[mythtv-users] mythbackend and Ubuntu Server

William Munson william_munson at bellsouth.net
Sun Jul 1 12:57:23 UTC 2007


Joacim J wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Today I have an all-in-one mythtv installation but are thinking to 
> move mythbackend to my server.
>
> I am planning to reinstall my server with Ubuntu Server 6.10, would 
> mythbackend run on that or will it require some "GUI-lbs"??
> Is it a better choice to use Kubuntu instead (just for mythbackend)??
>
> -- 
> Regards
> Joacim 

You will need to install a GUI of some sort however you do not need to 
start it by default. A simple XFCE or RatPoison GUI would be enough. You 
will need it to run mythtv-setup and if you want to troubleshoot 
recording issues. Its also really handy to be able to run a vnc session 
at times.




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