Difference between revisions of "Mythbuntu"
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| − | + | Mythbuntu is a media center linux distribution which combines an operating system (ubuntu) with software (mythtv) to achieve a complete DVR and video library system. Mythbuntu is an official Ubuntu flavor focused upon setting up a standalone MythTV based PVR system. MythUbuntu is a custom Ubuntu distribution with a prebuilt MythTV install, and it is a Ubuntu that has been optimized for use with MythTV. | |
| − | + | [[Ubuntu]] is a linux distribution that typically uses Gnome Windows Manager. MythUbuntu does not use Gnome. MythUbuntu uses Xfce as the Window Manager. | |
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| + | [[MythTV]] is a software that runs on Linux to virtually turn a Linux desktop system into a DVR. MythTV can run entirely on a single system, or utilize a front-end back-end configuration. | ||
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| + | == Typical Problems with MythUbuntu == | ||
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| + | * HDMI audio does not work by default | ||
| + | * pulseaudio server will not start | ||
| + | * smb/cifs not included by default | ||
== Customization == | == Customization == | ||
Revision as of 17:42, 25 February 2014
Mythbuntu is a media center linux distribution which combines an operating system (ubuntu) with software (mythtv) to achieve a complete DVR and video library system. Mythbuntu is an official Ubuntu flavor focused upon setting up a standalone MythTV based PVR system. MythUbuntu is a custom Ubuntu distribution with a prebuilt MythTV install, and it is a Ubuntu that has been optimized for use with MythTV.
Ubuntu is a linux distribution that typically uses Gnome Windows Manager. MythUbuntu does not use Gnome. MythUbuntu uses Xfce as the Window Manager.
MythTV is a software that runs on Linux to virtually turn a Linux desktop system into a DVR. MythTV can run entirely on a single system, or utilize a front-end back-end configuration.
Typical Problems with MythUbuntu
- HDMI audio does not work by default
- pulseaudio server will not start
- smb/cifs not included by default
Customization
extras
Install vim editor
apt-get vim
Set VNC password
sudo x11vnc --storepasswd
To connect to windows shares you need cifs
apt-get install cifs-utils
disable screen blanking
After my computer with ubuntu 12.04 has been idle for a short while, the screen will go blank, and even enter standby mode.
