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Thread: Ubuntu boot time / as Media Center

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    Ubuntu boot time / as Media Center

    Hi there,

    An absolutely newcomer to Ubuntu world (just downloaded the ISO ); my apology if this question already been answered.

    How fast Ubuntu is to boot? Is it possible to boot under 20 sec or very close? I'm building a Linux based Media Center PC, which gonna go beneath the TV and want really a super fast boot time. Tried Puppy Linux but not impressed with the distro itself (no luck with gcc) and I don't think DSL gonna be any better, so I decided a full distro in the end.

    Another question: Is Ubuntu suitable for Media Center project? I'm probably gonna run Oxine (http://oxine.sourceforge.net) or xbmc (http://xbmc.org/) as the main application. Is there any good alternative for Ubuntu available?

    Any help would be greatly appreciated. Cheers!!!

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    Re: Ubuntu boot time / as Media Center

    Hi

    I use MythTV and it boots in less that 30 secs, running on 1.75Ghz Laptop with 2Gb RAM.

    Mike

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    Re: Ubuntu boot time / as Media Center

    Quote Originally Posted by black_shadow View Post
    Hi
    I use MythTV and it boots in less that 30 secs, running on 1.75Ghz Laptop with 2Gb RAM.
    That sounds very promising. Did you do any tweak[s] in the boot sequence to speed things up? cheers!!!

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