Hi All
So I’m new here and am still on the Audirvana trial.
I started out installing Audirvana on my Macbook, however, this was clearly not viable for more than a very short time - as I couldn’t afford to dedicate my expensive laptop to this purpose… Hence I moved Audirvana onto an old mini-PC that I had laying about gathering dust.
Thinking about the best OS to use, I opted for Linux and after a little research - I settled on Ubuntu Server in headless mode.
This came with a small number of challenges but overall was very successful. I think it took me around 2 hours end-to-end to get it all running.
I’m not a linux expert by any means, so I leaned heavily on Chat GPT to talk me through the install and that experience was actually great.
I’ll post the steps in more detail if there’s any interest. 
Hi @rohanmce. Welcome to the forum! Nice to hear the installation on Linux went without a lot of challenges (relatively speaking 
). I am running Audirvana on a dedicated Windows NUC, but I am planning to buy another mini PC to ‘dabble’ with Linux and Audirvana. I would appreciate it when you post your steps here. Thanks in advance!
There are directions on how to install Audirvāna on Linux found here:
I know, but it never hurts to hear the practical steps (and pittfalls) from a user who has onhand experience. One can never have enough information. Even the tip given by the OP about ChatGPT is useful
Agreed. I followed the Chat GPT instructions for Linux Mint which I then installed on my laptop. After that I installed Audirvāna Core Player. Indeed within about two hours everything was running fine. To me the Mint distribution offers a big advantage as it is very much like how Windows works. A lot of things can be achieved without using the terminal.
I think it’s great that folks have thought of ways to make the intro to Linux as easy as possible, and more than that, want to help others do the same. Kudos to you.
It’s interesting looking at this as someone more familiar with Linux (though by no means an expert). I find I’m happier working with the command line than GUI settings, as I personally feel it provides both more precise control and the opportunity to make adjustments that are not available in a GUI. But that’s purely my own feeling and I certainly recognize there are many, many others who feel differently.
Well, to be honest you sometimes have to use the terminal. GUI is not always enough to make it work. So then you can use the terminal. And then in the end one comes to the result wanted.
But for example the Update Manager in Mint recognizes Audirvāna update which you can install from there as well and I feel that’s very useful.
So for me it’s kinda getting the best of both worlds.
I might switch to a mini pc in the future with a external PS designed for audio. The old Dell laptop I use is not optimized for the job (although Linux with the core player is the only thing running).