Difference between revisions of "Mythbuntu"
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== Customization == | == Customization == | ||
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Install vim editor | Install vim editor | ||
apt-get vim | apt-get vim | ||
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To connect to windows shares you need cifs | To connect to windows shares you need cifs | ||
apt-get install cifs-utils | apt-get install cifs-utils | ||
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| + | === 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. | ||
[[Category:Computer_Technology]] | [[Category:Computer_Technology]] | ||
[[Category:Linux]] | [[Category:Linux]] | ||
Revision as of 16:54, 25 February 2014
Ubuntu is a linux distribution that uses Gnome Windows 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.
MythUbuntu is a custom Ubuntu distribution with a prebuilt MythTV install, and it is a Ubuntu that has been optimized for use with MythTV.
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.
