The last release of MythDora was version 5.0 and it was based on Fedora 8, but Ryan Pisani decided to be with-it and he proudly announced last night a new release of the MythDora Linux distribution. Being based on Fedora 10 and powered by Linux kernel 2.6.27.9, MythDora 10.21 offers a new and simple way to install both Fedora Linux and the popular MythTV software on your personal computer.
"MythDora 10.21 has arrived. That's right we've jumped ahead a few versions to catch us up with our Fedora baseline. The intent is that going forward we'll release versions in-line with current Fedora versions. There are some major changes for us in this release. We've moved away from the Xdialog installer and into a single Firefox configuration for the initial system setup. This same setup can be called via the MythDora Tools menu for a variety of features and for further maintenance as you use your system." - said Ryan Pisani in the official release announcement.
Highlights of MythDora 10.21:
· Based on Fedora 10 · Linux kernel 2.6.27.9-159.fc10 · GNOME, XFCE4, KDE, and Ratpoison desktop environments (available on the DVD version only) · XFCE4 desktop environment on the LiveCD · MythTV 0.21 (with the latest SVN fixes) · Web-based setup for MythDora customizations · IMDB Bulk Updater 1.14 · Auto and Custom installation options · Improved management of remotes, blasters and receivers · Configurable MythTV service account name · Added the ability to choose between mythtv, mythfrontend or mythwelcome at login · Dozens of game emulators · Latest nVidia video drivers · Latest OpenChrome video drivers · PVR-350 driver · Latest ivtv drivers · Latest V4L drivers
MythDora Linux 10.21 also contains popular applications, such as K9copy (a DVD-Shrink clone), HandBrake (a user-friendly video transcoder) or Nuvexport, which can be used as an alternative to MythTV's inbuilt transcoding for recorded TV files. MythDora 10.21 can be downloaded right now from Softpedia.