Please Read AnyStream for Linux (updated to support more Linux distributions)

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Considering that Wine - amazing as it is - doesn't seem to play nice with the latest releases of AnyStream, we have finally worked ourselves through porting the application to native Linux.

The current requirement is a amd64 based Linux system - not older than from 2018

For Debian based systems (Debian, Ubuntu, Mint, ...):

Please download from:
Edit: please download current release at https://www.redfox.bz/download.html

Installation:
  1. Download the .deb file
  2. run
    Bash: 
    sudo dpkg -i AnyStream_1.5.2.8_amd64.deb
  3. run AnyStream by typing
    AnyStream

For Redhat based systems (Fedora, CentOS, ...):

Please download from:
Edit: please download current release at https://www.redfox.bz/download.html

Installation:
  1. Download the .rpm file
  2. run
    Bash: 
    sudo rpm -U AnyStream-1.5.2.9.x86_64.rpm
  3. run AnyStream by typing
    AnyStream


For non-debian Linux (Fedora and others) download:
Edit: please download current release at https://www.redfox.bz/download.html

Installation on other Linux distributions:

create a subdirectory of your choice, for example
Code: 
mkdir AnyStream
cd AnyStream
wget https://download.redfox.bz/download/sandbox/anystream_1.5.2.8.tar.xz
tar -xf anystream_1.5.2.8.tar.xz
run by typing
Code: 
./AnyStream
You can run the application and request a trial license.
However, if you have an AnyStream license, you can activate it manually, there is no automated procedure for this, yet.



Let us know, if you have a linux version/distribution, that chokes on AnyStream, we intend to make it as universally executable as possible.
Otherwise - enjoy :)

Code: 
Changelog AnyStream

1.5.2.9 beta 2023-04-06 (Linux only)
 - New: added rpm installer for redhat based systems
 - New: possibility to activate license from within the software
 - New: added application icon to the application manager on Linux
 - Updated languages

1.5.2.8 beta 2023-04-05 (Linux only)
 - Fix: HBOmax - login did not work in the Linux version
 - Fix: some Linux case sensitivity issues were resolved (some settings were incorrectly
        written to section [media] instead of [Media] in AnyStream.conf
 - Fix: Linux version reported as being 32bit in the About box - it is, of course, 64bit
 
1.5.2.7 beta 2023-04-04 (Linux only)
 - Improved: changed some required dependencies for the application to work on different
             Linux distributions and versions
 
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This looks fun. While I'm not directly using Linux, I'm on a Ventura MacBook Pro with M2 silicon. Supposedly Ventura allows some level of native Linux application support so I'll have to give this a try later tonight and see what happens. Thanks for this effort!
 
ah shucks .. doesn't want to install on my Pi. geltting the following

Code: 
dsig@raspberrypi:~/Downloads $ sudo dpkg -i AnyStream_1.5.2.6_amd64.deb
dpkg: error processing archive AnyStream_1.5.2.6_amd64.deb (--install):
 package architecture (amd64) does not match system (armhf)
Errors were encountered while processing:
 AnyStream_1.5.2.6_amd64.deb
 
dtsig said:
ah shucks .. doesn't want to install on my Pi. geltting the following

Code: 
dsig@raspberrypi:~/Downloads $ sudo dpkg -i AnyStream_1.5.2.6_amd64.deb
dpkg: error processing archive AnyStream_1.5.2.6_amd64.deb (--install):
 package architecture (amd64) does not match system (armhf)
Errors were encountered while processing:
 AnyStream_1.5.2.6_amd64.deb
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What Linux distro are you using?
 
based on debian 64 bit

Code: 
dsig@raspberrypi:~ $ cat /etc/os-release
PRETTY_NAME="Raspbian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye)"
NAME="Raspbian GNU/Linux"
VERSION_ID="11"
VERSION="11 (bullseye)"
VERSION_CODENAME=bullseye
ID=raspbian
ID_LIKE=debian
HOME_URL="http://www.raspbian.org/"
SUPPORT_URL="http://www.raspbian.org/RaspbianForums"
BUG_REPORT_URL="http://www.raspbian.org/RaspbianBugs"
 
Then it's not going to work on my MacBook Pro M2, either. Darn.
 
Thank you - however I use a MacPro - I can work around by using Windows inside of Parallels.. it's just easier to use Crossover.. :)
 
0x0x0x0x0 said:
Incidentally, if there are missing dependencies, running

Code: 
sudo apt install

without any additional parameters should fetch and install missing dependencies after installing AS (I've not tried it yet, shall give it a go on a clean box this eve).
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Not necessarily.
On some systems the respective library(ies) are possibly not available (or superseded).
That is why I recommended the direct download of that ubuntu package.
 
tmo1138 said:
Thank you - however I use a MacPro - I can work around by using Windows inside of Parallels.. it's just easier to use Crossover.. :)
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Except that Crossover doesn't work with the latest AnyStream builds due to a change in one of the libraries it uses. That was the reason for this Linux version in the first place, as Crrossover is built on top of wine.
 
I 'm a Mac mini user - same problem. I use crossover for Mac (works really well) except for the latest beta,
 
Pete said:
Not necessarily.
On some systems the respective library(ies) are possibly not available (or superseded).
That is why I recommended the direct download of that ubuntu package.
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but the ">=" dependency means superseded is fine, right? I'm going to throw it at a minimal console server this eve and see what apt fetches automatically, but I'll be well impressed if it works (ironically one of the main criticisms of the Windows world by the linux crowd is the "dependency hell," well in linux it's way worse :LOL:)
 
The RaPi perspective: you guys want to download tens if not hundreds of gigabytes onto your tiny RaPi and have that do decryption on the fly? C'mon!
 
Pete said:
Considering that Wine - amazing as it is - doesn't seem to play nice with the latest releases of AnyStream, we have finally worked ourselves through porting the application to native Linux.

Please download from:

The application is not entirely finished, but mostly so.
Especially, the installation procedure needs more refining (e.g. no application menu entry, icon, ...).

This initial version has been tested on a number of Debian-based systems (Debian 11, Ubuntu 18, 20, 22 and Mint 21).

Let us know, if you have a linux version/distribution, that chokes on AnyStream, we intend to make it as universally executable as possible.
Otherwise - enjoy :)
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Great job. I didn't think this was coming.
I think it would be great if you could make it in to an appimage. Then it can run on about any distro. https://appimage.org/
There are others that do the same thing. Appimage was one I could think of off the top of my head.
 
Looks and works well.
Brilliant!

Feels more responsive than the original windows version.
And as someone mentioned above, I didn't see this one coming.
Do keep up the good work. It is much appreciated.

One thing though, the about dialogue says AnyStream Plus 1.5.2.6 (32-bit). My bold. Even if the deb-package says 64-bit?
 
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