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Asked: 2010-11-04 02:54:32 +0800 CST

How to set up DAAP sharing in Banshee?

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Ok, so I can see and listen to music libraries from other computers on my network via Banshee (They are running Rhythmbox with DAAP enabled) but I cannot see my Banshee library from them.

I have DAAP enabled in plugins (on Banshee).

banshee sharing music daap

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    Banshee still doesn't have DAAP sharing. It can consume, but there's no DLNA server in there yet.

    According to the application selection blueprints for Natty, the Ubuntu developers wan't to "fix UPNP support". I take that to mean making Banshee comparable to RhythmBox but there's room for misinterpretation.

    The Banshee Team recommended method is through an external application called Tangerine. This has the benefit over an embedded solution in that Banshee wouldn't need to be running for things to find music. An image of its settings UI running shows below.

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  2. Best thing to do is install mt-daapd. This is a daemon which broadcasts a DAAP share and can be configured through a web interface or by editing a text file. To install, type the following in the command line:

    sudo apt-get install mt-daapd

    To configure, navigate with your browser to:

    http://localhost:3689

    with

    username: mt-daapd
password: mt-daapd

    You can change these once you are on the web interface. From there on it's pretty simple, and the interface should be self explanatory.

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