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Questions related on how to use Ubuntu as a client for AirPlay

AirPlay is a proprietary protocol stack/suite developed by Apple Inc. that allows wireless streaming of audio, video, and photos, together with related metadata between devices. There are two types of AirPlay devices: those that send audiovisual content, and those capable of receiving the content and rendering it on displays and speakers.

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Airplay mirroring from Ubuntu 16.04 to Apple TV

In our company we are using Apple TV's and we want to provide the possibility to mirror from every device, Mac and Windows are not a problem but I cannot find the way to do it for Ubuntu 16.04, does anybody knows how?
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Airplay sink no longer visible in pulseaudio

I'm trying to send audio over airplay (RAOP) from Ubuntu 14.04. The pulseaudio-module-raop in Ubuntu used to support my 2nd-gen Airport Express, but it no longer appears in my list of pulseaudio sinks. It's been 6 months since I used it, with a…
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Ubuntu machine as an AirPlay receiver

I have a machine with Ubuntu installed and simple speakers connected to this machine via cable. I want to be able to cast music on this machine via my iPhone. Is it possible? What software should I use?
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How to send sound using pulseaudio and shairplay to a Raspberry Pi?

I'm trying to use my Pi as a wireless Audio receiver. I read airplay is a good and easy way to do this, so I installed shairplay on my Pi. I can use the connected speakers via my Android smartphone with the app AirAudio. Now I installed paprefs and…
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Airplay from Ubuntu 14.10 to Speakers

I would like to stream music from my Ubuntu 14.10 machine to Airplay speakers. I followed the instructions here. After doing so, I can see the Airplay speakers to which I'd like to connect in both System Settings>Sound and/or Pulseaudio Volume…
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Is there a way to mirror ipad pro screen to ubuntu?

I have tried the solution of use this totem plugin. But it does not seem to work for me due to this problem. I did some Google search and could not find a solution, even a commercial one.
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How do I share my screen to airplay / AppleTV?

I've seen a lot of posts about streaming audio to their AppleTV / other airplay audio devices... but I want to share my screen. Is there a way I can do this? I'm on Ubuntu 16.04.
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Configure an Avahi reflector to broadcast the address for only certain airplay targets

I'm looking to configure the Avahi daemon in reflector mode (which I have working) to reflect only certain Airplay targets to the other networks. Anyone have a solution for this?
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Stream music to shareport

I have a VSX-527 AV-Receiver supporting AirPlay and dlna streamingg and a RaspberryPi with shareport installed, I would like to stream my music from ubuntu 12.04 lts to one of this devices. How do I do this? I tried pulseaudio-module-raop and…
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Is it possible to connect to a EzMira powered AnyCast device with Ubuntu?

I've been trying to connect via Gnome Network Displays, but it keeps timing out when attempting to connect to the device. Is there any known solution for screen sharing with Ubuntu on a EzMira-powered AnyCast/Miracast device?
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Any free AirPlay receivers for Ubuntu?

Are there any free AirPlay receivers that receive both audio and video (if possible mirroring) also, in Ubuntu? I have worked with Kodi, but it is not working for iOS 9.3.5, even after enabling iOS 9 support in it. There are quite few for Windows,…
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How play music with Ubuntu 18.04 using Airplay?

Like on Macintosh (or even Windows, I suppose), iTunes will immediately recognize and use wireless streaming to play music via an Airplay device. I want my Ubuntu to do that. Simultaneous output, separate volume controls, play/pause, etc. (BTW…
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is there a ubuntu to android screen share tool?

I do a lot of face to face software demos, and I want to show the customer a tablet and screen share my desktop, it's way less awkward than having them sit next to me. Is there an airplay equivalent for Ubuntu where I can share my screen with a…
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Make command not working for installing shairport

Here's the deal: I'm trying to install Shairport for an Airplay server. I'm running the latest version of Lubuntu. I'm following these directions (meant for a RaspberryPi, but I don't see any reason why they shouldn't work for any linux system).…
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paprefs missing folder

Recently I bought airport express. I can stream music to it with no problem at all, but just from MacBook or iPad. I found paprefs, which seemed to be the best choice for Ubuntu, but after installing them, all the options got greyed out. I read…
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