[mythtv-users] Installation of the backend without X

[David Watkins]

> > Mythtv-setup is for the frontend, so you run that on whatever box has
> > the frontend and that's going to have to have X anyway.

I don't think that's right.  mythtv-setup is primarily for the
backend: you set up your capture cards, channels and listing sources
which are all backend functions.  The frontends have their setup
within their own menus.

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> Aaah ok.. this was not clear in the howto I've read. Or I just didn't get it. ;)
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> > The backend stuff is just a process that outputs to console and logs as
> > far as I can tell, no graphics. I don't think you'll need X to configure
> > it. I'm not 100% positive as I had X anyway, but I'm pretty sure that's
> > only needed for the frontend. The backend isn't an X program.

That's true - however you DO need X to configure it because the
mythtv-setup programme is an X programme.  But once you're setup, then
you don't need X running anymore.

You can of course run vncserver on the backend and run a remote vnc
client on a remote machine (or other remote X configuration) to do the
setup - that works too.