[mythtv-users] Bob's Huge List of Questions [Was: 0.22 annoyances]

[Mike Dent]

2010/1/3 Christopher Kerr <mythtv at theseekerr.com>:
> On Sat, Jan 2, 2010 at 11:05 AM, Bob Cunningham <FlyMyPG at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I suppose all I really want is a hardware recipe and a distro selection that
>> will give me the best "bang for the buck" FE/BE system with "brainless
>> setup" and "great performance" for running MythTV.  Then I could remove
>> MythTV from my workstation and actually start using it in my living room!
>>
>> - What is the best distro for running 0.22?
>> - Should I use one of the pre-configured MythTV+distro packages?
>>   (Do any of them provide 0.22?)
>
> I use Mythbuntu - it's been through a few upgrades now, so it's not
> exactly stock, but it got me up and running in a couple of easy hours
> - my only problems were hardware problems (a network card which was
> consistently misidentified in Hardy through Jaunty, but is now fixed)
> and the slightly braindead LIRC mappings the setup generates.
>
> It includes a version of 0.22, but I recommend using the Avenard
> repositories. http://www.avenard.org/media/Ubuntu_Repository/Ubuntu_Repository.html
>

Why is this Chris? I asked this question on the mythbuntu forum and I
was told I did not need the avend repo/code if I was running 0.22?
What does it give me that is not available in mythbuntu and mythtv 0.22?

Thanks
Mike