Thomas Mashos at mythbuntu.org (archived) wrote:
It's been a long and fun ride from 7.10, but it's time to turn in our badge.
What is happening?
Mythbuntu as a separate distribution will cease to exist. We will take the necessary steps to pull Mythbuntu specific packages from the repositories (17.04 and later) unless someone steps up to take these packages over. MythTV packages in the official repositories and the Mythbuntu PPA will continue to be available and updated at their current rate.
Why is this happening?
Mythbuntu is a necessary distribution for easing some of the setup of MythTV, however through attrition we have dwidled from a team of ten down to two developers doing all of the work. Although we have automated as much as we can, the effort to both fix issues that pop up from underlying changes and release an ISO is more than the team can support in our free time.
What does this mean for users?
[...]For users wanting to install new installations, there will no longer be an ISO, the mythbuntu-desktop package, nor the Mythbuntu-Control-Centre. [...]For users looking for up to date versions of MythTV, we will continue to provide these updates through our PPA.
It's been a long and fun ride from 7.10, but it's time to turn in our badge.
What is happening?
Mythbuntu as a separate distribution will cease to exist. We will take the necessary steps to pull Mythbuntu specific packages from the repositories (17.04 and later) unless someone steps up to take these packages over. MythTV packages in the official repositories and the Mythbuntu PPA will continue to be available and updated at their current rate.
Why is this happening?
Mythbuntu is a necessary distribution for easing some of the setup of MythTV, however through attrition we have dwidled from a team of ten down to two developers doing all of the work. Although we have automated as much as we can, the effort to both fix issues that pop up from underlying changes and release an ISO is more than the team can support in our free time.
What does this mean for users?
[...]For users wanting to install new installations, there will no longer be an ISO, the mythbuntu-desktop package, nor the Mythbuntu-Control-Centre. [...]For users looking for up to date versions of MythTV, we will continue to provide these updates through our PPA.
- mythbuntu-control-centre.png (88.68 KiB) Viewed 657 times
I have been thinking about resurrecting a simplified version of MCC with just some basic functions such as adding the Mythbuntu PPA and installing MythTV. I'm assuming no work has been done with the code since it was abandoned by the Mythbuntu team?
Prebuilt downloads of MythTV for Windows (32bit and experimental 64bit). Provided as an installer or compressed archive ready to decompress and run.
- Mythbuntu can be used to install a full MythTV system on a single device (acting as both a client and a server). The front-end is the software required for the visual elements (or the GUI ) and is utilised by the common user to find, play, and manipulate media files.
- Download ISO 2 Mythbuntu is an Ubuntu-based distribution and live CD focused upon setting up a standalone MythTV system similar to KnoppMyth or Mythdora. It can be used to install a standalone frontend, backend, or combination machines.
- MythTV is a Free Open Source software digital video recorder (DVR) project distributed under the terms of the GNU GPL. It has been under heavy development since 2002, and now contains most features one would expect from a good DVR (and many new ones that you soon won't be able to live without).
For those that used it, what are some of the most important functions that the simplified version should include? One of the lesser known abilities of Mythbuntu Control Centre was its ability to be installed on an Ubuntu system and then used to install MythTV. I am thinking that is the most important function with the tweeks that are necessary such as editing mythtv-backend.service when applicable to have the backend wait for the network to be up. I'm thinking it should be compatible with and tested with Ubuntu and Xubutnu.
Anyone want to help with the Python code? Anyone want to help with testing (not sure if/when that will be)? I'm thinking about changing the name. How about Mythbuntu Control Panel? On the east side of the pond, it's 'panel' right?
Thomas Mashos at mythbuntu.org (archived) wrote:
It's been a long and fun ride from 7.10, but it's time to turn in our badge.
What is happening?
Mythbuntu as a separate distribution will cease to exist. We will take the necessary steps to pull Mythbuntu specific packages from the repositories (17.04 and later) unless someone steps up to take these packages over. MythTV packages in the official repositories and the Mythbuntu PPA will continue to be available and updated at their current rate.
Why is this happening?
Mythbuntu is a necessary distribution for easing some of the setup of MythTV, however through attrition we have dwidled from a team of ten down to two developers doing all of the work. Although we have automated as much as we can, the effort to both fix issues that pop up from underlying changes and release an ISO is more than the team can support in our free time.
What does this mean for users?
[...]For users wanting to install new installations, there will no longer be an ISO, the mythbuntu-desktop package, nor the Mythbuntu-Control-Centre. [...]For users looking for up to date versions of MythTV, we will continue to provide these updates through our PPA.
It's been a long and fun ride from 7.10, but it's time to turn in our badge.
What is happening?
Mythbuntu as a separate distribution will cease to exist. We will take the necessary steps to pull Mythbuntu specific packages from the repositories (17.04 and later) unless someone steps up to take these packages over. MythTV packages in the official repositories and the Mythbuntu PPA will continue to be available and updated at their current rate.
Why is this happening?
Mythbuntu is a necessary distribution for easing some of the setup of MythTV, however through attrition we have dwidled from a team of ten down to two developers doing all of the work. Although we have automated as much as we can, the effort to both fix issues that pop up from underlying changes and release an ISO is more than the team can support in our free time.
What does this mean for users?
[...]For users wanting to install new installations, there will no longer be an ISO, the mythbuntu-desktop package, nor the Mythbuntu-Control-Centre. [...]For users looking for up to date versions of MythTV, we will continue to provide these updates through our PPA.
- mythbuntu-control-centre.png (88.68 KiB) Viewed 657 times
For those that used it, what are some of the most important functions that the simplified version should include? One of the lesser known abilities of Mythbuntu Control Centre was its ability to be installed on an Ubuntu system and then used to install MythTV. I am thinking that is the most important function with the tweeks that are necessary such as editing mythtv-backend.service when applicable to have the backend wait for the network to be up. I'm thinking it should be compatible with and tested with Ubuntu and Xubutnu.
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Mythtv Iso
Mythtv Iso Software
Anyone want to help with the Python code? Anyone want to help with testing (not sure if/when that will be)? I'm thinking about changing the name. How about Mythbuntu Control Panel? On the east side of the pond, it's 'panel' right?