MythDora
Encyclopedia
MythDora is a specialized operating system
based on Fedora
and MythTV
. Since 2009, the version number comes from the version of Fedora used followed by the version of MythTV
used. For example, the current version 12.23 uses Fedora 12 and MythTV 0.23. Like KnoppMyth
, MythDora is designed to simplify the installation of MythTV
on a home theatre PC. MythDora has since version 10.21 had Live CD
support.
In addition to MythTV and its plugins, Mythdora includes extra Linux packages that are necessary for MythTV to run, and drivers for hardware commonly encountered in machines intended to run MythTV. Also included in Mythdora are several video game emulators, and extra tools and scripts. These aid with the initial configuration of the system and allow the user to perform such tasks as rebooting
the machine and backing up program data, directly through the MythTV interface.
Operating system
An operating system is a set of programs that manage computer hardware resources and provide common services for application software. The operating system is the most important type of system software in a computer system...
based on Fedora
Fedora (operating system)
Fedora is a RPM-based, general purpose collection of software, including an operating system based on the Linux kernel, developed by the community-supported Fedora Project and sponsored by Red Hat...
and MythTV
MythTV
MythTV is a free and open source home entertainment application with a simplified "10-foot user interface" design for the living-room TV, and turns a computer with the necessary hardware into a network streaming digital video recorder, a digital multimedia home entertainment system, or home theater...
. Since 2009, the version number comes from the version of Fedora used followed by the version of MythTV
MythTV
MythTV is a free and open source home entertainment application with a simplified "10-foot user interface" design for the living-room TV, and turns a computer with the necessary hardware into a network streaming digital video recorder, a digital multimedia home entertainment system, or home theater...
used. For example, the current version 12.23 uses Fedora 12 and MythTV 0.23. Like KnoppMyth
KnoppMyth
KnoppMyth is a Linux distribution designed for use on Home Theater PCs . As of version R6, it is now called LinHES . The most recent release is based on Arch Linux, though previous versions were based on Debian Linux with configuration scripts from the Knoppix Linux distribution...
, MythDora is designed to simplify the installation of MythTV
MythTV
MythTV is a free and open source home entertainment application with a simplified "10-foot user interface" design for the living-room TV, and turns a computer with the necessary hardware into a network streaming digital video recorder, a digital multimedia home entertainment system, or home theater...
on a home theatre PC. MythDora has since version 10.21 had Live CD
Live CD
A live CD, live DVD, or live disc is a CD or DVD containing a bootable computer operating system. Live CDs are unique in that they have the ability to run a complete, modern operating system on a computer lacking mutable secondary storage, such as a hard disk drive...
support.
In addition to MythTV and its plugins, Mythdora includes extra Linux packages that are necessary for MythTV to run, and drivers for hardware commonly encountered in machines intended to run MythTV. Also included in Mythdora are several video game emulators, and extra tools and scripts. These aid with the initial configuration of the system and allow the user to perform such tasks as rebooting
Booting
In computing, booting is a process that begins when a user turns on a computer system and prepares the computer to perform its normal operations. On modern computers, this typically involves loading and starting an operating system. The boot sequence is the initial set of operations that the...
the machine and backing up program data, directly through the MythTV interface.
Version history
- November 28, 2006 MythDora-3.0
- "MythDora 3.0 is now using FC5 along with MythTV-0.20 all on DVD... now uses KDE and goes onto a DVD rather than a CD... The ISO size isn't too much bigger, about 940mb total."
- May 8, 2007 MythDora 4.0
- Fedora Core 6
- kernel-2.6.20-1.2944.fc6
- New MythTV 0.20.1 fixes release, with default settings customized for MythDora
- MythDora-4.0_DVD.iso SHA1SUM=393e623a9efdfd600976adbffc4a59e9c8735fdf
- MythDora-4.0_disk1.iso / MythDora-4.0_disk2.iso
- April 17, 2008 MythDora 5.0
- Based on Fedora 8
- MythTV 0.21
- January 7, 2009 MythDora 10.21
- Based on Fedora 10
- MythTV 0.21, with the latest svn fixes and default settings customized for MythDora
- I386 and X86_64 versions with LIVECDs of each.
- MythDora-10-i386-DVD.iso SHA1SUM=64384afa6b85e798e401a0f0010a24ac716a37d1
- 663MB MythDora-10-LiveCD-i386.iso SHA1SUM=4c21830e2f1e3744a60f35387f96837b570c7b18
- MythDora-10-i386-disc1.iso / MythDora-10-i386-disc2.iso / MythDora-10-i386-netinst.iso
- April 17, 2010 MythDora 12.23
- Based on Fedora 12
- MythTV 0.23
See also
- MythTVMythTVMythTV is a free and open source home entertainment application with a simplified "10-foot user interface" design for the living-room TV, and turns a computer with the necessary hardware into a network streaming digital video recorder, a digital multimedia home entertainment system, or home theater...
- FedoraFedora (operating system)Fedora is a RPM-based, general purpose collection of software, including an operating system based on the Linux kernel, developed by the community-supported Fedora Project and sponsored by Red Hat...
- MythbuntuMythbuntuMythbuntu is a media center operating system . It is based on Ubuntu and integrates the MythTV Media center software as its main function, and does not install with all of the programs included with Ubuntu....
- KnoppMythKnoppMythKnoppMyth is a Linux distribution designed for use on Home Theater PCs . As of version R6, it is now called LinHES . The most recent release is based on Arch Linux, though previous versions were based on Debian Linux with configuration scripts from the Knoppix Linux distribution...
- Xbmc