<s>
Mythbuntu	B-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
discontinued	O
media	O
center	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
based	O
on	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
integrated	O
the	O
MythTV	B-Application
media	O
center	O
software	O
as	O
its	O
main	O
function	O
,	O
and	O
did	O
not	O
install	O
with	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
programs	O
included	O
with	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
principles	O
of	O
fellow	O
Linux	B-Application
distributions	I-Application
LinHES	O
and	O
MythDora	O
,	O
Mythbuntu	B-Operating_System
was	O
designed	O
to	O
simplify	O
the	O
installation	O
of	O
MythTV	B-Application
on	O
a	O
home	O
theater	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Mythbuntu	B-Operating_System
had	O
been	O
installed	O
the	O
MythTV	B-Application
setup	O
program	O
begins	O
in	O
which	O
it	O
can	O
be	O
configured	O
as	O
a	O
frontend	B-Architecture
(	O
a	O
media	O
viewer	O
)	O
,	O
backend	B-Architecture
(	O
a	O
media	O
server	B-Application
)	O
,	O
or	O
combination	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mythbuntu	B-Operating_System
aimed	O
to	O
keep	O
close	O
ties	O
with	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
thus	O
allowing	O
changes	O
to	O
be	O
moved	O
upstream	O
for	O
the	O
greater	O
benefit	O
of	O
the	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
Community	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
close	O
link	O
with	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
,	O
easy	O
conversions	O
between	O
desktop	O
and	O
standalone	O
Mythbuntu	B-Operating_System
installations	O
are	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
cycle	O
of	O
Mythbuntu	B-Operating_System
originally	O
followed	O
that	O
of	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
,	O
with	O
releases	O
occurring	O
every	O
six	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
with	O
12.04	O
,	O
Mythbuntu	B-Operating_System
releases	O
tracked	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
's	O
LTS	O
(	O
long-term	O
support	O
)	O
releases	O
,	O
which	O
release	O
approximately	O
every	O
two	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
4	O
November	O
2016	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
announced	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
Mythbuntu	B-Operating_System
as	O
a	O
separate	O
distribution	O
,	O
citing	O
insufficient	O
developers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
will	O
continue	O
to	O
maintain	O
the	O
Mythbuntu	B-Operating_System
software	B-Application
repository	I-Application
;	O
the	O
announcement	O
advised	O
new	O
users	O
to	O
install	O
another	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
distribution	I-Operating_System
,	O
then	O
install	O
MythTV	B-Application
from	O
the	O
repository	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mythbuntu	B-Operating_System
uses	O
the	O
Xfce	B-Language
desktop	O
interface	O
by	O
default	O
,	O
but	O
users	O
can	O
install	O
ubuntu-desktop	B-Application
,	O
kubuntu-desktop	B-Application
,	O
or	O
xubuntu-desktop	B-Language
through	O
the	O
Mythbuntu	B-Operating_System
Control	O
Centre	O
,	O
allowing	O
users	O
to	O
get	O
the	O
default	O
interfaces	O
from	O
those	O
flavors	O
of	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
only	O
software	O
that	O
is	O
included	O
in	O
this	O
release	O
is	O
media-related	O
software	O
such	O
as	O
VLC	B-Application
,	O
Amunix	O
,	O
and	O
Rhythmbox	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mythbuntu	B-Operating_System
Control	O
Centre	O
provides	O
a	O
GUI	B-Application
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
configure	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
user	O
can	O
select	O
what	O
kind	O
of	O
system	O
(	O
Backend	B-Architecture
,	O
Frontend	B-Architecture
,	O
Both	O
)	O
they	O
wish	O
to	O
have	O
installed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inside	O
the	O
Control	O
Centre	O
,	O
the	O
user	O
can	O
perform	O
common	O
actions	O
such	O
as	O
installing	O
plugins	O
for	O
MythTV	B-Application
,	O
configuring	O
the	O
MySQL	B-Application
database	O
,	O
setting	O
passwords	O
,	O
and	O
installing	O
drivers	B-Application
and	O
codecs	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
MythTV	B-Application
updates	O
can	O
be	O
enabled	O
here	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
switching	O
to	O
the	O
latest	O
release	O
version	O
or	O
development	O
branch	O
of	O
MythTV	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mythbuntu	B-Operating_System
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
install	O
a	O
full	O
MythTV	B-Application
system	O
on	O
a	O
single	O
device	O
(	O
acting	O
as	O
both	O
a	O
client	B-Protocol
and	O
a	O
server	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
front-end	B-Architecture
is	O
the	O
software	O
required	O
for	O
the	O
visual	O
elements	O
(	O
or	O
the	O
GUI	B-Application
)	O
and	O
is	O
utilised	O
by	O
the	O
common	O
user	O
to	O
find	O
,	O
play	O
,	O
and	O
manipulate	O
media	O
files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
back	B-Architecture
end	I-Architecture
is	O
the	O
server	B-Application
where	O
the	O
media	O
files	O
,	O
tuners	O
,	O
and	O
database	O
are	O
actually	O
stored	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
combined	O
front-and-back-end	O
system	O
may	O
have	O
an	O
advantage	O
in	O
that	O
it	O
has	O
portability	O
:	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
standalone	O
device	O
that	O
is	O
not	O
dependent	O
on	O
a	O
separate	O
server	B-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
gaming	B-Device
console	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alternatively	O
,	O
Mythbuntu	B-Operating_System
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
install	O
a	O
MythTV	B-Application
client	B-Protocol
:	O
a	O
front-end-only	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
might	O
be	O
useful	O
where	O
users	O
already	O
have	O
a	O
central	O
storage	B-Application
server	I-Application
in	O
their	O
home	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
central	O
storage	O
device	O
can	O
act	O
as	O
a	O
MythTV	B-Application
server	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
MythTV	B-Application
front-end	B-Architecture
client	B-Protocol
software	I-Protocol
can	O
be	O
installed	O
on	O
devices	O
with	O
low-power	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mythbuntu	B-Operating_System
can	O
also	O
run	O
directly	O
from	O
a	O
CD-ROM	O
(	O
without	O
installation	O
)	O
,	O
provided	O
that	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
network	B-General_Concept
connection	I-General_Concept
to	O
a	O
PC	O
with	O
a	O
MythTV	B-Application
back-end	B-Architecture
server	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
a	O
server	B-Application
separate	O
from	O
one	O
or	O
more	O
front-end	B-Architecture
units	O
offers	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
use	O
multiple	O
clients	O
with	O
simultaneous	O
access	O
to	O
a	O
single	O
repository	O
of	O
shared	O
media	O
files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
server	B-Application
used	O
would	O
generally	O
have	O
hardware	O
of	O
a	O
relatively	O
high	O
specification	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
kept	O
outside	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
living	O
room	O
or	O
other	O
entertainment	O
area	O
of	O
the	O
home	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mythbuntu	B-Operating_System
is	O
an	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
derivative	O
that	O
offers	O
an	O
easy	O
single-click	O
conversion	O
from	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
to	O
Mythbuntu	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mythbuntu	B-Operating_System
7.10	O
Gutsy	O
Gibbon	O
(	O
with	O
MythTV	B-Application
.20	O
)	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Monday	O
,	O
October	O
22	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mythbuntu	B-Operating_System
8.04	O
Hardy	O
Heron	O
(	O
with	O
MythTV	B-Application
.21	O
)	O
was	O
released	O
Thursday	O
,	O
Apr	O
24	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mythbuntu	B-Operating_System
8.10	O
Intrepid	O
Ibex	O
(	O
with	O
MythTV	B-Application
.21	O
)	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Thursday	O
Oct	O
30th	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mythbuntu	B-Operating_System
9.04	O
Jaunty	O
Jackalope	O
(	O
with	O
MythTV	B-Application
.21-fixes	O
)	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Thursday	O
April	O
23	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mythbuntu	B-Operating_System
9.10	O
Karmic	O
Koala	O
(	O
with	O
MythTV	B-Application
.22	O
)	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Thursday	O
October	O
29	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mythbuntu	B-Operating_System
10.04	O
Lucid	O
Lynx	O
(	O
with	O
MythTV	B-Application
.23	O
)	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Thursday	O
April	O
29	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mythbuntu	B-Operating_System
10.10	O
Maverick	O
Meerkat	O
(	O
with	O
MythTV	B-Application
.23.1	O
)	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
19	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mythbuntu	B-Operating_System
11.04	O
Natty	O
Narwhal	O
(	O
with	O
MythTV	B-Application
.24	O
)	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
28	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mythbuntu	B-Operating_System
11.10	O
Oneiric	O
Ocelot	O
(	O
with	O
MythTV	B-Application
.24	O
)	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
13	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mythbuntu	B-Operating_System
12.04	O
Precise	O
Pangolin	O
(	O
with	O
MythTV	B-Application
.25	O
)	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
26	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mythbuntu	B-Operating_System
14.04	O
Trusty	O
Tahr	O
(	O
with	O
MythTV	B-Application
.27	O
)	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
17	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mythbuntu	B-Operating_System
16.04	O
Xenial	O
Xerus	O
(	O
with	O
MythTV	B-Application
.28	O
)	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
21	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mythbuntu	B-Operating_System
18.04	O
Bionic	O
Beaver	O
(	O
with	O
MythTV	B-Application
.29	O
)	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
20	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
