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| name = LinHES
| name = LinHES
| developer = Cecil Hugh Watson
| developer = Cecil Hugh Watson
| family = [[Unix-like]]
| family = [[Linux]] ([[Unix-like]])
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| working state = Current
| genre = [[Personal video recorder]]
| source model = [[Open-source software|Open source]]
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| working_state = Current
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| released = {{Start date and age|2003|08|08}}
| source_model = [[Free and open source software]]
| latest release version = R8.6.1<ref>{{cite web|title=LinHES Download |url=http://www.linhes.org/downloads/Current/|website=linhes.org|accessdate=September 9, 2019}}</ref>
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| released = {{start date and age|2003|08|08}}
| latest release date = {{Start date and age|mf=yes|2019|04|12}}
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| language = Multilingual (starting with Release 8)
| marketing target = [[Home theater PC]]s, [[media server]]s
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| ui = [[Enlightenment (window manager)|Enlightenment]]
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| language = Multilingual (starting with Release 8)
| embedded web server [[Lighttpd]]
| package_manager = [[Pacman package manager|pacman]]
| package manager = [[Pacman (package manager)|Pacman]]
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| ui = [[Enlightenment (software)|Enlightenment]]
| website = [http://linhes.org/ linhes.org]
| website = {{URL|http://www.linhes.org/}}
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|date=July 2014}}
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'''LinHES''' ('''Linux Home Entertainment Server''') is a Linux distribution designed for use on Home Theater PCs ([[HTPC]]s). Before version 6, it was called '''KnoppMyth'''. The most recent release (R8), for 64-bit machines only, is based on [[Arch Linux]], though previous versions were based on [[Knoppix]] and [[Debian]].
'''LinHES''' ('''Linux Home Entertainment Server''') is a [[Linux distribution]] designed for use on Home Theater PCs ([[Home theater PC|HTPCs]]). Before version 6, it was called '''KnoppMyth'''. The most recent release (R8), for 64-bit machines only, is based on [[Arch Linux]], though previous versions were based on [[Knoppix]] and [[Debian]].


LinHES includes custom scripts that install and configure the [[MythTV]] [[Personal Video Recorder|PVR]] software as well as a number of add-ons. Most standard HTPC hardware is supported, and much of it is even configured automatically, making the often complex installation and configuration process relatively easy and pain-free.
LinHES includes custom scripts that install and configure the [[MythTV]] [[Personal video recorder|PVR]] software as well as a number of add-ons. Most standard HTPC hardware is supported, and much of it is even configured automatically, making the often complex installation and configuration process relatively easy and pain-free.


Cecil Watson developed and maintains the LinHES operating system.
Cecil Watson developed and maintains the LinHES operating system.
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==Details==
==Details==


=== Practical explanation ===
===Practical explanation===
LinHES is a Linux distribution equivalent to the [[Windows Media Center]]. LinHES comes as a [[CD-ROM]] software distribution which automates the setup of the popular MythTV package as well as several HTPC-related add-ons.
LinHES is a Linux distribution equivalent to the [[Windows Media Center]]. LinHES comes as a [[CD-ROM]] software distribution which automates the setup of the popular MythTV package as well as several HTPC-related add-ons.


Ultimately, LinHES is used to create a Home Theater PC. These HTPCs are commonly plugged into a [[standard definition television]] (SDTV) or [[High definition television]] (HDTV) rather than monitors for a complete Home Theater experience. HTPCs bring the power of PCs to the living room in an 'all in one' device.
Ultimately, LinHES is used to create a home theater PC. These HTPCs are commonly plugged into a [[standard-definition television]] (SDTV) or [[high-definition television]] (HDTV) rather than monitors for a complete home theater experience. HTPCs bring the power of PCs to the living room in an "all in one" device.


===Ease of installation and features ===
===Ease of installation and features===
A common complaint about MythTV is that it is difficult and time-consuming to install and configure. The goal of LinHES is to make creating and maintaining a Home Theater PC as simple as possible. A blank system can be transformed to a fully functional HTPC in around 20 minutes.{{Fact|date=July 2014}} That's only 20 minutes to have a system that is capable of:
A common complaint about MythTV is that it is difficult and time-consuming to install and configure. The goal of LinHES is to make creating and maintaining a home theater PC as simple as possible. A blank system can be transformed to a fully functional HTPC in around 20 minutes{{Citation needed|date=July 2014}} capable of:


* Watching & recording television
* watching & recording television
* Pausing live TV
* pausing live TV
* Playback of DVDs and most popular video formats
* playback of DVDs and most popular video formats
* Retrieve fan art and information about your videos
* retrieve fan art and information about your videos
* Jukebox supporting multiple audio formats
* jukebox supporting multiple audio formats
* View images
* view images
* Get the latest news & weather
* get the latest news & weather
* Play Games
* play games


===Applications===
===Applications===


====Complete Installation (Front-end and Back-end)====
====Complete Installation (Front-end and Back-end)====
LinHES can be used to install a full MythTV client and server system. This means that the [[Front-end and back-end|front-end]] is stored on the same device as the back-end. The front-end is the software required for the visual elements (or the [[GUI]]) that the regular user can utilize to find, play and manipulate media files etc. The back-end is the server where the media files are actually stored. A full front-end and back-end system may have an advantage in that it has 'portability', i.e. it is a standalone device that is not dependent on a separate server (like a [[video game console]] for example).
LinHES can be used to install a full MythTV client and server system. This means that the [[Front and back ends|front-end]] is stored on the same device as the back-end. The front-end is the software required for the visual elements (or the [[Graphical user interface|GUI]]) that the regular user can utilize to find, play and manipulate media files etc. The back-end is the server where the media files are actually stored. A full front-end and back-end system may have an advantage in that it has 'portability', i.e. it is a standalone device that is not dependent on a separate server (like a [[video game console]] for example).


====Front-end only installations====
====Front-end only installations====
[[Image:Front-end myth-tv setup.png|right|500px]]
[[Image:Front-end myth-tv setup.png|right|500px]]
Alternatively, LinHES can be used to install a MythTV client, front-end-only system. For example, users may have a central storage device (server) in their house, the server can then be accessed from numerous other devices throughout the house, these other devices needing only a front-end installation on devices containing minimal hardware. LinHES can also run directly from a CD-ROM (i.e. without installation) providing that there is a network connection to a PC with a 'complete installation' (a MythTV back-end server).
Alternatively, LinHES can be used to install a MythTV client, front-end-only system. For example, users may have a central storage device (server) in their house, the server can then be accessed from numerous other devices throughout the house, these other devices needing only a front-end installation on devices containing minimal hardware. LinHES can also run directly from a CD-ROM (i.e. without installation) providing that there is a network connection to a PC with a 'complete installation' (a MythTV back-end server).


Using a 'server' separate from one or more front-end units has the obvious advantages of multiple simultaneous access to shared media files. The server used would generally have hardware of a relatively high specification and would be kept outside of the main living room. An advantage of keeping the server PC outside the living room is that the cooling fan required to accommodate a 'fast' processor can be quite noisy (as can certain hard drives), it can be expensive to invest in fanless/heat sinking equipment to avoid such noise problems.
Using a 'server' separate from one or more front-end units has the obvious advantages of multiple simultaneous access to shared media files. The server used would generally have hardware of a relatively high specification and would be kept outside of the main living room. An advantage of keeping the server PC outside the living room is that the cooling fan required to accommodate a 'fast' processor can be quite noisy (as can certain hard drives), it can be expensive to invest in fanless/heat sinking equipment to avoid such noise problems.


LinHES can also be used to upgrade existing LinHES and KnoppMyth installations.
LinHES can also be used to upgrade existing LinHES and KnoppMyth installations.


===LinHES community===
===LinHES community===
LinHES users generally discuss ideas and help others at the official [http://forum.linhes.org/ forum website].
LinHES users generally discuss ideas and help others at the official [http://forums.linhes.org/ forum website].


==Version history ==
==Version history==
LinHES R7.4 was the last 32-bit release.<ref>http://forums.linhes.org/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=22305</ref>
LinHES R7.4 was the last 32-bit release.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://forums.linhes.org/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=22305|title=LinHES Forums - View topic - I guess I just don't know what I am doing}}</ref>


===KnoppMyth releases===
===KnoppMyth releases===
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{| class=toccolours
{| class=toccolours
| ''Version''
| ''Version''
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|- style="background:#ccccff;"
|- style="background:#ccccff;"
| 1
| 1
| {{Release date|2003|08|08}}
| {{Start date|2003|08|08}}
| You better Belize it!
| You better Belize it!
| Based on Knoppix {{Release date|2003|07|26}} and MythTV 0.10
| Based on Knoppix {{Start date|2003|07|26}} and MythTV 0.10
|- style="background:#dddddd;"
|- style="background:#dddddd;"
| 2
| 2
| {{Release date|2003|08|25}}
| {{Start date|2003|08|25}}
| Chicago, Chicago
| Chicago, Chicago
| Updated to MythTV 0.11
| Updated to MythTV 0.11
|- style="background:#ccccff;"
|- style="background:#ccccff;"
| 3
| 3
| {{Release date|2003|09|01}}
| {{Start date|2003|09|01}}
| Each of these my three babies
| Each of these my three babies
| The CD can now be use as a frontend!
| The CD can now be use as a frontend!
|- style="background:#dddddd;"
|- style="background:#dddddd;"
| 4
| 4
| {{Release date|2003|11|03}}
| {{Start date|2003|11|03}}
| CoCo2
| CoCo2
| Updated to MythTV 0.12
| Updated to MythTV 0.12
|- style="background:#ccccff;"
|- style="background:#ccccff;"
| 5 B7
| 5 B7
| {{Release date|2006|03|17}}
| {{Start date|2006|03|17}}
| -
| -
| -
| -
|- style="background:#dddddd;"
|- style="background:#dddddd;"
| 5 C7
| 5 C7
| {{Release date|2006|05|26}}
| {{Start date|2006|05|26}}
| -
| -
| -
| -
|- style="background:#ccccff;"
|- style="background:#ccccff;"
| 5 E50
| 5 E50
| {{Release date|2006|12|25}}
| {{Start date|2006|12|25}}
| Farewell days of my youth
| Farewell days of my youth
| -
| -
|- style="background:#dddddd;"
|- style="background:#dddddd;"
| 5 Final 1
| 5 Final 1
| {{Release date|2007|05|11}}
| {{Start date|2007|05|11}}
| -
| -
| -
| -
|- style="background:#ccccff;"
|- style="background:#ccccff;"
| 5 F27
| 5 F27
| {{Release date|2007|09|09}}
| {{Start date|2007|09|09}}
| -
| -
| -
| -
|- style="background:#dddddd;"
|- style="background:#dddddd;"
| 5.5
| 5.5
| {{Release date|2008|07|06}}
| {{Start date|2008|07|06}}
| Bone Marrow
| Bone Marrow
| Uses a snapshot of Debian Unstable and the 2.6.23-chw-4 kernel - MythTV 0.21 fixes <ref>http://www.linhes.org/downloads/R5/Current/</ref>
| Uses a snapshot of Debian Unstable and the 2.6.23-chw-4 kernel - MythTV 0.21 fixes<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.linhes.org/downloads/R5/Current/|title=Index of /downloads/R5/Current/}}</ref>
|}
|}


===LinHES releases===
===LinHES releases===
{{update section|date=July 2020}}
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{| class=toccolours
{| class=toccolours
| ''Version''
| ''Version''
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|- style="background:#ccccff;"
|- style="background:#ccccff;"
| 6.00.09
| 6.00.09
| {{Release date|2009|08|14}}
| {{Start date|2009|08|14}}
| Anniversary Edition
| Anniversary Edition
| Pre-Release
| Pre-Release
|- style="background:#dddddd;"
|- style="background:#dddddd;"
| 6.01.00
| 6.01.00
| {{Release date|2009|09|26}}
| {{Start date|2009|09|26}}
| Chugu
| Chugu
| First Public Release - MythTV 0.21 fixes
| First Public Release - MythTV 0.21 fixes
|- style="background:#ccccff;"
|- style="background:#ccccff;"
| 6.02.00
| 6.02.00
| {{Release date|2010|03|02}}
| {{Start date|2010|03|02}}
| That weekend in Canada!
| That weekend in Canada!
| MythTV 0.22 fixes <ref>http://www.linhes.org/versions/show/19</ref>
| MythTV 0.22 fixes<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.linhes.org/versions/show/19|title=LinHES - 6.02.00}}</ref>
|- style="background:#dddddd;"
|- style="background:#dddddd;"
| 6.03.00
| 6.03.00
| {{Release date|2010|06|06}}
| {{Start date|2010|06|06}}
| M
| M
| MythTV 0.23 fixes <ref>http://linhes.org/versions/show/17</ref>
| MythTV 0.23 fixes<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.linhes.org/versions/show/17|title=LinHES - 6.03.00}}</ref>
|- style="background:#ccccff;"
|- style="background:#ccccff;"
| 6.04.00
| 6.04.00
| {{Release date|2011|02|06}}
| {{Start date|2011|02|06}}
| Laundrymat
| Laundrymat
| MythTV 0.24 fixes
| MythTV 0.24 fixes
|- style="background:#dddddd;"
|- style="background:#dddddd;"
| 7.1
| 7.1
| {{Release date|2011|11|11}}
| {{Start date|2011|11|11}}
| Teamwork
| Teamwork
| More MythTV 0.24 fixes <ref>http://linhes.org/versions/show/18</ref>
| More MythTV 0.24 fixes<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.linhes.org/versions/show/18|title=LinHES - 7.1}}</ref>
|- style="background:#ccccff;"
|- style="background:#ccccff;"
| 7.2
| 7.2
| {{Release date|2012|01|26}}
| {{Start date|2012|01|26}}
| SCALE 10X
| SCALE 10X
| Even more MythTV 0.24 fixes <ref>http://linhes.org/versions/show/21</ref>
| Even more MythTV 0.24 fixes<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.linhes.org/versions/show/21|title=LinHES - 7.2}}</ref>
|- style="background:#dddddd;"
|- style="background:#dddddd;"
| 7.3
| 7.3
| {{Release date|2012|07|20}}
| {{Start date|2012|07|20}}
| Crave
| Crave
| MythTV 0.25 fixes <ref>http://linhes.org/versions/show/23</ref>
| MythTV 0.25 fixes<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.linhes.org/versions/show/23|title=LinHES - 7.3}}</ref>
|- style="background:#ccccff;"
|- style="background:#ccccff;"
| 7.4
| 7.4
| {{Release date|2012|08|09}}
| {{Start date|2012|08|09}}
| rdt
| rdt
| Ninth Anniversary - more MythTV 0.25 fixes <ref>http://linhes.org/versions/show/24</ref>
| Ninth Anniversary - more MythTV 0.25 fixes<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.linhes.org/versions/show/24|title=LinHES - 7.4}}</ref>
|- style="background:#dddddd;"
|- style="background:#dddddd;"
| 8
| 8
| {{Release date|2013|02|11}}
| {{Start date|2013|02|11}}
| -
| -
| Many Bug Fixes and New Features <ref>http://linhes.org/versions/show/22</ref>
| Many Bug Fixes and New Features<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.linhes.org/versions/show/22|title=LinHES - 8.0}}</ref>
|}
|}


==See also==
==See also==
* [[MythTV]]
* [[Arch Linux]]
* [[List of free television software]]
* [[Archlinux]]
* [[Mythbuntu]]
* [[Mythbuntu]]
* [[Mythdora]]
* [[MythTV]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{cite web|title=MythTV/KnoppMyth Video|url=http://revision3.com/systm/mythtv/|publisher=revision3.com/systm|accessdate=11 September 2013|date=2 June 2005}}
* {{cite web|title=MythTV/KnoppMyth Video|url=http://revision3.com/systm/mythtv/|publisher=revision3.com/systm|accessdate=11 September 2013|date=2 June 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407022518/http://revision3.com/systm/mythtv/|archive-date=7 April 2014|url-status=dead}}
* {{cite web|title=Audiovisuel: KnoppMyth devient LinHES (KnoppMyth becomes LinHES)|url=http://linuxfr.org/news/knoppmyth-devient-linhes|publisher=linuxfr.org|accessdate=11 September 2013|language=French|date=6 February 2009}}
* {{cite web|title=Audiovisuel: KnoppMyth devient LinHES (KnoppMyth becomes LinHES)|url=http://linuxfr.org/news/knoppmyth-devient-linhes|publisher=linuxfr.org|accessdate=11 September 2013|language=French|date=6 February 2009}}
* {{cite web|title=LinHES R6 beta discussion|url=http://www.pcmediacenter.com.au/forum/topic/35715-linhes/|publisher=pcmediacenter.com.au/forum|accessdate=11 September 2013|date=20 May 2009}}
* {{cite web|title=LinHES R6 beta discussion |url=http://www.pcmediacenter.com.au/forum/topic/35715-linhes/ |publisher=pcmediacenter.com.au/forum |accessdate=11 September 2013 |date=20 May 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140729223445/http://www.pcmediacenter.com.au/forum/topic/35715-linhes/ |archivedate=29 July 2014 }}
* {{cite web|title=LinHES and Shepherd XMLTV Listing Grabber|url=http://blog.depannone.com/?tag=linhes|publisher=blog.depannone.com (Martin De'Pannone's blog)|accessdate=11 September 2013|date=22 September 2009}}
* {{cite web|title=LinHES and Shepherd XMLTV Listing Grabber |url=http://blog.depannone.com/?tag=linhes |publisher=blog.depannone.com (Martin De'Pannone's blog) |accessdate=11 September 2013 |date=22 September 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810110604/http://blog.depannone.com/?tag=linhes |archivedate=10 August 2014 }}
* {{cite web|title=HOWTO: LinHES R6(.03.00) and the Hauppauge HD-PVR|url=http://www.psicat.com/Nathan/LinHES_R6_HDPVR.html|publisher=psicat.com/Nathan|accessdate=11 September 2013|date=June 2010}}
* {{cite web|title=HOWTO: LinHES R6(.03.00) and the Hauppauge HD-PVR|url=http://www.psicat.com/Nathan/LinHES_R6_HDPVR.html|publisher=psicat.com/Nathan|accessdate=11 September 2013|date=June 2010}}
* {{cite web|title=Installing LinHES 6.04 (jmarcha1's class report for Computer Science 3000, Fall 2011)|url=http://homeostasis.scs.carleton.ca/wiki/index.php/COMP_3000_2011_Report|publisher=scs.carleton.ca (Carleton University)|accessdate=11 September 2013|date=13 December 2011}}
* {{cite web|title=Installing LinHES 6.04 (jmarcha1's class report for Computer Science 3000, Fall 2011)|url=http://homeostasis.scs.carleton.ca/wiki/index.php/COMP_3000_2011_Report|publisher=scs.carleton.ca (Carleton University)|accessdate=11 September 2013|date=13 December 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130912022431/http://homeostasis.scs.carleton.ca/wiki/index.php/COMP_3000_2011_Report|archivedate=12 September 2013}}
* {{cite web|title=MythTV Moves to Latest Milestone|url=http://techcitement.com/?s=linhes&submit.x=-1061&submit.y=-344|publisher=techcitement.com|accessdate=11 September 2013|date=11 April 2012}}
* {{cite web|title=MythTV Moves to Latest Milestone|url=http://techcitement.com/?s=linhes&submit.x=-1061&submit.y=-344|publisher=techcitement.com|accessdate=11 September 2013|date=11 April 2012}}
* {{cite web|title=LinHES 7.4 Has MythTV 0.25.2|url=http://news.softpedia.com/news/LinHES-7-4-Has-MythTV-0-25-2-286076.shtml|publisher=softpedia.com/news|accessdate=11 September 2013|date=10 August 2012}}
* {{cite web|title=LinHES 7.4 Has MythTV 0.25.2|url=http://news.softpedia.com/news/LinHES-7-4-Has-MythTV-0-25-2-286076.shtml|publisher=softpedia.com/news|accessdate=11 September 2013|date=10 August 2012}}
* {{cite web|title=LinHES Overview|url=http://www.linuxhomy.ro/component/k2/item/102-linhes.html|publisher=linuxhomy.ro|accessdate=11 September 2013|language=Romanian|date=7 October 2012}}
* {{cite web|title=LinHES Overview|url=http://www.linuxhomy.ro/component/k2/item/102-linhes.html|publisher=linuxhomy.ro|accessdate=11 September 2013|language=Romanian|date=7 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171123140730/http://www.linuxhomy.ro/component/k2/item/102-linhes.html|archive-date=23 November 2017|url-status=dead}}
* {{cite web|title=LinHES R6 Hints and Tips|url=https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/LinHES_R6_Hints_and_Tips|publisher=wiki.archlinux.org (Archlinux wiki)|accessdate=11 September 2013|date=6 December 2012}}
* {{cite web|title=LinHES R6 Hints and Tips |url=https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/LinHES_R6_Hints_and_Tips |publisher=wiki.archlinux.org (Archlinux wiki) |accessdate=11 September 2013 |date=6 December 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140519181438/https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/LinHES_R6_Hints_and_Tips |archivedate=19 May 2014 }}
* {{cite web|title=LinHES Overview|url=https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/LinHES|publisher=wiki.archlinux.org (Archlinux wiki)|accessdate=11 September 2013|date=20 May 2013}}
* {{cite web|title=LinHES Overview|url=https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/LinHES|publisher=wiki.archlinux.org (Archlinux wiki)|accessdate=11 September 2013|date=20 May 2013}}
* {{cite web|title=LinHES|url=http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=linhes|publisher=distrowatch.com|accessdate=11 September 2013|date=21 June 2013}}
* {{cite web|title=LinHES|url=http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=linhes|publisher=distrowatch.com|accessdate=11 September 2013|date=21 June 2013}}
* {{cite web|title=Universal USB Installer Now Supports ... LinHES ...|url=http://software-review-2013.blogspot.com/2013/07/universal-usb-installer-now-supports.html|publisher=software-review-2013.blogspot.com (Windows Software Review 2013 Blog)|accessdate=11 September 2013|date=10 July 2013}}
* {{cite web|title=Universal USB Installer Now Supports ... LinHES ...|url=http://software-review-2013.blogspot.com/2013/07/universal-usb-installer-now-supports.html|publisher=software-review-2013.blogspot.com (Windows Software Review 2013 Blog)|accessdate=11 September 2013|date=10 July 2013}}
* {{cite web|title=LinHES Live CD Cold Boot Video|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOFYR8ibP9Y&fmt=18|publisher=youtube.com|accessdate=11 September 2013|date=21 August 2013}}
* {{cite web|title=LinHES Live CD Cold Boot Video|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOFYR8ibP9Y|publisher=youtube.com|accessdate=11 September 2013|date=21 August 2013}}


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Latest revision as of 02:26, 18 February 2022

LinHES
DeveloperCecil Hugh Watson
OS familyLinux (Unix-like)
Working stateCurrent
Source modelOpen source
Initial releaseAugust 8, 2003; 20 years ago (2003-08-08)
Latest releaseR8.6.1[1] / April 12, 2019; 5 years ago (2019-04-12)
Marketing targetHome theater PCs, media servers
Available inMultilingual (starting with Release 8)
Package managerPacman
Default
user interface		Enlightenment
Official websitewww.linhes.org

LinHES (Linux Home Entertainment Server) is a Linux distribution designed for use on Home Theater PCs (HTPCs). Before version 6, it was called KnoppMyth. The most recent release (R8), for 64-bit machines only, is based on Arch Linux, though previous versions were based on Knoppix and Debian.

LinHES includes custom scripts that install and configure the MythTV PVR software as well as a number of add-ons. Most standard HTPC hardware is supported, and much of it is even configured automatically, making the often complex installation and configuration process relatively easy and pain-free.

Cecil Watson developed and maintains the LinHES operating system.

Details[edit]

Practical explanation[edit]

LinHES is a Linux distribution equivalent to the Windows Media Center. LinHES comes as a CD-ROM software distribution which automates the setup of the popular MythTV package as well as several HTPC-related add-ons.

Ultimately, LinHES is used to create a home theater PC. These HTPCs are commonly plugged into a standard-definition television (SDTV) or high-definition television (HDTV) rather than monitors for a complete home theater experience. HTPCs bring the power of PCs to the living room in an "all in one" device.

Ease of installation and features[edit]

A common complaint about MythTV is that it is difficult and time-consuming to install and configure. The goal of LinHES is to make creating and maintaining a home theater PC as simple as possible. A blank system can be transformed to a fully functional HTPC in around 20 minutes[citation needed] capable of:

  • watching & recording television
  • pausing live TV
  • playback of DVDs and most popular video formats
  • retrieve fan art and information about your videos
  • jukebox supporting multiple audio formats
  • view images
  • get the latest news & weather
  • play games

Applications[edit]

Complete Installation (Front-end and Back-end)[edit]

LinHES can be used to install a full MythTV client and server system. This means that the front-end is stored on the same device as the back-end. The front-end is the software required for the visual elements (or the GUI) that the regular user can utilize to find, play and manipulate media files etc. The back-end is the server where the media files are actually stored. A full front-end and back-end system may have an advantage in that it has 'portability', i.e. it is a standalone device that is not dependent on a separate server (like a video game console for example).

Front-end only installations[edit]

Alternatively, LinHES can be used to install a MythTV client, front-end-only system. For example, users may have a central storage device (server) in their house, the server can then be accessed from numerous other devices throughout the house, these other devices needing only a front-end installation on devices containing minimal hardware. LinHES can also run directly from a CD-ROM (i.e. without installation) providing that there is a network connection to a PC with a 'complete installation' (a MythTV back-end server).

Using a 'server' separate from one or more front-end units has the obvious advantages of multiple simultaneous access to shared media files. The server used would generally have hardware of a relatively high specification and would be kept outside of the main living room. An advantage of keeping the server PC outside the living room is that the cooling fan required to accommodate a 'fast' processor can be quite noisy (as can certain hard drives), it can be expensive to invest in fanless/heat sinking equipment to avoid such noise problems.

LinHES can also be used to upgrade existing LinHES and KnoppMyth installations.

LinHES community[edit]

LinHES users generally discuss ideas and help others at the official forum website.

Version history[edit]

LinHES R7.4 was the last 32-bit release.[2]

KnoppMyth releases[edit]

Version Release Date Name Note
1 August 8, 2003 (2003-08-08) You better Belize it! Based on Knoppix July 26, 2003 (2003-07-26) and MythTV 0.10
2 August 25, 2003 (2003-08-25) Chicago, Chicago Updated to MythTV 0.11
3 September 1, 2003 (2003-09-01) Each of these my three babies The CD can now be use as a frontend!
4 November 3, 2003 (2003-11-03) CoCo2 Updated to MythTV 0.12
5 B7 March 17, 2006 (2006-03-17) - -
5 C7 May 26, 2006 (2006-05-26) - -
5 E50 December 25, 2006 (2006-12-25) Farewell days of my youth -
5 Final 1 May 11, 2007 (2007-05-11) - -
5 F27 September 9, 2007 (2007-09-09) - -
5.5 July 6, 2008 (2008-07-06) Bone Marrow Uses a snapshot of Debian Unstable and the 2.6.23-chw-4 kernel - MythTV 0.21 fixes[3]

LinHES releases[edit]

Version Release Date Name Note
6.00.09 August 14, 2009 (2009-08-14) Anniversary Edition Pre-Release
6.01.00 September 26, 2009 (2009-09-26) Chugu First Public Release - MythTV 0.21 fixes
6.02.00 March 2, 2010 (2010-03-02) That weekend in Canada! MythTV 0.22 fixes[4]
6.03.00 June 6, 2010 (2010-06-06) M MythTV 0.23 fixes[5]
6.04.00 February 6, 2011 (2011-02-06) Laundrymat MythTV 0.24 fixes
7.1 November 11, 2011 (2011-11-11) Teamwork More MythTV 0.24 fixes[6]
7.2 January 26, 2012 (2012-01-26) SCALE 10X Even more MythTV 0.24 fixes[7]
7.3 July 20, 2012 (2012-07-20) Crave MythTV 0.25 fixes[8]
7.4 August 9, 2012 (2012-08-09) rdt Ninth Anniversary - more MythTV 0.25 fixes[9]
8 February 11, 2013 (2013-02-11) - Many Bug Fixes and New Features[10]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "LinHES Download". linhes.org. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
  2. ^ "LinHES Forums - View topic - I guess I just don't know what I am doing".
  3. ^ "Index of /downloads/R5/Current/".
  4. ^ "LinHES - 6.02.00".
  5. ^ "LinHES - 6.03.00".
  6. ^ "LinHES - 7.1".
  7. ^ "LinHES - 7.2".
  8. ^ "LinHES - 7.3".
  9. ^ "LinHES - 7.4".
  10. ^ "LinHES - 8.0".

External links[edit]

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