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Click on 'jre-1_5_0_16-linux-i586-rpm.bin' as that will extract into a RPM package we can install. Pick Linux as your platform, check the 'I agree to give Sun my first bornвЂ¦' box, and click 'Continue'.

#Sagetv linux update

Scroll down until you see 'Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 5.0 Update 16' and click the 'Download' button. If need be, you can grab a copy from SunвЂ™s site here. Check to see if you already have one installed by running this as root:ДЄnything 1.5.0_16 and later should work fine. SageTV is a java based application, so we will need to make sure a suitable java interpreter is installed.

We wonвЂ™t be setting up anything that requires an incoming Internet connection, so you shouldnвЂ™t need to change any perimeter firewall settings. Third, verify that you have a properly running network and a connection to the Internet. Please read these prior to proceeding with this install.

#Sagetv linux how to

The other benefit is I have already gone to the bother of posting a several guides describing how to install and tweak CentOS 5. There is nothing special about this selection other than I am familiar with it and it has a very long life cycle which means I rarely need to do a complete OS upgrade. Second, for the purpose of this guide, I am going to use CentOS 5 as my OS. This has been my main MythTV server for some time now, so I would expect it to function properly as a SageTV server as well. In may case, IвЂ™ll be using an AMD Athlon XP-M 2400+ CPU with 512 MB of RAM and about 900 GB of combined attached storage. I would imagine that most people could find a system of this caliber laying in a ditch near your home. SageTVвЂ™s site says an Intel P3 (or equiv) CPU with 256 MB of RAM should be enough. First, make sure you meet the minimum hardware requirements for a server only install. LetвЂ™s start off by discussing what you need to have prior to reading this guide. Today, IвЂ™d like to help even things up a bit and cover the steps involved in getting a SageTV server up and running in Linux using CentOS 5. As a result, just about all of the available help guides are geared toward a Windows based install. The down side to all of this is it seems there are far greater Windows SageTV users than Linux SageTV users. Plus, due to the low OS overhead, it allows me to continue using an older PC. I want to keep the main server running Linux because I feel it is a more stable environment than Windows.

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The new Linux version also works with Sage's Wireless Media Extender, a $159 box that connects to your TV and gives you access to media on your home network.A while back I mentioned that I was in the process of possibly switching from MythTV to SageTV. We tried out the Windows version in April and generally liked it.

#Sagetv linux software

Placeshifter, kind of like a software version of the Slingbox, lets you log in to your home media library and stream videos, music, and photos, plus live and recorded TV, from any remote machine with the Placeshifter client app. The whole package is called SageTV Media Center for Linux V5 OEM Edition and runs $99.99, or $79.99 without the Placeshifter software. Sage is now offering a Linux edition of SageTV 5, including the add-on Placeshifter app, which we looked at when it was released for PCs back in April. It's too bad that the most popular software app for watching and recording TV programming through a computer is Windows Media Center-not exactly the first place a Linux fan is likely to turn.ДЇortunately, one of the big names in DVR software, SageTV, has been supporting Linux for some time now (there are also other Linux-friendly DVR apps, such as MythTV). Anecdotally, we can also say they love TV, despite a professed antipathy toward corporate entertainment. DIY types love building and tinkering around with Linux systems.