LMS not starting after upgrading Ubuntu to 17.10 from 17.04.

[mike_zandvliet]

It seems every time I upgrade Ubuntu, LMS breaks on me - and being a complete Linux noob I really struggle to get it working again.

I did have it working nicely on Ubuntu 17.04, but after I upgraded to 17.10, the web interface was not working at all, and I started seeing this in the /var/log/squeezeboxserver/server.log:

...
2017-10-22 22:29:29 Logitech Media Server died. Restarting.
2017-10-22 22:29:34 Logitech Media Server died. Restarting.
2017-10-22 22:29:39 Logitech Media Server died. Restarting.
...


And if I execute this at the command prompt:
squeezeboxserver

Then I get this:
The following modules failed to load: DBI EV XML::Parser::Expat HTML::Parser JSON::XS Digest::SHA1 Sub::Name

After some time googling, I am *guessing* that this has something to do with the version of Perl that LMS needs vs the version that Ubuntu has.

How can I solve this?

I have tried reinstalling 7.9.0 and also installing 7.9.1.1508251793 (from the nightlies... is there a better place to get 7.9.1 from?). Neither install helped.

Thanks in advance,
Mike

[drmatt]

If it's perl version then you'll need to build the perl modules from the LMS sources. There is a procedure for this kicking around somewhere..


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[DJanGo]

being a complete Linux noob I really struggle to get it working again.

If your Linux Noob please use Ubuntu LTS -> Long Time Support.

• Perl never gets upgraded by a LTS upgrade
• You have more time and a up 2 date system than alwyas struggeling with these non LTS Versions

[cdmackay]

If it's perl version then you'll need to build the perl modules from the LMS sources. There is a procedure for this kicking around somewhere..
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I think this is the thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showth...-contained-LMS

I need to do this, since mine is broken since Debian unstable went to Perl 5.26 (I think).

[Ge Ba]

If your Linux Noob please use Ubuntu LTS -> Long Time Support.

+1

[mike_zandvliet]

Thanks everyone

Thanks everyone - good pointers, especially the link to Roland's very detailed steps to build Perl & LMS. Those are a bit over my head tho' - and being strapped for time, I'll instead move LMS over to my Windows server, where I won't be struggling with basic noob-ness.

On a side note, I think that's a good call on sticking with LTS versions of Ubuntu. Until now my desire to solve some long-standing interop issues with our Windows PC's and the Samba shares on Ubuntu, plus many other minor annoyances, has meant that I have updated Ubuntu every time a new release comes out, hoping those issues will go away. But all I've really accomplished is to repeatedly break my LMS and other software, and the annoyances are all still there. So going forward, I'll take your advice and stick with LTS releases - starting with the next one whenever that is.

Big ups by the way to the people that keep this community going. My SB2 appreciates it!

Cheers,
Mike