| === Seeker`_ is now known as Seeker` | ||
| === qwebirc57245 is now known as mavblue | ||
| mavblue | hello | 20:11 |
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| mavblue | anyone around? | 20:11 |
| mavblue | got a question about installation | 20:12 |
| mavblue | well I'll just ask it anyways | 20:22 |
| mavblue | I have an existing ubuntu server with about a terabyte of movies on it that I would like to use as the backend, but I can't find anything anywhere that details what packages I would need to install | 20:23 |
| mavblue | and the frontend installation won't proceed until it detects the backend | 20:23 |
| mavblue | unless I make it a primary backend with frontend, which is undesirable considering I already have an existing server | 20:24 |
| mavblue | so the question is, what are the packages I need to install on my server(which has no gui) to proceed with installing the frontend? | 20:25 |
| mavblue | anyone around? | 21:23 |
| * mavblue pokes room | 21:24 | |
| Kwisher | mavblue: the f/e will require a DE | 22:15 |
| Kwisher | i believe the b/e will also | 22:16 |
| mavblue | a what? | 22:18 |
| SmallwoodDR82 | backend | 22:33 |
| mavblue | I realize I need a backend, that's the issue tho, I have an existing server with over a terabyte of media, but I don't know the name of the packages I need to install | 22:38 |
| mavblue | I'm stuck at the front end install because it wants a backend to connect to, and I don't see the point of installing a primary backend w/ frontend if my media resides elsewhere | 22:41 |
| mavblue | I just need some direction as to what the packages are called to install the backend on ubuntu server with no gui | 22:41 |
| mavblue | has nobody ever installed their backend to a headless box before? | 22:47 |
| * mavblue twiddles thumbs | 22:51 | |
| === superm1__ is now known as superm1 | ||
| Kwisher | MavBlue: do you have tuners on the server you mentioned? | 23:06 |
| MavBlue | nope, just media | 23:07 |
| Kwisher | then why do you need mythtv? | 23:07 |
| MavBlue | mythbuntu was recommended as a good media centre distro | 23:08 |
| Kwisher | just install xbmc on the f/e machine and share the media from the server | 23:08 |
| Kwisher | mythtv is a pvr | 23:08 |
| Kwisher | can be used as a media center but it would be overkill | 23:09 |
| MavBlue | can you recommend a good lightweight xbmc distro then? | 23:09 |
| Kwisher | install xbmc on ubuntu | 23:09 |
| SmallwoodDR82 | openelec | 23:09 |
| Kwisher | it's just a package | 23:09 |
| MavBlue | tried that one, get's stuck in a loop on first boot | 23:10 |
| Kwisher | i just installed xbmc on manjaro | 23:10 |
| MavBlue | and full blown ubuntu is a tad heavy for this old pc | 23:10 |
| Kwisher | well if it won't run ubuntu then mythtv would be out of the question | 23:11 |
| MavBlue | I'm hoping, with fingers crossed, to find a distro intended for use as a media center and nothing extra | 23:11 |
| MavBlue | I'm sure it will run ubuntu, but unity is pretty overkill resourcewise | 23:12 |
| Kwisher | try xubuntu | 23:12 |
| MavBlue | I'm hoping to be able to play 720p without the gui getting in the way | 23:12 |
| Kwisher | you will need an nvidia card to offload to the gpu | 23:13 |
| Kwisher | what's the pc spec's? | 23:15 |
| MavBlue | pentium 4 3Ghz 2gb ram, ati 9250 256mb graphics | 23:18 |
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