How can I make a Media Linux Machine?

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Corbin

I have an old windows computer that I have deleted everything on the hard drive. I would like to find a distribution of Linux that would be good for a Media center. I need the distribution to run on a small amount of ram. And I don't quite know how good the graphics card is. I'm primarily going to be using this computer as a DVD Player and a music player via external hard drive music. Thank you to all that respond. I will choose the best answer that I deem the best!

Thanks Again!
Corbin

Answer
Ah, at first I thought you were trying to make a Tivo like system which can be done with installing the myth-TV package.


I would boot the Ubuntu or Fedora Core 11 live CD and see how well it performs. Then there is an option to click on "Install" on the desktop to install it to your system.

I've used FC11 and recommend that version of Linux (though it's VERY similar to Ubuntu with the added benefit of being closer to the business RHEL version)

http://fedoraproject.org/

After installing FC11 from live CD, I would do the following:
(note, these all can be installed graphically as well)

Basic Tools:
From the command line type 'su -' <and press enter key> to become root then issue this command:

yum -y install k3b gftp nmap telnet-server kdeedu kdenetwork kdegraphics system-* thunderbird

(I think I'm missing some here but this is an OK start)

Full Open Office install (including uneeded langs)
yum -y install openoffice.org*


For full Video and mp3 support (use the FUSION repository):
Download the following and install them with rpm -Uvh <package name>
http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-stable.noarch.rpm
http://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-stable.noarch.rpm

Now, Install the XMMS player (which is a lot like WinAmp)
yum install *xmms*
(i suggest you change the skin or look and also add the playlist and eq views, but now you can play any audio with this. Look for "audio player" under Sound and Video")

Now install mplayer
yum -y install *mplayer*
(look for the mplayer icon under Sound and Video)

Another thing, if you plug this box into your TV , you can use Mplayer to play video right to it.. then setup a remote desktop session using the "Share Desktop option" in FC. Read up on VNC and krdc, it's easy to setup.

Good luck :-)

Can I still record my computer with a VHS?

Crocomopho

Hello!

This might seem like a weird question but here it comes. My dad used to record his computer on cassets, connecting the computer with 3 cables, red, yellow and i think white. The red and white cable would go directly from the PC to the VHS and the yellow cable will go on a little box that might be some type of converter, which was then connected to the computer with 2 "fat" cabled, one red and one blue. Now the thing is I bought my father a new computer two weeks ago and I realized he it didn't have the same outputs/inputs that his old computer had and so I was wandering if it was still possible to connect the VHS to his PC and record the stuff he wants. I guess maybe out there I could find some kind of adapter for the cables, an adapter with USB on the end... My dad is old and it's his hobby...I am planning on buying him a recordable DVD player to have instead but until then can someone answer my question? Thank you!

Answer
Look at this: http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=vga+to+video+converter&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=ubuntu&channel=fs&redir_esc=&ei=Tbs5UaPTAqqO4gTCpoHwCw
And look at this: http://www.ramelectronics.net/howto-pc-vcr.aspx

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