[mythtv-users] Re: mythtv backend on a headless fileserver

Grant Edwards grante at visi.com
Wed Mar 9 23:03:57 UTC 2005


On Wed, Mar 09, 2005 at 10:21:07PM +0000, Lasse Lindgård wrote:

> I do not want X or qt on the server and I can't see why I
> should. All I want to run is the backend for capturing video.
> The frontend will run elsewhere.

Several months back I asked why one had to install X and Qt on
a backend-only system.  The anwswer was that the backend
software uses Qt, and Qt (in practice, if not in theory)
requires X.

> I was wondering if there is a howto somewhere on getting this
> scenario up and running?

AFAIK, you have to install X and Qt.

> I am also looking for some kind of minimal dependency list
> that only covers what I will need to run the backend. The list
> in the documentation seems to cover what I will need for
> everything.

Yup.  

> It is hard to find any info anywhere on how to do this. So I
> am hoping to get some hints from you guys.

When I asked, I was told to install X and Qt.  I agree that
having to install X on a headless fileserver seems silly.

-- 
Grant Edwards
grante at visi.com


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