# streaming from Ubuntu (and other Linux) to Volumio **URL:** \ **Category:** Guides\ **Created:** [April 5, 2015, 2:41pm UTC](https://community.volumio.com/t/streaming-from-ubuntu-and-other-linux-to-volumio/2696 "2015-04-05T14:41:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![balbuze](https://community.volumio.com/user_avatar/community.volumio.com/balbuze/32/30223_2.png) [@balbuze](https://community.volumio.com/u/balbuze)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2015, 2:41pm UTC](https://community.volumio.com/t/streaming-from-ubuntu-and-other-linux-to-volumio/2696/1 "2015-04-05T14:41:01Z")
At last, I found how to stream easily from my Ubuntu computer to Volumio. Everthing is here : [https://github.com/masmu/pulseaudio-dlna/](https://github.com/masmu/pulseaudio-dlna/) To resume : ```auto sudo apt-add-repository ppa:qos/pulseaudio-dlna sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install pulseaudio-dlna ``` And start it : ` pulseaudio-dlna ` or to send using FLAC codec ```auto pulseaudio-dlna --encoder flac ``` You should have paprefs installed. Now, if you go to the volume control, you’ll see all your dlna compatible device, even your Volumio device ! Just select it as output and play ! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![MadBam](https://community.volumio.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/e5b9ba/32.png) [@MadBam](https://community.volumio.com/u/MadBam)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2016, 7:21pm UTC](https://community.volumio.com/t/streaming-from-ubuntu-and-other-linux-to-volumio/2696/2 "2016-02-21T19:21:35Z")
Hi, I have Volumio 1.55 installed on a RasberryPi 2 B. I’am running fedora 23 LXDE on a netbook, I’ve also installed pulseaudio-dlna from there: [https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/cygn/pulseaudio-dlna/](https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/cygn/pulseaudio-dlna/) ,then i’ve installed paprefs using dnf. So, finally, whenever I use Vlc or Quodlibet I cannot see/choose the DLNA output, I have no such scroll menu as show on pulseaudio dlna github overview Thanks for reading this, If someone have some hints, or want to help, you’re welcome! Vince ---
**Author:** ![karamazov13](https://community.volumio.com/user_avatar/community.volumio.com/karamazov13/32/305_2.png) [@karamazov13](https://community.volumio.com/u/karamazov13)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2016, 5:42pm UTC](https://community.volumio.com/t/streaming-from-ubuntu-and-other-linux-to-volumio/2696/3 "2016-05-30T17:42:59Z")
Hi Balbuze, A thousand millions thx ! Amazing topic 😃 Works perfectly & really really useful, kind of a magic ! Regards. PS : et en plus tu es français ! 🙂 Un petit bonjour de Massilia. ---
**Author:** ![balbuze](https://community.volumio.com/user_avatar/community.volumio.com/balbuze/32/30223_2.png) [@balbuze](https://community.volumio.com/u/balbuze)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2016, 6:03am UTC](https://community.volumio.com/t/streaming-from-ubuntu-and-other-linux-to-volumio/2696/4 "2016-05-31T06:03:31Z")
You’re welcome ! Salut du nord Isère ---
**Author:** ![florianh](https://community.volumio.com/user_avatar/community.volumio.com/florianh/32/239_2.png) [@florianh](https://community.volumio.com/u/florianh)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2016, 12:48am UTC](https://community.volumio.com/t/streaming-from-ubuntu-and-other-linux-to-volumio/2696/5 "2016-06-03T00:48:32Z")
Hi guys, Thanks for the post. I was looking for this kind of solution for a long time! Is there an alternative for paprefs available? I am running Gnome and I’m hesitating a little bit to install all these KDE libraries as dependencies. Thanks, Flo ---
**Author:** ![karamazov13](https://community.volumio.com/user_avatar/community.volumio.com/karamazov13/32/305_2.png) [@karamazov13](https://community.volumio.com/u/karamazov13)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2016, 6:56pm UTC](https://community.volumio.com/t/streaming-from-ubuntu-and-other-linux-to-volumio/2696/6 "2016-06-03T18:56:45Z")
Hi, I’d like to help you, but I really don’t know about an other solution… But, I’m working on Gnome environment too, and I’ve got no issues with KDE dependencies ans stuff. System is still clean and perfectly OK. Hope that helps ? Regards. ---
**Author:** ![oli](https://community.volumio.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/2bfe46/32.png) [@oli](https://community.volumio.com/u/oli)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2016, 2:05pm UTC](https://community.volumio.com/t/streaming-from-ubuntu-and-other-linux-to-volumio/2696/7 "2016-09-18T14:05:58Z")
hi, that sounds great… but I can’t get it working. Did you do anything on the volumio side (rpi3/volumio2 with hifberryDAQ+ connected to an amplifier in my case) to get the stream working? Must pulseaudio support be installed manually on the rpi? More in detail: I followed your steps to install pulseaudio-dlna on my pc (mint linux 17) successfully. If I run pulseaudio-dlna on my pc, my volumio appears as active in pavucontrol’s output section. But volumio does not seem to receive any stream (at least it is not playing any stream). In the terminal on my pc, pulseaudio-dlna tells me ```auto 09-18 16:23:57 pulseaudio_dlna.pulseaudio INFO on_device_updated "/org/pulseaudio/core1/sink2" 09-18 16:23:58 pulseaudio_dlna.pulseaudio INFO _async_handle_sink_update /org/pulseaudio/core1/sink2 09-18 16:23:58 pulseaudio_dlna.pulseaudio INFO Instructing the device "volumio (DLNA)" to play ... 09-18 16:23:58 pulseaudio_dlna.streamserver INFO Unregistered stream "/dWRuPSJ1dWlkOjZlYzI5Y2I3LTU2NzctNWFmNC0xYmNkLWI4MjdlYmY5MDVmOCIsdHlwZT0iYnJpZGdlIg%3D%3D/stream.mp3" (0x7f56e40e1f10) ... 09-18 16:24:00 pulseaudio_dlna.streamserver INFO No more stream from device "volumio". 09-18 16:24:04 pulseaudio_dlna.plugins.upnp.renderer INFO Device state is playing. No need to send play command. 09-18 16:24:04 pulseaudio_dlna.pulseaudio INFO The device "volumio (DLNA)" is playing. 09-18 16:24:04 pulseaudio_dlna.pulseaudio INFO _async_handle_sink_update /org/pulseaudio/core1/sink2 finished! 09-18 16:24:04 pulseaudio_dlna.pulseaudio INFO on_device_updated "/org/pulseaudio/core1/sink0" 09-18 16:24:04 pulseaudio_dlna.streamserver INFO URL settings: /dWRuPSJ1dWlkOjZlYzI5Y2I3LTU2NzctNWFmNC0xYmNkLWI4MjdlYmY5MDVmOCIsdHlwZT0iYnJpZGdlIg%3D%3D/stream.mp3 (udn="uuid:6ec29cb7-5677-5af4-1bcd-b827ebf905f8",type="bridge") 09-18 16:24:04 pulseaudio_dlna.streamserver INFO Registered stream "/dWRuPSJ1dWlkOjZlYzI5Y2I3LTU2NzctNWFmNC0xYmNkLWI4MjdlYmY5MDVmOCIsdHlwZT0iYnJpZGdlIg%3D%3D/stream.mp3" (0x7f56e4138650) ... 09-18 16:24:04 pulseaudio_dlna.streamserver INFO Starting processes "parec --format=s16le -d volumio_dlna.monitor | lame -b 192 -r -" 09-18 16:24:04 pulseaudio_dlna.streamserver INFO Processes of /dWRuPSJ1dWlkOjZlYzI5Y2I3LTU2NzctNWFmNC0xYmNkLWI4MjdlYmY5MDVmOCIsdHlwZT0iYnJpZGdlIg%3D%3D/stream.mp3 initialized ... 09-18 16:24:05 pulseaudio_dlna.pulseaudio INFO _async_handle_sink_update /org/pulseaudio/core1/sink0 09-18 16:24:05 pulseaudio_dlna.pulseaudio INFO _async_handle_sink_update /org/pulseaudio/core1/sink0 finished! ``` whenever I choose volumio as output. It then plays a song from my volumio library for some seconds (but not the stream from my pc) and then stops. On my pc I then get the message, that “the device disconnected”. There’s no sink related entry in volumio’s web-gui. Do I need to activate or install anything on the rpi via ssh? Any hint is highy appreciated 😉 [edited the error message+description] ---
**Author:** ![balbuze](https://community.volumio.com/user_avatar/community.volumio.com/balbuze/32/30223_2.png) [@balbuze](https://community.volumio.com/u/balbuze)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2016, 6:52pm UTC](https://community.volumio.com/t/streaming-from-ubuntu-and-other-linux-to-volumio/2696/8 "2016-09-18T18:52:40Z")
Hi, I wrote this thread with Volumio 1.55. I have to test it in Volumio2 as I’m not sure it works ( and you see that…). Nothing is ti be done in the pi side. Butt take care in Pavucontrol, even without pulseaudio-dlna you should see a (unworking) device. Once pulseaudio-dlna is launched, a new device appears, this is this one to use. ---
**Author:** ![oli](https://community.volumio.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/2bfe46/32.png) [@oli](https://community.volumio.com/u/oli)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2016, 11:51am UTC](https://community.volumio.com/t/streaming-from-ubuntu-and-other-linux-to-volumio/2696/9 "2016-09-19T11:51:44Z")
Hi balbuze, allright, that would be fantastic if you could try. In turn, I could also try with 1.55 as well, but I do not find it for download at [volumio.org](http://volumio.org) anymore 😕 ---
**Author:** ![oli](https://community.volumio.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/2bfe46/32.png) [@oli](https://community.volumio.com/u/oli)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2016, 9:25pm UTC](https://community.volumio.com/t/streaming-from-ubuntu-and-other-linux-to-volumio/2696/10 "2016-09-24T21:25:51Z")
Hejho, just solved the problem… …well, not I actually; once more RTFM did the magic… Just tried some options listed at ` man pulseaudio-dlna ` and `--fake-http-content-length If set, the content-length of HTTP requests will be set to 100 GB. `did the trick, i.e. with ` pulseaudio-dlna --fake-http-content-length ` streaming from mint-xfce17 to volumio2@rpi3&hifiberryDAC+ works like a charm. Thx balbuze for sharing this easy streaming approach, now can I enjoy Volumio even more 😉