On 10/28/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">Intense Red</b> <<a href="mailto:intnsred@golgotha.net">intnsred@golgotha.net</a>> wrote:<div><span class="gmail_quote"></span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
I just rebuilt my MythTV box to move from .18 to .20. I went with Debian,<br>and the install was quite good. Though I went with Debian's Etch/Testing<br><br> > Ultimately choice of distro is largely a matter of taste, I guess,
<br> > and it depends very much on what you want your myth system to do.<br><br> Several have echoed similar thoughts, along with "go with what you know"<br>sentiments. Good advice.<br><br> > - The install seemed bloated: lots of stuff got installed that really
<br> > wasn't relevant to a dedicated mythbox, especially when I installed X<br> > support. Also lots of daemons are setup by default, which may or may not<br> > be necessary.<br><br> This is just due to using the "task selection" option during the install.
<br>I typically opt for unchecking the "desktop task" and then selecting what I<br>need/want after a minimal install by using the the "aptitude" package<br>manager.<br><br> Since Debian is by far the largest GNU/Linux distro, it can be easily
<br>bloated by adding all sorts of software; but that doesn't mean it has to be<br>that way.<br><br></blockquote></div><br>
knoppmyth is a debian based install that does a lot of nice things for you during setup (improved HW deteaction, like knoppix).<br>
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You are still tied into the debian apt-get system for updates and
installs, but the first install process is dead simple for
well-supported hardware.<br>
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And it installs all your components for myth that are required. I
can have my system nearly working in 15 minutes or so (then I have to
patch due to the PVR 500 Samsung problem)...<br>
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