2010-11-24, 06:13
Hello -
I have been using XBMC on an old Xbox for about six years now, and just now am starting to "modernize" by building a HTPC. Of course (!), the only purpose of this HTPC is going to be to run XBMC on it.
My question to you is - and I don't mean to start a big flame war here - which OS should I install on this box to host XBMC, or should I just boot the LiveCD from my drive (a SSD)? I've got a few days to think about it, as my order from Newegg does not come in until later this week.
From an OS perspective, I have XP and Vista licenses that I could devote to it. I am very comfortable with the Unix/Linux world, which makes me lean towards perhaps Linux Mint. But - other than setting the box up - I don't intend on doing anything other than XBMC with this box. And last, I do have a Windows Home Server ... but I've had no problems to date attaching to this from particularly Linux Mint.
Thoughts, suggestions?
Thanks,
Brett
I have been using XBMC on an old Xbox for about six years now, and just now am starting to "modernize" by building a HTPC. Of course (!), the only purpose of this HTPC is going to be to run XBMC on it.
My question to you is - and I don't mean to start a big flame war here - which OS should I install on this box to host XBMC, or should I just boot the LiveCD from my drive (a SSD)? I've got a few days to think about it, as my order from Newegg does not come in until later this week.
From an OS perspective, I have XP and Vista licenses that I could devote to it. I am very comfortable with the Unix/Linux world, which makes me lean towards perhaps Linux Mint. But - other than setting the box up - I don't intend on doing anything other than XBMC with this box. And last, I do have a Windows Home Server ... but I've had no problems to date attaching to this from particularly Linux Mint.
Thoughts, suggestions?
Thanks,
Brett