Introducing KnoppMyth, a user-friendly Linux set-top box distro
Open source project founder Cecil Watson provides some background on KnoppMyth in this brief project history. The project aims to create an easy-to-install-and-use Linux distribution for set-top boxes.
I wanted control of my TV. I thought about getting a Tivo, but I wanted more control. I didn't just want to timeshift my programming. I wanted to listen to my music, watch my photos, play Frozen Bubbles, and more. I looked at various options and even used "vcr" for a brief period of time. Then I found MythTV.
At the time, I was running Linux-Mandrake. While I have compiled software in the past, getting MythTV and all its dependencies compiled was a challenge. One, however, that was worth it. But I still wanted something a little easier. Even though I had plenty of experience with Linux, I didn't think it should have been so difficult to simply set up a set-top box.
I'd always wanted to try Debian because of dpkg. At about the same time, I learned of Knoppix. I played around with it and thought it was great! I could even install in it my hard drive! So I did, and I was able to install MythTV using Matt Zimmerman's debs! Way cool, I thought; this was a lot easier than installing it from source. It was about the same time, I learned about remastering Knoppix!
That is it, I thought. This will be my contribution. I'll remaster Knoppix with MythTV.
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