[mythtv-users] mythfrontend laptop linux distro???

Craig Tinson craig at 8010.co.uk
Sun Jan 15 21:18:55 UTC 2006


Rick van der Mieden wrote:

> I need some opinions here please.
>  
> I'd like to install a linux distro on my laptop for daily usage and 
> for a mythfrontend. Question is what is the best suitable distro for 
> my laptop. I tried suse in the past, but I hate all those "missing 
> dependencies" with installing rpms. Gentoo is great (my backend is 
> running on it), but the emerging of kde errored after compiling of a 
> complete day!!! So not an option for me anymore. Knoppmyth is more for 
> a cd frontend and not appropiate for my dual booted laptop I think.
>  
> How's fedora nowadays..... is it the same story as with the 
> dependencies of suse?
>  
> Some experiences are welcome
>  
> Regards
>  
> Rick


consider Ubuntu - great distro with no real dep problems and is good as 
both a desktop os and for running frontend (I run both backend and 
frontends on my network here)

hth

Craig




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