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Mythbuntu is a discontinued media center operating system based on Ubuntu, which integrated the MythTV media center software as its main function, and did not install with all. MythTV is a project aiming to create a homebrew set-top box. The end goal is to have a nice interface for watching TV, recording shows, listening to music, etc., all displayed on a TV and controlled by a remote. MythTV implements the following PVR features, and more, with a unified graphical interface: - Basic 'live-tv' functionality. Pause/Fast Forward/Rewind 'live' TV. Video compression using RTjpeg or MPEG-4 - Program listing retrieval using XMLTV - Themable, semi-transparent on-screen display - Electronic program guide - Scheduled recording of TV. 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. After Upgrading via the ISO must also complete the mythtv-setup steps listed above. From R8.0 or R8.1 or R8.2¶ Upgrading from R8.0 or R8.1 or R8.2 should be done using the ISO Upgrade method. ISO Upgrade¶ Note that if you plan to burn the ISO to optical media you must use DVD as it is too large to fit on CD. Download the ISO Copy to USB.

I used the steps shown below to install MythTV v30 on Ubuntu 18.04. MythTV is open source media center software for a home theater or television computer and is often used to watch and record TV content. Ubuntu is one of the most popular Linux operating system distributions. The steps below are based on the installation instructions found on the MythTV wiki and this blog post.
The MythTV frontend and backend was installed so the system can be used to watch and record TV content, and the system can be used by other MythTV frontends in my home. An Asus H110T was used with Intel graphics. A single hard drive was used for the operating system and all other files. Also, an HDHomeRun Prime was used with Comcast Xfinity. The guide data source is from SiliconDust and TVMaze, and this differs from the more commonly used Schedules Direct source.Mythtv iso bootableMythtv iso bootableMythtv iso bootable

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  1. Install Ubuntu using the minimal install option. The installation iso file and instructions for installing Ubuntu Desktop LTS can be found at https://ubuntu.com.
  2. Boot into Ubuntu and start Software Updater.
  3. Install all available updates.
  4. Reboot, and repeat steps two and three until Software Updater indicates there are no more updates.
  5. Set a static IP address:
    • Left click on the network icon on the top-right of the screen, left click on the right arrow next to the network connection, and left click Wired Settings.
    • Left click the gear icon next to the current working network connection.
    • Left click the IPv4 tab.
    • Left click Manual, and enter appropriate values for the address, netmask, and gateway.
    • Left click the toggle to turn automatic DNS off, and enter appropriate values for the DNS addresses.
    • The automatic routes can be left on.
  6. Reboot, start Firefox, and verify the connection is working.
  7. Left click the lower left Show Applications icon, and left click on Terminal.
  8. Install MythTV v30, plugins, and do some miscellaneous tasks by entering the following in the terminal:
    • sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mythbuntu/30
    • sudo apt install mythtv
    • sudo apt install mythplugins
    • sudo adduser $USER mythtv
    • mkdir -p $HOME/.mythtv
    • ln -s -f /etc/mythtv/config.xml ~/.mythtv/config.xml
  9. Reboot the PC.
  10. Setup the backend (part one):
    • In the terminal, enter 'sudo systemctl stop mythtv-backend'.
    • In the terminal, enter 'mythtv-setup'.
    • In General, set the security pin to 0000.
    • In General, set the IPv4 primary IP address to the address used in setting the static IP address above.
    • In Capture Cards, press enter with new capture card highlighted, press the down key to highlight new capture card, and press enter.
    • Select HDHomeRun networked tuner, press the right arrow key, press enter with use HDHomeRun... selected to enable it, and in Recording Options, deselect EIT scanning.
    • Repeat the above step three times for the three available tuners.
    • In Video Sources, create a new source, name it NG, set the listing grabber to no grabber, the CF table to default, and the network ID to -1.
    • In Input Connections, create three connections, name them Prime1, Prime2 and Prime3, set the name to MPEG2TS, and set the source to NG.
    • In Storage Directories, set the default to /var/lib/mythtv/recordings/, and set live TV to /var/lib/mythtv/livetv/.
    • Save, and press Esc to exit myth-setup. Do not start the backend, and do not update the database when prompted upon exiting.
  11. Reboot the PC.
  12. Scan for channels and add channels to MythTV:
    • Start Firefox, and access the HDHomeRun Prime's web page interface by going to http://my.hdhomerun.com.
    • Left click HDHomeRun Prime.
    • Left click Channel Lineup.
    • Left click Detect Channels, and give it about 20 minutes to detect all channels. The channel numbers should appear as the scan progresses. Channels marked 'DRM' will not work with MythTV. With Comcast, only premium channels such as HBO are generally marked 'DRM'.
    • Add channels to MythTV using the hdhrchan2myth.py script. The usage instructions can be found here.
  13. Setup the backend (part two):
    • In the terminal, enter 'sudo systemctl stop mythtv-backend'.
    • In the terminal, enter 'mythtv-setup'.
    • In Channels, delete the channels that are not needed.
    • Exit myth-setup. Do not start the backend, and do not update the database when prompted upon exiting.
  14. Reboot the PC.
  15. Set the sound output in Ubuntu:
    • Left click the lower left Show Applications icon, and left click on Settings.
    • In Sound, set the output to HDMI/displayPort-Built-in Audio.
    • Close the settings window.
  16. Change settings in systemd so the backend will not start until the network is up:
    • In the terminal, enter 'sudo systemctl edit mythtv-backend.service'.
    • Once the nano edit mode starts, add only the following two lines:
      • [Unit]
      • After=NetworkManager-wait-online.service
    • Save and exit from nano edit mode.
    • Edit /etc/mysql/mysql.conf.d/mythtv.cnf, and delete '#' before 'bind-address=::' if it is there
  17. Setup the frontend:
    • Left click the lower left Show Applications icon, and left click on MythTV Frontend.
    • In Setup, select Setup Wizard.
    • In the wizard, choose an audio device, and select Test Speakers. Change the audio device and test again until the test sound can be heard.
    • Also in the wizard, choose VAAPI Normal for the video playback profile. After this step, it should be possible to watch live TV.
    • In Video, select Playback.
    • Use the arrow keys to highlight Current Video Playback Profile, and press the right arrow key.
    • For the vaapi entry, deselect Deblocking filter, and set the primary and fallback deinterlacer to none.
  18. Install hdhrepg2myth using the directions shown here.
  19. Install mythrecmaze using the directions shown here.
  20. Automatically start MythTV when the computer starts:
    • Open Terminal and enter 'gnome-session-properties'.
    • Left click on Add and enter bash -c 'sleep 20 && mythfrontend --service' to start the MythTV frontend. No entry is needed for the backend.
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.
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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?

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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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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?