[mythtv-users] Which Distribution?

Craig Partin cpartin at gmail.com
Thu Jan 13 11:18:03 EST 2005


I use Gentoo.  Aside from being a nice distro generally, it handles
the dependencies well for mythtv.  The portage system is killer.  Once
you have a stable base, you just type "emerge mythtv" then wait for
three days. ;)

Downside is compiling everything manually takes forever.  


On Thu, 13 Jan 2005 10:55:26 -0500, Roy Murphy <roy.murphy at gmail.com> wrote:
> I've ordered a DiGiMatrix for my MythBox and, while I wait for
> delivery, I'm beginning to think about installation.
> 
> I tend to use Slackware. I have uptodate CDs at home. It's like Debian
> Stable in that it's still using thw 2.4 kernel though it's 2.6 ready.
> 
> Any opinions about whether I should stick with what I know or make a
> jump to Gentoo or Knoppix or KnoppMyth?
> 
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