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So my first step now is to choose an operating system - Windows would be the easy route as I'm intimately familiar with it, but the cheapskate in me doesn't want to pay $100 for a license and the nerd in me would like to give Linux a go. Now I know it's a bit over-spec for a HTPC/media player, but I figured a) I wanted it to be powerful enough to do any on-the-fly transcoding/sample rate conversion that I needed (more on this in a moment) and b) the more powerful it is now, the more years I can go before I have to replace it.
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Apologies if this isn't the right thread, and feel free to move the post if so.Īfter years of wanting to move to a HTPC I finally took the plunge - I got the following (part Christmas gift, part bought myself) Maybe someone with direct experience in Kodi in a VM (other than than the OpenELEC template), could comment. Though I haven't tried it myself in a VM (I run Kodi in HTPCs attached to my tvs, and pull content from UnRaid), I can't see how Kodi would not work just like any other app (Again, assuming you passthrough a gpu etc). A quick browse for Kodi and VMs turns up a lot of old negative posts, but the common thread seems to be people not passing through dedicated hardware. If you're doing a Mint or Debian install, it would be installed just like a program. I'm not familiar with JRMC so I can't comment on whether Kodi would make playback easier or better than it, but I can say that Kodi has a pretty user friendly gui. If that is a mandatory requirement, it probably won't be a good fit. Unfortunately, I don't believe Kodi has made any tremendous strides forward in db management. I don't really want to invest too much in learning Linux just now, so ease of use is big on my wish list to get started.
I'm leaning towards trying Mint - Cinnamon, or Debian Jessie 64-bit.
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I assume I can just install KODI as a program or plugin in a Linux Virtual Machine install, which would allow me to install some other programs I use (MakeMKV and others). I may just use JRMC to manage the structure and hopefully KODI can make playback easier/better in some way. But, I am considering installing it to have another look. I haven't looked at KODI for a while, but it lacked in database management functionality I really use JRMC for. Note with Plex (as opposed to Kodi), you need a Plex Server as well as a Plex Client machine. Great interface, and I love how it can transcode on the fly so the same source file can be served to different devices without issue. +1 for Plex as well! Forked from XBMC (Kodi) a long time ago. Both have similar hardware requirements, while Mint has a slightly more Windows-esque feel to it. Now, after all that, to answer your original question, Ubuntu or Linux Mint are both decent (and after a quick look at the JRiver forums, both are supported).
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If you would rather build your own install from scratch, you could either go with KodiBuntu, or even a full Ubuntu install with Kodi on top. They use a small purpose-built Linux install and should have you up and running in no time.
If you haven't, for quick and easy, you could try it using the pre-existing VM template for LibreELEC/OpenELEC (Can't remember which it is). I know you stated you plan on using JRiver Media Center as your main media player/interface, but have you looked at Kodi? I will install JRiver Media Center as my main media player/interface, and don't plan to use it for much else at first, but will eventually want to have a bit of a play to see what else I can do with Linux that I couldn't do easily last time I had a look.Īnyway, I'm looking for suggestions on an OS to use for my HTPC running as a VM on unRAID. I'm very used to Windows, so a decent GUI is a must for me for now. I've played a bit with Linux in the past, but things move fast, and I don't' have a good feel for what version on Linux I might want to start out with.
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I'm not in love with Windows 10 anyway, so I'm either going to go back to their last good OS (Windows 7), or, better yet, I want to move to using Linux.
I'm fed up with Windows 10 and its inability to allow me to schedule downloads (updates) during the time where I don't get charged for data use on my shitty satellite internet. I couldn't figure which board was best for posting this question, so I figured I'd get good response here.
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