[mythtv-users] What's the best linux distribution if I'mONLYusing Myth TV?

[Daniel Palmer]

Not to speak for John but I think he was talking about installing Gentoo.
And if he was then I agree with that *several* day estimate.  This is really
because you will compile everything as you install it, including the kernel.

dp



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[mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at snowman.net] On Behalf Of Pierre-Olivier
Bouchard
Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2003 9:38 AM
To: john.burton at jbmail.com; Discussion about mythtv
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] What's the best linux distribution if
I'mONLYusing Myth TV?


john at www.jb99.com wrote:

> Also it takes at least ten times as long to install as any other 
> distibution as it builds from source code. You are talking several 
> *days* for a fully featured installation.

I had a 16-hour spot between recordings last week, and I was able to: 
transfer all my recordings to another computer (by putting the 
recordings hard disk in that computer), and use that hard disk to setup 
my system. It was fully ready to record at least an hour before 
"deadline". The computer is only a Celeron 1.1Ghz, if you're using 
something more powerful (> Duron 1.1Ghz, P4 >1.6Ghz) it can only be shorter.

Now, I don't remember how long Mandrake took to install last time I did 
it (it was quite a long time ago), but even with his Athlon 750Mhz, I 
don't think we're looking at *several* days here :)


Pete

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