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====== Volumio tips ====== | ====== Volumio tips ====== | ||
- | For my music server and streaming needs, I'm using Volumio 3 on a Raspberry Pi 3 with the official Raspberry Pi touchscreen. Here are some configurations tips I'm employing. | + | For my music server and streaming needs, I' |
===== Power-off button ===== | ===== Power-off button ===== | ||
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===== On-screen keyboard ===== | ===== On-screen keyboard ===== | ||
- | Volumio 3 doesn't have an on-screen keyboard option or plugin when using a connected touchscreen. However, the display is actually a Chromium web browser display in kiosk mode, and this means we can use an on-screen keyboard for that. | + | <WRAP alert center round 60%> |
+ | **CAN'T FIX** | ||
- | One option is described [[https:// | + | The Chrome Web Store won't allow extensions to be installed on the ancient Chromium used in the obsolete Raspbian OS that Volumio 3 is built on. |
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+ | Volumio 3 doesn' | ||
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+ | Doing this is described [[https:// | ||
* Connect a keyboard to your system and press ALT+HOME. This will open the Chromium browser. | * Connect a keyboard to your system and press ALT+HOME. This will open the Chromium browser. | ||
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* Install the extension [[https:// | * Install the extension [[https:// | ||
- | That said, the link to Virtual Keyboard doesn' | + | The link to Virtual Keyboard |
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+ | <code bash> | ||
+ | $ chromium-browser --version | ||
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+ | Chromium 92.0.4515.98 Built on Raspbian , running on Raspbian 10 | ||
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+ | As of this writing, Raspberry Pi OS (formerly known as Raspian) is based on Debian 12. This means Volumio is plodding along with an OS that's two long Debian generations old! In fact, Debian 10 will [[https:// | ||
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+ | Just something to consider. |
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