[mythtv-users] Running Mythtv-setup without X

Michael T. Dean mtdean at thirdcontact.com
Fri Nov 25 11:26:01 EST 2005


Carl Fongheiser wrote:

> On 11/24/05, *Jason McLeod* <anakin at sdf1.net <mailto:anakin at sdf1.net>> 
> wrote:
>
>     I'm sure this has been asked a million times, but I just can't find
>     the answer.
>
>     Is there a way to setup a backend slave server without having X
>     installed?
>
>
> Yes.  If you built mythtv with DirectFB support, you can just run the 
> setup program.  Otherwise, the easiest way is probably to ssh in from 
> another X display, making sure to enable X11 forwarding.  Otherwise, 
> you can install a VNC server, connect with a VNC client, and run the 
> setup program that way.

Both of which require having X (the X client libraries at minimum) 
installed on the backend...  Think of it this way, though:  X is just a 
"few" megabytes extra software on a system that routinely 
creates/processes multi-gigabyte files, so it shouldn't be that big a deal.

Mike


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