

Step 5: Now we create and modify the base PMS configuration file ~# mkdir /opt *if this does not exists on your system. I choose the /opt/ folder, you can also choose your own, and it’s entirely up to you. Step 4: Move the PMS to a new folder location. ~# tar xzf pms-linux-1.10.5.tgz *this will extract the packaged*

~# cd /home/ *note if you are root, you can place this where ever you wish* Now I download the latest Linux release of PMS from and extract it. Step 3: Download Install and unpack PMS (PlayStation media server) ~# apt-get install openjdk-6-jre-headless ~# apt-get install mplayer mencoder ffmpeg While in the local terminal or via ssh run the following command(s) (if your logged in via root, no need for sudo) Step 2: Install the prerequisites on the server along with updates to get that out of the way Install base Ubuntu Server OS, enabling SSH access, changed root password activating it. Step 1: Install Base OS of Ubuntu 10 Server For the remainder of the install process I will use ssh to work in the CLI (command line interface) of my server install. Once logged into the system I issue a quick sudo passwd to change the root password and activate root account. Starting off with a fresh clean install of Ubuntu Server (Linux flavor of choice) I step though the installation choosing to only install the OpenSSH Server. Ubuntu is a … let’s stop here, if you don’t know what Ubuntu is then perhaps you should stop reading now. The PS3 Media Server also runs on Windows Platforms running the latest versions of Java. It’s written in Java, with the purpose of streaming or transcoding all kinds of media files, with minimum configuration needs.

PS3 Media Server is a DLNA compliant UPNP Media Server which can stream movies to a large majority of DLNA clients such as the PS3. For several weeks now I have been running PS3 Media Server ( ) hosted on Ubuntu 10 Desktop ( ), when I decided to fine tune my environment by making the system headless as I had no need to interact with a desktop environment.
