If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!This is based on Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex) which has a release date of October 30th. The release notes mentions that:
The guided partitoner in the installer will now default the recordings partition to XFS instead of EXT3.
Lots of bug […]
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I have written a number of posts here in the past about AppleTV. Lately the procedure for getting a MythTV frontend running on AppleTV has become much more streamlined, so I just thought I would summarize…
There is a new page on the MythTV wiki describing how you can use Gentoo Linux on AppleTV. Gentoo Linux […]
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Just one day after Ubuntu 8.04 was released we have Mythbuntu 8.04 ready. Good work!
Features:
MythTV 0.21
Frontend can be run from the live CD
Complete installations(Backend, Frontend, Backend/Frontend, etc)
Xfce4 Desktop Environment
Easily upgrade from Ubuntu Hardy to Mythbuntu
Custom Mythbuntu MythTV theme
GUI setup of LIRC
Setup MythTV optimizations through MCC
Diskless Server setup […]
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Mythbuntu follows the Ubuntu releases and so the release candidate was expected. The final release should be available in six or seven days.
Be aware that this version is not compatible with Mythbuntu 7.10 or any other MythTV 0.20.2 based distribution.
You can read more about it here.
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If you don’t want to install the new Mythbuntu beta, but would like some more info on it, then check out the two-page story about Mythbuntu 8.04 on Phoronix.com.
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On the Mythbuntu website there is some information on how they intend to handle the new MythTV 0.21 release.
The short version is this:
If you are currently using a Gutsy machine, and you would like to remain on .20.2, then you don’t need to do anything. If you would like to upgrade to 0.21, you can […]
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Changes since the alpha’s:
Diskless support
Lots of bugfixes
As with all the Mythbuntu 8.04 releases, be aware that it is not compatible with Mythbuntu 7.10 or any other MythTV 0.20.2 install.
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The changes since Alpha 2:
Lots of bug fixes across the board in Ubiquity and Mythbuntu Control Centre.
The installer menu has been merged with the Ubuntu installer menu. This lets you boot right into the installer.
Totem can speak MythTV now for playback.
New version of XMLTV
New MythTV checkouts (basically latest 0.21-fixes)
Be aware:
“It is very important to note […]
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This is based on Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron). Ubuntu 8.04 is scheduled for release in April and Mythbuntu is usually not far behind.
Mythbuntu 8.04 is based on MythTV 0.21-fixes which is not yet released.
Ubuntu 8.04 contains Xorg 7.3, Linux Kernel 2.6.24 and many more things.
Remember - this is very early software - it is still […]
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mythpvr.com has just posted a five page installation walkthrough of Mythbuntu.
It is chuck-full of screenshots, so if you are considering using Mythbuntu, then it will give you a very good idea of what you are in for.
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