Re: LUG: Best Media Distro? - Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:19:11 -0500

Subject : Re: LUG: Best Media Distro?

From : Chris King <king.darkstar@gmail.[redacted]>

Date : Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:19:11 -0500

If you are running mythtv, and you see KDE, YOU ARE DOING IT WRONG!

On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 6:14 PM, Daniel Marcus <danielm.nc@gmail.[redacted]> wrote:
> Eh, I'd just go with Ubuntu. Add the "Medibuntu" repository, and you'll have
> the computer playing DVD's in no time. Personally, I prefer the KDE4 spin.
>
> Positively,
> Daniel S. Marcus
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>
> On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 3:34 PM, Brian Cottingham <spiffytech@gmail.[redacted]>
> wrote:
>>
>> Consider installing MythTV. It has lots of features tahat you won't need
>> (it's geared towards TV viewing/recording), but is pretty popular for making
>> a Linux media PC. The MythBuntu distro will have MythTV preconfigured so you
>> just have to install it.
>>
>> If that's not your cup of tea, look at the programs XBMC, Boxee, or Elisa.
>> You can install these on top of Ubuntu and configure Ubuntu to automatically
>> run them on boot.
>>
>> -Brian
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 10:22 AM, <crdzoba@ncsu.[redacted]> wrote:
>>>
>>> Does the LUG have an opinion on what the best media center linux
>>> distro is? ï¿½I'm looking to just drop it in on one of my relatives
>>> computers so they can play DVDs and MP3s with as little hassle as
>>> possible (and as few distractions as possible, i.e. not plain Ubuntu).
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Chris
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> (Sorry if you got this twice, I wasn't sure if my other email address was
>>> aloud to post to the list.)
>>
>
>

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