[mythtv-users] Installing MythTV

[Phil Bridges]

On 12/29/05, James Ayoub <jra2003 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I did follow the instructions and here is what happend:
>
> [root at localhost root]# yum install mythtv-0.18.1
> Gathering header information file(s) from server(s)
> Server: Fedora Core 2 - i386 - Base
> Server: Fedora Core 2 - i386 - Released Updates
> Finding updated packages
> Downloading needed headers
> Cannot find a package matching mythtv-0.18.1
> No actions to take
>
> Also: if I am to use apt-get, and the FC2 instructions, where are they?  And
> the reason I am using FC2 and not FC4 is because FC3&4 have problems with my
> SATA controller and it was too hard to fix and found a posting that FC2
> worked just fine with it.
>
>
> On 12/29/05, Robert Anderson <riznob at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On 12/29/05, Michael J. Lynch < mlynch at gcom.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Kevin Kuphal wrote:
> > > > James Ayoub wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> Please bare with me as I am new to linux.  My intentions are to
> > > >> install mythtv on fedora core 2 by following Jarod Wilson guide found
> > > >> here: http://wilsonet.com/mythtv/fcmyth.php
> > > >> < http://wilsonet.com/mythtv/fcmyth.php>
> > > >>
> > > >> I installed Fedora Core2, upgraded it,  installed NVidia drivers,
> > > >> installed sound card drivers and am now at step 9. which is to
> install
> > > >> mythtv.
> > > >>
> > > >> I went to mythtv.org < http://mythtv.org> and downloaded ver 0.18 and
> > > >> extracted the tar file but haven't found out how to install it via
> the
> > > >> yum command.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Well, you're not really reading the instructions then, are you?
> > > >
> > > > Read step 9 again.
> > > >
> > >
> > > And use the FC2 instructions instead of the FC4 instructions.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Michael J. Lynch
> > >
> > > What if the hokey pokey IS what it's all about -- author unknown
> > >
> > >
> > >
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> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> > The FC2 instructions use apt-get instead of yum. You should be sure to use
> the instructions for the dist you are using. I would highly recommend using
> FC4, since it is the latest at this point. In either case, the package
> management program (yum or apt-get) will download and install MythTV and all
> the dependencies. You do not need to download MythTV from www.mythtv.org.
> The instructions are very explicit. Follow them to the letter and you should
> be fine.
> >
> > --
> > Rob Anderson
> > riznob at gmail.com
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> >
> >
> >

They're linked in the "Introduction" section.

http://wilsonet.com/mythtv/fc2myth.php