Ubuntu 9.04 Boxee and MythTV Install

Ubuntu Install (Switch to Xubuntu)

I used the normal Ubuntu 9.04 Desktop CD to install on the system.  Then I decided to try the xubuntu desktop since I have trouble with the Gnome Desktop due to the fact that I can't see the edges of the desktop.  My LCD TV ends up with a lot of overscan.  The nVidia drivers for Windows allow you to adjust that, but the official nVidia drivers for Linux do not.  Known, tough to remedy, move on.  I wanted to install Xubuntu desktop

http://tuxicity.wordpress.com/2007/01/30/howto-switch-from-ubuntu-to-kubuntu-or-xubuntu-or-edubuntu-or-vice-versa-610-edgy/

$ sudo apt-get install xubuntu-desktop

It says on that page to remove things and switch gdm, but all I did was that and then reboot.  The Xfce desktop that is set up with Xubuntu has one cool feature:  The desktop right click menu has everything, applications, logout, reboot, etc.  No need to use the sidebars that aren't visible on the screen.

Medibuntu and Avenard Repositories

I added both of these repositories to my sources list.  They both have excellent instructions.

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Medibuntu

# Add the key
sudo wget http://www.medibuntu.org/sources.list.d/`lsb_release -cs`.list --output-document=/etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list && sudo apt-get -q update && sudo apt-get --yes -q --allow-unauthenticated install medibuntu-keyring && sudo apt-get -q update
# Add to the sources list
sudo wget http://www.medibuntu.org/sources.list.d/jaunty.list --output-document=/etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list
# Add GPG key
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install medibuntu-keyring && sudo apt-get update
# Play encrypted DVDs
sudo apt-get install libdvdcss2
# Play Win32 codecs (different for 64 bit or PPC)
sudo apt-get install w32codecs
# Upgrade all the compenents updated by this (normal upgrade)
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

http://www.avenard.org/media/Ubuntu_Repository/Ubuntu_Repository.html

# Add the key
wget http://www.avenard.org/files/ubuntu-repos/ubuntu-repos.key && sudo apt-key add ubuntu-repos.key && rm ubuntu-repos.key
# Add the repository
echo "deb http://www.avenard.org/files/ubuntu-repos jaunty release" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/avenard.list
# Refer to website for bleeding edge stuff

The Avenard repository will have tweaked and updated versions of MythTV.

Install Boxee

Easy to do, but you have to have an account with boxee.tv to use most of the features.

http://boxee.tv/download/?ver=ubuntu

# Add the repository
echo "deb http://apt.boxee.tv jaunty main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/boxee.list

# Now install
sudo apt-get install boxee

# To run:
/opt/boxee/run-boxee-desktop

Install MythTV

http://parker1.co.uk/mythtv_ubuntu.php

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install mythtv