[mythtv-users] mythbackend and Ubuntu Server
Mike Perkins
mikep at randomtraveller.org.uk
Sun Jul 1 19:08:35 UTC 2007
William Munson wrote:
> Joacim J wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> Today I have an all-in-one mythtv installation but are thinking to
>> move mythbackend to my server.
>>
>> I am planning to reinstall my server with Ubuntu Server 6.10, would
>> mythbackend run on that or will it require some "GUI-lbs"??
>> Is it a better choice to use Kubuntu instead (just for mythbackend)??
>>
>> --
>> Regards
>> Joacim
>
> You will need to install a GUI of some sort however you do not need to
> start it by default. A simple XFCE or RatPoison GUI would be enough. You
> will need it to run mythtv-setup and if you want to troubleshoot
> recording issues. Its also really handy to be able to run a vnc session
> at times.
>
>
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It *is* possible to run mythtv-setup over the network from another
machine (say, one of your frontends). I do this whenever I need to fix
things (rarely, at the moment). My current backend does not have X
installed, but I can "ssh -X <server>" no problem. However, a light X
installation, say Xubuntu, can make life easy for that unexpected time
when it all goes horribly wrong...dont set X running at bootup, just
start it up with "startx" when you need it.
Mike Perkins
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