[mythtv-users] Installing MythTV

James Ayoub jra2003 at gmail.com
Thu Dec 29 13:40:58 EST 2005


Well I just had one of these eye opening moments, and my failure to read the
complete introduction could have saved me quite a bit of time.  Well thank
you everyone who helped(the 4 people who cared to reply) and it looks like I
will be on my way, thanks again.

On 12/29/05, Phil Bridges <gravityhammer at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 12/29/05, James Ayoub <jra2003 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > I did follow the instructions and here is what happend:
> >
> > [root at localhost root]# yum install mythtv-0.18.1
> > Gathering header information file(s) from server(s)
> > Server: Fedora Core 2 - i386 - Base
> > Server: Fedora Core 2 - i386 - Released Updates
> > Finding updated packages
> > Downloading needed headers
> > Cannot find a package matching mythtv-0.18.1
> > No actions to take
> >
> > Also: if I am to use apt-get, and the FC2 instructions, where are
> they?  And
> > the reason I am using FC2 and not FC4 is because FC3&4 have problems
> with my
> > SATA controller and it was too hard to fix and found a posting that FC2
> > worked just fine with it.
> >
> >
> > On 12/29/05, Robert Anderson <riznob at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On 12/29/05, Michael J. Lynch < mlynch at gcom.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Kevin Kuphal wrote:
> > > > > James Ayoub wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > >> Please bare with me as I am new to linux.  My intentions are to
> > > > >> install mythtv on fedora core 2 by following Jarod Wilson guide
> found
> > > > >> here: http://wilsonet.com/mythtv/fcmyth.php
> > > > >> < http://wilsonet.com/mythtv/fcmyth.php>
> > > > >>
> > > > >> I installed Fedora Core2, upgraded it,  installed NVidia drivers,
> > > > >> installed sound card drivers and am now at step 9. which is to
> > install
> > > > >> mythtv.
> > > > >>
> > > > >> I went to mythtv.org < http://mythtv.org> and downloaded ver 0.18and
> > > > >> extracted the tar file but haven't found out how to install it
> via
> > the
> > > > >> yum command.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Well, you're not really reading the instructions then, are you?
> > > > >
> > > > > Read step 9 again.
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > And use the FC2 instructions instead of the FC4 instructions.
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Michael J. Lynch
> > > >
> > > > What if the hokey pokey IS what it's all about -- author unknown
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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> > > > mythtv-users at mythtv.org
> > > > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > The FC2 instructions use apt-get instead of yum. You should be sure to
> use
> > the instructions for the dist you are using. I would highly recommend
> using
> > FC4, since it is the latest at this point. In either case, the package
> > management program (yum or apt-get) will download and install MythTV and
> all
> > the dependencies. You do not need to download MythTV from www.mythtv.org
> .
> > The instructions are very explicit. Follow them to the letter and you
> should
> > be fine.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Rob Anderson
> > > riznob at gmail.com
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> > >
> > >
> > >
>
> They're linked in the "Introduction" section.
>
> http://wilsonet.com/mythtv/fc2myth.php
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