{"id":1816,"date":"2023-04-07T15:50:45","date_gmt":"2023-04-07T13:50:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spcast.eu\/uncategorized\/what-does-the-useragent-linux-mean-in-web-radio-logs\/"},"modified":"2025-03-26T21:27:14","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T19:27:14","slug":"what-does-the-useragent-linux-mean-in-web-radio-logs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spcast.eu\/en\/faq\/statistic\/useragent\/what-does-the-useragent-linux-mean-in-web-radio-logs\/","title":{"rendered":"What does the UserAgent &#8220;Linux&#8221; mean in web radio logs?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is the UserAgent &#8220;Linux&#8221;?<\/h2>\n\n<p>If the UserAgent <strong>&#8220;Linux&#8221;<\/strong> appears in your web radio logs, this means that your stream was played via a device with the <strong>Linux operating system<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<p>Linux is a <strong>free, open-source operating system<\/strong> that is used in many variants (so-called <strong>distributions<\/strong>) &#8211; e.g:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Ubuntu<\/strong>, <strong>Debian<\/strong>, <strong>Arch Linux<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Raspberry Pi systems<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Individual setups for embedded devices or servers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Smart home or internet radio projects<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What does a typical Linux user agent look like?<\/h2>\n\n<p>An example from a browser:<\/p>\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code><code>Mozilla\/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64) AppleWebKit\/537.36...<\/code><\/code><\/pre>\n\n<p>Or from a terminal-based player:<\/p>\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code><code>Lavf\/58.29.100<\/code><\/code><\/pre>\n\n<p>Or simply:<\/p>\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code><code>Linux\/5.10 (ffmpeg)<\/code><\/code><\/pre>\n\n<p>This shows that <strong>Linux access is diverse<\/strong> &#8211; from desktop browsers and terminal tools to automated systems.<\/p>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Which programs do Linux listeners use?<\/h2>\n\n<p>Linux users listen to web radio in many different ways &#8211; often technically flexible:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Web browsers<\/strong> such as Firefox, Chromium or Brave<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>VLC<\/strong>, <strong>Audacious<\/strong>, <strong>QMPlay2<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>FFmpeg<\/strong>, <strong>mpv<\/strong>, <strong>cURL<\/strong>, <strong>wget<\/strong> (command line)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Internet radio projects<\/strong> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.raspberrypi.com\/\">Raspberry Pi<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Own player scripts or automations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What does this mean for your logs?<\/h2>\n\n<p>If &#8220;Linux&#8221; appears as a UserAgent:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>These are mostly <strong>technically savvy listeners<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Access is often via <strong>individually configured systems<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>These can be <strong>automated queries<\/strong>, <strong>embedded devices<\/strong> or <strong>self-built web radio clients<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Linux listeners often <strong>focus on high audio quality<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusion: Linux stands for flexible, technical listeners<\/h2>\n\n<p>The UserAgent <strong>&#8220;Linux&#8221;<\/strong> shows that your stream is running on an open, often individually configured operating system. These listeners are rarely mainstream, but loyal and tech-savvy &#8211; with a strong interest in stable, reliable streams.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is the UserAgent &#8220;Linux&#8221;? If the UserAgent &#8220;Linux&#8221; appears in your web radio logs, this means that your stream was played via a device with the Linux operating system. Linux is a free, open-source operating system that is used in many variants (so-called distributions) &#8211; e.g: What does a typical Linux user agent look&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[93],"tags":[94,95],"class_list":["post-1816","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-useragent","tag-statistics","tag-useragent-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spcast.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1816","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spcast.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spcast.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spcast.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spcast.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1816"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.spcast.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1816\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1817,"href":"https:\/\/www.spcast.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1816\/revisions\/1817"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spcast.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1816"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spcast.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1816"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spcast.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1816"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}