[mythtv-users] Mythbuntu 14.04 and unwanted pop-ups

[Leo Butler]

>   > My hope was that Mythbuntu was something that could be used as a STB
>   > without any OS-level tweaking,
>
>   Indeed.  I would love that also.  I have suggested many times to them
>   that they ought to have a "mythbuntu-stb" package or something that
>   customizes a Mythbuntu installation to work like an STB but I don't
>   think that's gone much of anywhere.  Likely I owe them that contribution
>   given the use I have had from it but TBH, I have never felt warm enough
>   reception to the suggestion that it would amount to anything if I did
>   contribute.  Maybe things have changed.

There is no need to wait for the mythbuntu team to implement your
idea. Create your .deb package, sign it, put it up on a ppa and
announce it to this list.

Of course, if you just want to complain about other people not
implementing your own brilliant idea, then...

>
>   > The impression that I'm getting is at least from 12.04
>   > on, that's not the case.  For example, while xfce isn't super heavy as
>   > window managers go, if you never see it, what's the point in having it
>   > in the first place?
>
>   Indeed.  There really should be no (other than mythfrontend) windows to
>   manage.  IMHO.  As I had said, the dev team will disagree with you and
>   using no window manager is outside of the "supported configuration" box.

I don't understand some folks. If one decides to venture off the
beaten path, best carry a machete to blaze one's own trail...and stop
wasting energy criticizing others for not blazing the trail chosen.

Personally, I am amazed that the team of developers has enough time to
keep such a great bit of software running. I contribute to another
project and I never have enough time.

>
>   > It seems that Mythbuntu gets you almost all of
>   > the way to a functional STB, but not quite there.
>
>   Indeed.  It needs a custom init script for the frontend that just starts
>   X and mythfrontend.

I run 12.04 ubuntu with the myth packages as a frontend (not
mythbuntu) on an old thinkpad t43, and 99.9% of the time I don't need
a windowmanager, but for that 0.1% of the time I am glad I do.

Leo