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-:!: **OBSOLETE**: This documentation is obsolete, and refers to older versions of PIXILAB Player. Find the current documentation [[blocks:player-setup|here]].+:!: **OBSOLETE**: This documentation is obsolete, and refers to older versions of PIXILAB Player. Find the current documentation [[blocks:player-setup|here]]. For systems based on previous Blocks versions, you may prefer to use this legacy version of PIXILAB Player. This legacy version also supports network (PXE) booting which this newer version doesn't.
  
 ====== PIXILAB Player ====== ====== PIXILAB Player ======
-PIXILAB Player is free software that makes a player or interactive kiosk out of an NUC or other PC-style computer, for use with Blocks as a Display Spot. It's based on the excellent [[http://porteus-kiosk.org/|Porteus Kiosk]] project. +PIXILAB Player is free software that makes a player or interactive kiosk out of an NUC or other PC-style computer, for use with Blocks as a Display Spot. It's based on the [[http://porteus-kiosk.org/|Porteus Kiosk]] project. This article describes how to make such a player. You will need a wired Internet connection with automatic network configuration (DHCP) for the installation process. [[blocks:video_overview:pixilab_player|This video]] shows the procedure.
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-This article describes how to make such a player. You will need a wired Internet connection with automatic network configuration (DHCP) for the installation process. +
  
 ===== PIXILAB Player System Requirements ===== ===== PIXILAB Player System Requirements =====
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   - [[https://www.balena.io/etcher/|Download Etcher]], which you will use to "burn" an ISO file onto the USB stick.   - [[https://www.balena.io/etcher/|Download Etcher]], which you will use to "burn" an ISO file onto the USB stick.
-  -  [[https://pixilab.se/outgoing/blocks/player-maker/ISO/PIXILAB-player-maker.iso|Download the player ISO image]].+  -  [[https://pixilab.se/outgoing/blocks/player-maker6/ISO/PIXILAB-player-maker.iso|Download the player ISO image]].
   - Use Etcher to transfer the ISO image onto your USB stick.   - Use Etcher to transfer the ISO image onto your USB stick.
   - Connect a monitor to the target computer (NUC or other suitable model).   - Connect a monitor to the target computer (NUC or other suitable model).