[mythtv-users] Linux question - which is easier?

[William]

> Which is more difficult for a newbie?
> 
> 1.  Installing KnoppMyth (already did that successfully) and then 
> installing KDE, an iTunes compatible music server, additional 
> typefaces, a good browser, and a few other items that would make the 
> server do neet stuff?
> 
> 2.  Installing RedHat, then installing MythTV, getting all the 
> configurations set for MythTV, installing the iTunes server, 
> installing 
> additional typefaces?
> 
> 
> 
> Also, can anyone guesstimate how much drive space would I 
> save by using 
> a basic solution like KnoppMyth in stead of a standard RedHat 
> solution?
> 

<disclaimer> This is just my personal experience, your milage may vary.
</disclaimer>

1. KnoppixMyth is the easiest to install but I had problems keeping it going
and the upgrade path may be difficult as a fair amount support has been
stripped out. It is also optimized for a pentioum pro processor so you may
have issues there. Unless you have some debian background I cannot recomend
it.

2. I would recomend fedora core over redhat 9 as there is a great support
group. There is also a excellent howto page at http://wilsonet.com/mythtv/
that will walk you thru the process of getting myth up and running. The
ability to use apt-get to install stuff makes life much easier :)

The space you would save is likely to be less than 15 minutes of video :)