[mythtv-users] Minimizing a Distribution

[Robert Middleswarth]

Nathan Ziarek wrote:

>Someone a while back said that to upgrade Debian, you just need to run an
>"apt-get" command, but a Linux friend of mine said that Debian is very hard
>to install for a newbie, so I never tried it. However, I always thought that
>having a super simple method of upgrading (especially with XMLTV breaking
>all the time) would be ideal for those that are only using Myth with a
>remote. 
>
>I am all for an OS customized to Myth Application, but, from my standpoint
>at least, I would like something that is either very easy to install or has
>great documentation (Myth right now isn't "easy" to install, but the docs
>make up for that). 
>
>Nate
>  
>
Apt-get is great but apt-get is also avaible under redhat and all other 
RPM based distro's and is being used more and more everyday.  That is 
what I use to keep my Redhat 7.3 Upgrade to 7.1 with apt-get thought it 
wasn't easy and 8.0 updated with.

Robert