[Leaplist] media computer

[Mr. Brunkow]

Danny W. Burdick wrote:
> Take a look at mint or sidux....think you'll be amazed....
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> Mr. Brunkow wrote:
>> In the past I have used a combination of Debian and CentOS for media 
>> computers.  I am getting ready to rebuild one of my computers that 
>> has a bad HDD in it.  As I have not messed with either distro in a 
>> very long time (been playing around with Sabayon 
>> http://www.sabayonlinux.org) but DO NOT want to use that as my media 
>> computer.  It is to much bleeding edge and requires more upkeep then 
>> I want to put into a media box.
>>
>> I will be playing all kinds of media from DVDs to movies I have made 
>> into AVI format to Dvix videos, as well as MP3 and other sound file 
>> types.  I know the RH line of distros does not by default have access 
>> to many of the "3rd party" codecs required for this type of endeavor, 
>> but have they blocked them completely and if not how hard/easy is it 
>> to gain access to all of those codecs that will be required to play 
>> my kids DVDs and what not?
>>
>> Same question for Debian.  If I remember correctly Debian has access 
>> to everything, but new repositories need to be added to the 
>> sources.list for apt to find and install them.  I no longer have an 
>> accurate list of repositories for either CentOS, or Debian.  Are 
>> their members of the leap list that will be at the meeting tomorrow 
>> that will have this information for aid in getting my media rig up 
>> and running?
>>
>> Many thanks.
>>
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thanks for those distros, but they are just forks of Debian.  Worse yet, 
one is a fork of a fork and it is of a fork that i do not like.  I can 
not stand the *buntu line.

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Raymond L. Brunkow
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