Mythbuntu Control Panel
This page is up-to-date as of MythTV version 31, the current release is 34.0
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Introduction
Mythbuntu Control Panel (MCP) is installed after installing Ubuntu or Xubuntu, and it is used to install MythTV and perform MythTV related administration tasks. It aims to minimize the need to perform tasks using the command line to configure the system.
Installing MythTV Using Mythbuntu Control Panel
The instructions below describe how to install Mythbuntu Control Panel, add a Mythbuntu MythTV Updates repository, install MythTV Backend and MythTV Frontend, perform required system setup tasks, launch MythTV Backend Setup, and set MythTV Frontend to start automatically when the computer starts.
Installing Mythbuntu Control Panel
A Mythbuntu Control Panel PPA is planned to be available. For now, there is an instillation script provided in the tar.gz package from GitHub.
Install MCP:
- Download the latest release tar.gz file from https://github.com/mythcp/mythbuntu-control-panel/releases.
- Move the tar.gz file to your home folder.
- Open Terminal
- Copy the command shown below to Terminal, edit the date-based version numbers if needed, and press enter.
- After installing MCP, the tar.gz file and extracted MCP folder can be deleted.
tar -xzf mythbuntu-control-panel-20200708.tar.gz && cd mythbuntu-control-panel-20200708 && sudo ./install
Adding a Mythbuntu MythTV Updates Repository
Using a Mythbuntu MythTV Updates PPA is recommended as it is updated more frequently as compared to the version of MythTV found in the Ubuntu Software application.
Add a Mythbuntu MythTV Updates PPA:
- Start Mythbuntu Control Panel by clicking on the icon in the Ubuntu or Xubuntu applications menu.
- Click on the Repositories tab.
- Click on the check box to activate the MythTV Updates repository.
- Select the the MythTV version to be installed.
- Click on apply, and confirm the change.
- Close MCP, start Software Updater, and install any updates found.
Installing MythTV
If you want to watch and record content using a single computer, install the primary backend and desktop frontend. If the computer will be used for recording and not viewing content, install the primary backend. If the computer will be used for viewing and not recording content, install the desktop frontend.
Install MythTV:
- Click on the System Roles tab.
- Select the applicable roles.
- Click on apply, and confirm the change.
- Close MCP, and reboot the computer.
Performing System Setup Tasks
Some of the items on this tab may have already been completed when installing MythTV. If a method other than using MCP was used to add the user to the MythTV group, it may be necessary to use MCP to remove the user from the MythTV group, and add the user to the MythTV group again using MCP. If only the frontend was installed, the bottom two items will remain grayed out. The third item will remain grayed out until the backend is running. The option to have the backend wait for the network to be active will also allow other devices on the network to access the backend.
Perform applicable setup tasks:
- Click on the Setup tab.
- Select the option to add the user to the MythTV group.
- Click on apply, and confirm the change.
- Close MCP, and reboot the computer.
- Select the option to add a link to config.xml
- Click on apply, and confirm the change.
- If the backend was installed, click Launch Backend Setup.
- Configure the backend depending on what you want MythTV to do and what hardware you have as described in the wiki.
- Exit the backend setup application without running mythfilldatabase and without running the backend when prompted.
- Close MCP, and reboot the computer.
- If other devices on the network need to access the backend, enable the option for MythTV Backend to wait for an active network.
- Click on apply, and confirm the change.
Setting MythTV Frontend to Start Automatically
- Click on
