncheck OSS drivers. The third step is

to download the latest version of iTunes. To do this, you need to

go back to the terminal and type “wine iTunesSetup.exe”, accept

iTunes’ licenses and other steps, select installer options and

click “ok” when a dialog box appears. When the download is

completed, click “finish” and run the iTunes on the Linux Ubuntu

10.4 Do this in the terminal;

wine~/.wine/drive_c/Program|Files/iTunes/iTunes.exe. Follow the

above steps to achieve iTunes Linux Ubuntu

configurations.

If you have a huge music collection

and need to share it with family members on the same network, you

do not need to worry as setting up Linux server will ensure you

manage and listen to you music. Having iTunes

Linux is also possible with Wine software as demonstrated

above. A Linux box can also be used as an iTunes music server. To

do this, you first need to have downloaded Apple’s Rendezvous or

daapd protocol to enable you to share music. To enable self

broadcast, your machine needs Apple’s multicast DNS advertiser

available with Apple’s Rendezvous.

Once you have downloaded the DNS

advertiser, you will also need to download appropriate files from

the daapd page. You can use Redhat 9 or a sample configuration file

on the daapd server. The daapd server contains a sample source code

that can be copied and edited to; /etc/daapd.conf. The next step to

getting iTunes Linux is to create a music folder

on your server and copy music to it. Use mDNSProxyresponderPosix

10.0.1.201 squel “Music Juxebox”_daap._tcp.3689 &

as root user to run the DNS advertiser from Apple. To advertise to

iTunes, you will use the name “Music Jukebox” while 10.0.1.201 is

an IP address.

To personalize your settings, edit

the /etc/daapd.conf. Let this file match you server and share name.

The daapd daemon is started by typing the root; daapd

&. With the success of these, the iTunes pops up a

shared music library once it is opened. The above set ups prove to

be a successful iTunes Linux set up. For the above

configurations and set ups to be successful, you need to set up a

Linux Server. The sever, via Samba, is able to serve up files to

Macs. The Linux server can also be set up to share on NFS and allow

files to be served to Macs.