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<h2 id="details">Details</h2> <h3>Practical explanation</h3> <p>LinHES is a Linux distribution equivalent to the <a href="/facts/Windows_Media_Center/8S5EqIQ9">Windows Media Center</a>. LinHES comes as a <a href="/facts/CD-ROM/JwuaYLJv">CD-ROM</a> software distribution which automates the setup of the popular MythTV package as well as several HTPC-related add-ons. </p><p>Ultimately, LinHES is used to create a home theater PC. These HTPCs are commonly plugged into a <a href="/facts/Standard-definition_television/dvqEXg2A">standard-definition television</a> (SDTV) or <a href="/facts/High-definition_television/AuE6FRFI">high-definition television</a> (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. </p> <h3>Ease of installation and features</h3> <p>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 capable of: </p> <ul><li>watching & recording television</li> <li>pausing live TV</li> <li>playback of DVDs and most popular video formats</li> <li>retrieve fan art and information about your videos</li> <li>jukebox supporting multiple audio formats</li> <li>view images</li> <li>get the latest news & weather</li> <li>play games</li></ul> <h3>Applications</h3> <h4>Complete Installation (Front-end and Back-end)</h4> <p>LinHES can be used to install a full MythTV client and server system. This means that the <a href="/facts/Front_and_back_ends/QVUfH8gu">front-end</a> is stored on the same device as the back-end. The front-end is the software required for the visual elements (or the <a href="/facts/Graphical_user_interface/wBlQFWDP">GUI</a>) 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 <a href="/facts/Video_game_console/K72D1NSS">video game console</a> for example). </p> <h4>Front-end only installations</h4> <p>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). </p><p>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. </p><p>LinHES can also be used to upgrade existing LinHES and KnoppMyth installations. </p> <h3>LinHES community</h3> <p>LinHES users generally discuss ideas and help others at the official <a href="http://forums.linhes.org/">forum website</a>. </p> <h2 id="version-history">Version history</h2> <p>LinHES R7.4 was the last 32-bit release.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a> </p> <h3>KnoppMyth releases</h3> <h3>LinHES releases</h3> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Arch_Linux/MTFCkLqH">Arch Linux</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_free_television_software/DjxIwcSm">List of free television software</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Mythbuntu/EK5QGC52">Mythbuntu</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/MythTV/zK2W6UMn">MythTV</a></li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140407022518/http://revision3.com/systm/mythtv/">"MythTV/KnoppMyth Video"</a>. revision3.com/systm. 2 June 2005. Archived from <a href="http://revision3.com/systm/mythtv/">the original</a> on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2013.</li> <li><a href="http://linuxfr.org/news/knoppmyth-devient-linhes">"Audiovisuel: KnoppMyth devient LinHES (KnoppMyth becomes LinHES)"</a> (in French). linuxfr.org. 6 February 2009. Retrieved 11 September 2013.</li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140729223445/http://www.pcmediacenter.com.au/forum/topic/35715-linhes/">"LinHES R6 beta discussion"</a>. pcmediacenter.com.au/forum. 20 May 2009. Archived from <a href="http://www.pcmediacenter.com.au/forum/topic/35715-linhes/">the original</a> on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2013.</li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140810110604/http://blog.depannone.com/?tag=linhes">"LinHES and Shepherd XMLTV Listing Grabber"</a>. blog.depannone.com (Martin De'Pannone's blog). 22 September 2009. Archived from <a href="http://blog.depannone.com/?tag=linhes">the original</a> on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2013.</li> <li><a href="http://www.psicat.com/Nathan/LinHES_R6_HDPVR.html">"HOWTO: LinHES R6(.03.00) and the Hauppauge HD-PVR"</a>. psicat.com/Nathan. June 2010. Retrieved 11 September 2013.</li> <li><a href="https://archive.today/20130912022431/http://homeostasis.scs.carleton.ca/wiki/index.php/COMP_3000_2011_Report">"Installing LinHES 6.04 (jmarcha1's class report for Computer Science 3000, Fall 2011)"</a>. scs.carleton.ca (Carleton University). 13 December 2011. Archived from <a href="http://homeostasis.scs.carleton.ca/wiki/index.php/COMP_3000_2011_Report">the original</a> on 12 September 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2013.</li> <li><a href="http://techcitement.com/?s=linhes&submit.x=-1061&submit.y=-344">"MythTV Moves to Latest Milestone"</a>. techcitement.com. 11 April 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2013.</li> <li><a href="http://news.softpedia.com/news/LinHES-7-4-Has-MythTV-0-25-2-286076.shtml">"LinHES 7.4 Has MythTV 0.25.2"</a>. softpedia.com/news. 10 August 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2013.</li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20171123140730/http://www.linuxhomy.ro/component/k2/item/102-linhes.html">"LinHES Overview"</a> (in Romanian). linuxhomy.ro. 7 October 2012. Archived from <a href="http://www.linuxhomy.ro/component/k2/item/102-linhes.html">the original</a> on 23 November 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2013.</li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140519181438/https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/LinHES_R6_Hints_and_Tips">"LinHES R6 Hints and Tips"</a>. wiki.archlinux.org (Archlinux wiki). 6 December 2012. Archived from <a href="https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/LinHES_R6_Hints_and_Tips">the original</a> on 19 May 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2013.</li> <li><a href="https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/LinHES">"LinHES Overview"</a>. wiki.archlinux.org (Archlinux wiki). 20 May 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2013.</li> <li><a href="http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=linhes">"LinHES"</a>. distrowatch.com. 21 June 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2013.</li> <li><a href="http://software-review-2013.blogspot.com/2013/07/universal-usb-installer-now-supports.html">"Universal USB Installer Now Supports ... LinHES ..."</a> software-review-2013.blogspot.com (Windows Software Review 2013 Blog). 10 July 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2013.</li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOFYR8ibP9Y">"LinHES Live CD Cold Boot Video"</a>. youtube.com. 21 August 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2013.</li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"LinHES Forums - View topic - I guess I just don't know what I am doing". <a href="http://forums.linhes.org/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=22305" target="_blank">http://forums.linhes.org/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=22305</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>