[mythtv-users] Separate Frontend - New Install
Mike Perkins
mikep at randomtraveller.org.uk
Sun Aug 6 14:36:55 UTC 2017
On 06/08/17 14:45, Gary Buhrmaster wrote:
> On Sat, Aug 5, 2017 at 5:50 PM, Mike Perkins
> <mikep at randomtraveller.org.uk> wrote:
> ....
>> There are potential other consequences through installing a backend as well
>> as a frontend on a remote host.
>
> You are likely confusing the deb (default) way that
> an install also means to configure and activate, and
> the rpm (default) way that an install simple means
> installing binaries for possible later configuration and
> activation. In the rpm world, there are only edge case
> reasons to not install everything (primarily disk space).
>
You're right. It has been a long time since I have installed anything the rpm way.
It always annoyed me that Debian installed mythtv-backend /and then started it/ before anyone had a
chance to configure anything!
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Mike Perkins
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