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mikeykist
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April 29, 2017

Best way to use sonos with linux?

  • April 29, 2017
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I've installed linux mint 18.1 and moving away from windows but I'm having trouble finding a sonos app for linux. What is the best way to make this work?
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    Stanley_4
    Stanley_4
    Grand Maestro
    August 9, 2018
    I did the Windows box in a corner to control my Sonos for a while, had it running a remote desktop server so everyone could get on it and control their music. A bit of a pain as Windows will only run one copy of the controller and when multiple users wanted to do something at the same time it made a mess. Bought a couple more CR-100s and ended the aggravation.

    My CR-200 fried one night so I finally picked up a Google Nexus 7 tablet, figured it would keep getting OS updates far longer than any other brand and it is still working for Sonos control. What I'm buying now are 8" Samsung Galaxy Tab As from Costco with their nice rebate and doubled warranty.

    Not a solution though as the wife hates tablets and I never seem to have one handy. A browser based Sonos controller no matter how minimal as long as it does Play, Pause and Volume would help, more controls would be great though.
    AfghanRick
    October 31, 2018
    Check out the latest WINE implementation for Sonos Desktop Controller v9.2 that I just added (10-30-18):
    https://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=version&iId=37325
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