[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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