[mythtv-users] Recommended Flavour

[Benjamin Watkins]

Cecil Watson wrote:

>
>> if you just want to get your feet wet in myth before doing a
>> major install.
>>
>>  
>>
> Why may such a statement?  It seems as if you stating that KnoppMyth 
> is deficient in some way when compared to MythTV installed on another 
> distro.  The point of KnoppMyth is to get a PVR up and running in the 
> easiest/quickest/best (IMHO) manner possible.  KnoppMyth will do a 
> major install, it will wipe hda clean, install Linux, all of MythTV's 
> deps, MythTV and all modules (less MythBrowser and MythPhone), Samba, 
> NFS, motion, mplayer and then some...  Seems pretty major to me 
> (speaking as a proud (if not somewhat defensive) parent).
>
> Regards,
>
> Cecil
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I agree, and want to thank Cecil for this distribution.  I am quite 
comfortable with Linux and have used many distributions over many years, 
but I chose to use KnoppMyth for my Myth box a year ago because it was 
already engineered for exactly the application I wanted.

I have further tailored the installation to fit my needs, including 
making it a full blown DVD authoring station, switching to XFS on LVM, 
and routinely upgrading to the latest Myth and other packages.  I have 
also done quite a bit of compiling of CVS software before packages are 
made available.  Trust me, this is a fully functional distribution that 
is not limited as far as other uses.  You simply need to add what you 
want.  For me this is a much better choice, though I would like to echo 
to everyone the mantra that they should use what they are most 
comfortable with.  I do think KnoppMyth is especially worth a shot for 
those building a new box whose primary function is MythTV.

Thanks again, Cecil.

-Ben : )