Set Up MythTV under PCLinuxOS
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This how-to is about: MythTV, PCLinuxOS
What you need to know to use this how-to: Synaptic Package Manager, The Terminal
Setting up MythTV under PCLinuxOS is a fairly easy process.
Open up Synaptic Package Manager and search for "MythTV".
If you're looking to set up a full MythTV system, select the mythtv-backend, mythtv-frontend, and mythtv-setup packages, and the required packages the manager will automatically select.
For the purposes of the database, you will also need to install the MySQL package, and it's dependents.
Open up a console and type 'mysql' to enter the mysql terminal.
Set the password for root as follows:
SET PASSWORD FOR 'root'@'localhost'=PASSWORD('password');
exit
Back in the console, type the following to set up the mythtv database.
mysql -u root -p < /usr/share/mythtv/initialdb/mc.sql
Under the application menu, go to Multimedia-Video-MythTV-Setup
