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[[Category:Ubuntu]]

'''unity-scope-guide-mythtv''' is a scope for Unity that allows searching and scheduling of MythTV content from the Unity interface. It is developed by the [http://www.mythbuntu.org Mythbuntu] team. Support of this is available via the IRC chatroom on freenode ( #ubuntu-mythtv ) or the [https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/Ubuntu-mythtv Mythbuntu mailing list]

==Requires==
A MythTV backend that has the services API (0.25+)
Ubuntu 12.04 or newer running Unity (12.10 or newer required for "Unity Previews")

The latest code (as well as revision history) can be found at
https://code.launchpad.net/~mythbuntu/mythbuntu/unity-scope-guide-mythtv

==Known issues==
*There is currently no lens specifically for it (nor a DVR lens), so it piggybacks on the videos lens

==Features==
*Can schedule a single recording or a series recordings
**Single recording is (record this episode at this time on this channel)
**Series recordings is (record this show at any time on any channel)

==Installation==
#Add the Mythbuntu Updates PPA "sudo apt-add-repository ppa:mythbuntu/testing"
#"sudo apt-get update"
#"sudo apt-get install unity-scope-guide-mythtv
#Logout and back in and you should be able to search via the videos lens

==Troubleshooting==

===Config file===
The configuration file that gets created is located at ~/.mythtv-scope-location.conf and looks like this
  
<code>
[Backend]

location = http://BACKENDIP:6544

mythprotocolport = 6543
</code>