Thought I would do a quick write-up on my setup here.
Description:
I just installed Linux Mint and I want it so that when I open Rhythmbox it will automatically connect to my Media Server and sync my music library.
Automount Server Share
1) Open a terminal and type
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sudo apt-get install smbfs
This will install smbfs onto your system
2) Enter your password
3) Next type in
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sudo mkdir /media/Media
This creates a new folder called Media for you to mount the network share to.
* Optionally switch /media/Media to /mnt/Media if you do not want an icon on your desktop
4) Next type in
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sudo gedit /etc/fstab
This open the fstab file for editing
5) Scroll to the bottom and add the following line:
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# Automount Media Server at startup
//192.168.1.2/media/Media /media/Media cifs guest,uid=1000,charset=utf8,codepage=unicode,unicode 0 0
//192.168.1.2/media/Media = //ServerIP/ShareName/PathToMediaFolder
/media/Media = Mount point created earlier in step 3
* Optionally switch /media/Media for /mnt/Media to hide the icon on your desktop
6) Save the file and close it out
7) In Terminal type
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sudo mount -a
Setting up Rhythmbox
1) Open Rhythmbox and go to "Edit -> Preferences"
2) Select the Music tab
3) Click "Browse" and find your newly created Media drive
4) Check the "Watch my library for new files" checkbox
And you are done! Now there are probably easier ways to do this, but I just wanted to post how I did it as another option for all of you.
