[mythtv-users] linux distro suggestions?

[John Drescher]

> I had just the opposite experience. Running Fedora, there was always
> some package that had a dependent package I couldn't get. I had to
> search hi and low for it and it was often difficult to find. Maybe
> those days are gone, I don't know. The other problem with the package
> approach is that the package is usually built with the most or all of
> the features/options which I may not need or want.
>
That has been my experience.

> I use gentoo and I do have problems from time to time when a package
> is broken or it's blocked by something strange. I have always worked
> it out, mainly by searching and finding people who have the same
> problem. This usually leads to bug report and the bug report has the
> fix or workaround.
> Granted, though, this is not for the casual user. The majority of the
> time emerge update works just fine. And, I have a system that is built
> just for what I need.
>

Usually in this case I try the testing version and it works while the
"stable" does not..


John