Requirements ============ In any case you need - gcc, the gnu compiler collection (shipped with distro): gcc-3.3 or newer is required. - gnu make (shipped with disto, might be called gmake) - bash - openssl (needed by server, client): usually shipped with distro, but you might have to install the "development package" (called libssl-dev on debian systems) as well: http://www.openssl.org/ - software mixing, e.g. ALSA and the direct mixing plugin (dmix) Optional features: - *mp3*: The mp3 decoder of para_filter is based on libmad: If you prefer to use the libmad package provided by your distributor, make sure to install the corresponding development package as well. Otherwise, just download libmad from http://www.underbit.com/products/mad/ - *ogg vorbis*: For ogg vorbis streams you'll need libogg, libvorbis, libvorbisfile, The corresponding Debian packages are called libogg-dev libvorbis-dev, other distributors chose similar names. The source of these is also available at http://www.xiph.org/downloads/ - *aac*: For aac files (m4a) you'll need libfaad. Get it at http://www.audiocoding.com/modules/wiki/?page=AAC - *ortp*: If you intend to use the optional ortp streamer, you'll need libortp: http://www.linphone.org/ortp/ Hacking the source: - gengetopt: ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/gengetopt/ - autoconf: ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/autoconf/ - grutatxt