LinuxMCE

LinuxMCE 0710 has been released CLICK HERE

LinuxMCE is a free, open source add-on to Kubuntu including a 10' UI, complete whole-house media solution with pvr + distributed media, and the most advanced smarthome solution available. It is stable, easy to use, and requires no knowledge of Linux and only basic computer skills.

Features

Version 0710

Media & Entertainment
• 3D alpha-blended GUI optimized for displaying on a TV and using a remote control
• Media browser presenting all content on all devices in the home on a 3D rotating cube
• Plug-and-play detection and aggregation of network storage and DMA's
• Built-in NAS providing centralized backup and whole-house media server
• "Follow Me" Media, each family member's media follows him/her through the house
• Automatically controls all existing av devices, like TV's, Stereo's, etc.)
• Many control options: mobile phone, webpad, pda, phone

Smart Home
• Home Automation: Control lighting, climate, security, camera surveillance, and more
• Communication: Phone system with auto-attendant, voice mail, call forwarding/routing for VOIP and POTS lines
• Security: Uses your existing home alarm, surveillance cameras, lights, phones and tv's to notify you on your mobile phone of any security alerts with the option of reseting the alarm or broadcasting your voice in the house over the tv's

News

03 Jul 2008

Yes the server is extra slow today

LinuxMCE is being featured by digg.com today.

09 Jun 2008

LinuxTag 2008

LinuxMCE developers and other contributors manned a booth at LinuxTag 2008 and won one of two prizes for best booth.

07 May 2008

LinuxMCE 710

Yes, it has taken many months and been a bumpy road at times, but it's time to celebrate because LinuxMCE 710 is here.

23 Apr 2008

LinuxMCE 0710 RC1

The release candidate for 0710 is now available.

12 Apr 2008

GSD Ruby Tutorial

Dan Damron will be giving a workshop on Ruby programming for Generic Serial Devices Saturday, April 19th, 2008 at 2:00 PM EDT (GMT-5).

11 Apr 2008

New update for Release 1.1 (0704)

Update 5 fixes Backup for 0704

03 Apr 2008

Developer Conference

We're holding a small developer conference April 5th, at 11:00 AM EST (GMT 16:00)

13 Mar 2008

HA Designer seminar for Developers

Thom Cherryhomes will be holding a workshop on using the HA Designer to theme and add screens to the Orbiter in LinuxMCE.

The seminar will he held on March 29th at 12pm EST.

03 Mar 2008

LinuxMCE 0710 beta4 has been released and is available for download now

LinuxMCE is integrated into the KDE desktop and runs on Kubuntu Gutsy 7.10. Click here for change log.

17 Feb 2008

Forum' Chat add-on

Thanks to the work of Dan Damron, the forums now incorporate chat functionality.

Community

Forums

Contacts / Who is LinuxMCE

Developer resources

Developer mailing lists

IRC (chat)

Bug reports

Road map / upcoming features

Blogs & press

Wiki / Documentation

Main / Table of Contents

Quick Start

FAQ

User's Guide

Screenshots

Marketplace

Compatible Products & Services

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Buy a LinuxMCE DVD

Download LinuxMCE for free, or get the LinuxMCE 0710 Quick DVD Installer, plus the high-def demo video in Ogg Theora, WMV and MPEG 2 formats to test your system's HD playback on a professionally mastered 9GB DVD. It's non-profit and costs $3 for one 32 bit or 64 bit DVD, and $5 for both. Checkout is with Google, so your payment information is secure and not revealed to anyone on the LinuxMCE team.

DVD's are in stock and ship within 1 week of order. Each DVD is 9GB and includes LinuxMCE and high-def test+tutorial videos.

The 64 bit version of LinuxMCE performs significantly better, but requires a 64-bit AMD or Intel processor. With LinuxMCE you install the software on only 1 PC in the home, the Core, and the Core provides diskless/network boot images for any media directors you have in your home. Both versions of the DVD include both 32 & 64 diskless images for the media directors. Order the version of the DVD you want to install on your Core. A 32 bit core can still provide a 64 bit diskless boot image to a media director and vice-versa.