[mythtv-users] Help running mythtv-setup

[Michael T. Dean]

On 03/09/2012 04:04 PM, Michael T. Dean wrote:
> On 03/09/2012 08:57 AM, James Klaas wrote:
>> I'll be trying what Michael Watson said:
>>
>>> ... setting up a Backend only (No Frontend).  I found that I needed to install the frontend package
>>> before I could set the Country/Language properly.)
>> Unfortunately it's things like this that also irritate me, I shouldn't
>> have to install the frontend to configure a backend only.  You can't
>> have mythweather without the front end either.  Why would I need to do
>> that at all on a backend-only system with mythweather on the web
>> interface.  I'm willing to deal with quirks like this, but if I don't
>> know about them, it's pointless.  This essentially a bare install.
>> Whether the software is "beta" or not (the language issue happened in
>> the 0.24 packages too), it shouldn't happen on a bare install.
> FWIW, MythTV does not support any mechanism of having a frontend-only or
> backend-only install.

Probably should have mentioned, however, that we /do/ support 
frontend-only or backend-only systems.  The difference however, is that 
we support a system where both frontend and backend code is /installed/ 
but only the desired code is executed.  I.e. if you want a dedicated 
frontend, don't run mythbackend.  If you want a dedicated backend, don't 
run mythfrontend.  (Installing a program doesn't slow your system down.  
Installed programs only use resources, other than HDD space, if you 
actually run them.  Or, put another way, this isn't Windows.  :)

Mike