Caspar CG in ubuntu

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Hi,
We are using several CasparCG servers on Windows at our TV channel which we are going to try to gradually migrate to Ubuntu.
We’re waiting for the latest stable version to release a linux build so that we can test it. Are you using the old linux build?
Regards.

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Hi, is possible to run caspar in ubuntu server (console) ?

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@miha.markovic:
Search for @dimitry_ishenko recent posts on the forum
and you will have a picture about CasparCG in ubuntu.

If by console you mean runlevel 3 maybe not.
But if by console you mean terminal in runlevel 5 then yes.

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Good ole days of run levels… :smiley:

@miha.markovic what @dan says is correct. The CCG server requires running X server.

If you are trying to avoid pulling in the entire Ubuntu desktop, this is what I’ve done in the past:

  • Start with Ubuntu server image.
  • Install xorg, blackbox (minimalist window manager) and rxvt-unicode (small terminal).
  • Install nvidia-driver-*
  • If using Blackmagic cards, download and install Desktop Video.
  • Copy CCG server.
  • Install any other missing dependencies for CCG.
  • Set up auto start script.
  • Share and enjoy.
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I’ve had a go at running it with the xserver-xorg-video-dummy package, it worked ok (really high CPU usage in certain case, maybe not related …) but it has never been tested in production.