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Apparently I didn’t do my research well enough for my htpc box.

I completely retract my previous sentiments that it would take awhile to get MythTV on a new Linux install up and running. It is now as easy as a Windows MCE installation as there exists Linux distros that are packaged with MythTV, with the sole aim to run as a HTPC box.

MythBuntu, MythDora, and KnoppMyth (based on Ubuntu, Fedora, and Knoppix respectively) are packaged to get MythTV and Linux up as painlessly as possible.

Of course, you won’t get a full fledged Linux Desktop with some of the installations, but you also get something more slimmed down and streamlined for what an HTPC is doing. MythDora is actually pretty feature complete as a desktop.

You can read more about it here: http://www.linux.com/feature/118668

It just goes to show that if there is demand, the Linux community will adjust pretty quickly to fill in the gaps.  It’ll be interesting to see how these distros will mature in a year or two.

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