A linux controller is needed.
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A linux controller for the Sonos system is really needed. A basic controller shouldn't be that hard to create, so even if the userbase is smaller then for Windows there shouldn't be a cost-reason to not do this. The strength of Sonos is ease-of use, and a user that -for instance- prefers Ubuntu will be left to use his/her phone.
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Sonos, Please reconsider your position on Linux. Tech savy people tend to be both the people who use Linux and likely to be the people to use a system like Sonos. Although Linux may not garner a huge market share of among all desktops, I believe it possible that Linux users might comprise a greater share of the Sonos market than you realize.
There are ways around it. Wine and the commercial wine version Crossover both can be used to run the sonos-controller. But that's not what I would call a native solution. Given that the Windows-share of the market - though still massive - is slowly but surely shrinking and linux flavours such as ElementaryOs are rapidly expanding their share of the desktop (according to ElementaryOs' download stats also the vast majority of downloaders come from the windows platform), I really do not understand Sonos' policy of neglecting the linux-segment. I also wonder how Sonos-developers, who according to a statement from a Sonos-official develop on linux, listen to music? Have they written their own little in-house Linux-application? If so, why is that not being made available to the public?
now that i dont need the wifi-bridge anymore - i just need linux support...what makes it that expensive to develop that? i just need to beam the sound to the soundsystem - i guess i could do all the other settings on my mobile devices.
guys in shop said it was compatible and now found it isnt what can i do, other than going back to windows?
However, since Linux is not widely used in most homes it simply doesn’t make sense for us to develop and maintain a native application right now.Don't know about anyone else but this comment here worries me. Clearly they haven't fully researched the demographic of their customers. True, that Linux is not "widely used in most homes", neither is the sound system Sonos. In fact I'd wager that Sonos is used in far less homes than it is used in work places.
I am a developer and I work in a company where the predominant OS is Linux. This is the 3rd company I've worked in which has had a Sonos sound system and every one of them has used Linux as the dominant OS. I know about 6 or 7 other companies that also have a Sonos system and again the dominant OS is Linux and the biggest gripe we all have is that we don't have a native controller.
Sonos, you clearly do not understand your own demographic and are shooting way above your weight if you think that you'll get into the home market to make this argument mean anything. It doesn't make sense to develop and maintain a native application because of a market that you have a minuscule representation in??
Do some further research into who your customers are and you will find that the percentile of Linux customers is a lot higher than you appreciate so putting some time into a Native controller is actually good business sense.
I can't take my sonos to my office, I can't listen to music while programming. I might be selling this thing because of the issue. Unboxing the Play:5 and realizing its not linux compatible was a big disappointment!!!
Right, Sonos like Linux, they use Linux to develop their software, but they are not willing to give the Linux community a native controller. If you like linux and use linux, you should be aware that the whole OS and the Linux community are all about taking AND giving. Why don't you at least release the source code so that the community can develop open source controllers?
If not a Linux controller, at least humour us with a browser based solution?
Dear Sonos Manager(s),
I joint these comments to request a Linux controller:
I am actually looking for a music player system and I was almost seduced by your amplifier+players because it seems (from my internet research) to be the only wireless system giving a sound of good quality. The only problem is that I would not be able to control it because I use Linux and you did not develop a controller for this system. Therefore, I joint these posts to let you know that Linux has now a large public of non-programming users who regret to be prevented to use your system. Hoping that you will finally decide to have it developed, I will wait a few more months...
Best regards
Anne M (from France)
I joint these comments to request a Linux controller:
I am actually looking for a music player system and I was almost seduced by your amplifier+players because it seems (from my internet research) to be the only wireless system giving a sound of good quality. The only problem is that I would not be able to control it because I use Linux and you did not develop a controller for this system. Therefore, I joint these posts to let you know that Linux has now a large public of non-programming users who regret to be prevented to use your system. Hoping that you will finally decide to have it developed, I will wait a few more months...
Best regards
Anne M (from France)
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Even if it's not a native solution, I have try quickly to install the last Windows Beta Sonos Controller with Wine on my Linux (Ubuntu 12.04LTS). But unfortunately the execution is frozen when the splatchscreen is displayed.
I'd really would like to see a native Linux controller too. For example with the introduction of the Steamboxes from Valve Software there will (hopefully) be a lot of Debian-based Steam OS'es out there, which will (hopefully) rise the Linux market-share %, which will (hopefully) urge Sonos to reconsider to build a native Linux app.
I do run 2 Linux PC's myself.
I do run 2 Linux PC's myself.
Sorry, SONOS, I will cancel my offer (6 Play1, 2 Play3, 1 Playbar, 1Sub). I agree with you - Linux is not widely used in most companies, Linux is not widely supported from most companies.
Sonos is officially supporting 5 different platforms, which aren't all exactly blessed with a majorly big market share (Apple Desktop systems), yet your reasoning for not supporting GNU/Linux is exactly that, market share?
One of the reasons why GNU/Linux is not widely used for home desktops is companies like Sonos, who decide to dance around free software platform support like the proverbial beat around the bush.
If you really do like Linux as you claim you do, then take it on you to do something for that ecosystem that obviously provides you something you like, and even use.
Free software is a community effort. As such, it needs _your_ help. You don't have to open source your code. You can elect free software friendly representatives, stop buying products of free software hostile companies or release your own software for a free software platform, etc. There are many options to help free software, which obviously incorporates things you like, thrive. Which do you take?
One of the reasons why GNU/Linux is not widely used for home desktops is companies like Sonos, who decide to dance around free software platform support like the proverbial beat around the bush.
If you really do like Linux as you claim you do, then take it on you to do something for that ecosystem that obviously provides you something you like, and even use.
Free software is a community effort. As such, it needs _your_ help. You don't have to open source your code. You can elect free software friendly representatives, stop buying products of free software hostile companies or release your own software for a free software platform, etc. There are many options to help free software, which obviously incorporates things you like, thrive. Which do you take?
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https://plus.google.com/106514939597919545192/posts/cWX2bhqayhs
This is great, thanks for sharing.
It's a shame there will be no app for linux, but as other people have mentioned the below solution is offering a workaround through playonlinux. I'm using Ubuntu 13.10 x86_64.
https://plus.google.com/106514939597919545192/posts/cWX2bhqayhs
https://plus.google.com/106514939597919545192/posts/cWX2bhqayhs
Shame... I have 7 players... I have Ubuntu, iPad, and Android. I use mostly Ubuntu... I don't plan to buy more players, until Linux support is added.
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At this time, Sonos does not intend to develop and maintain a version of our Desktop Controller which will run natively on Linux and so we’ve marked this thread as Not Planned.
We understand the desire for the ease of use a native controller would provide; we love Linux and use it ourselves. Linux is part of our own development process and Sonos players themselves run Linux. However, since Linux is not widely used in most homes it simply doesn’t make sense for us to develop and maintain a native application right now.
Thanks for sharing your support for this idea, and please make sure to check out some of the discussions around this topic taking place on our forums, if you haven’t already.
We understand the desire for the ease of use a native controller would provide; we love Linux and use it ourselves. Linux is part of our own development process and Sonos players themselves run Linux. However, since Linux is not widely used in most homes it simply doesn’t make sense for us to develop and maintain a native application right now.
Thanks for sharing your support for this idea, and please make sure to check out some of the discussions around this topic taking place on our forums, if you haven’t already.
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Yes this should definitly be the next released os!
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Yes this should definitly be the next released os!
Please, just do it!
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Tested this today and it works under Arch Linux x86_64. Is applicable to Ubuntu, etc.
https://plus.google.com/106514939597919545192/posts/cWX2bhqayhs
https://plus.google.com/106514939597919545192/posts/cWX2bhqayhs
I'd buy Sonos if there was full Linux support. Please hurry!
I have a variety of computers for development (and family), the computer I use most uses Linux and I am very disappointed that there is no native sonos program. Even a command line interface to switch songs would be better than nothing.
I have a variety of computers for development (and family), the computer I use most uses Linux and I am very disappointed that there is no native sonos program. Even a command line interface to switch songs would be better than nothing. I could create myself a gui in a day to control sonos if there was something like an api
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