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Build mythbuntu 14.04 frontend

Installed from 14.04 (usb drive, cd-rom or pxe boot)
reconfigure sources.list to point to local repo and install aptitude
apt-get update
apt-get upgrade
apt-get install openssh-server rpcbind nfs-common snmpd smartmontools mutt postfix ssh dstat iptraf logwatch dselect mailutils sysv-rc-conf gparted ntp iftop apcupsd ethtool libauthen-pam-perl libio-pty-perl apt-show-versions libnet-ssleay-perl
mkdir /dvr /offline
nano /etc/fstab
192.168.1.220:/offline /offline nfs soft,intr,rsize=32768,wsize=32768,async,nfsvers=3,bg,actimeo=0,tcp
192.168.1.220:/dvr /dvr nfs soft,intr,rsize=32768,wsize=32768,async,nfsvers=3,bg,actimeo=0,tcp

mount -a
copy blootube theme
cp -R /dvr/files/blootubelite-wide/ /usr/share/mythtv/themes/

RSYNC
cp /offline/files/rsync/rsyncd.conf /etc
cp /offline/files/rsync/rsyncd.secrets /etc
chmod 600 /etc/rsyncd.secrets
nano /etc/default/rsync and enable
/etc/init.d/rsync restart

SNMP
cp /offline/archive/common/snmpd.conf /etc/snmp
/etc/init.d/snmpd restart

SMARTD
cp /offline/archive/common/smartd.conf /etc/smartd.conf
nano /etc/default/smartmontools
start_smartd=yes
/etc/init.d/smartmontools restart

APCUPSD
cp /offline/archive/common/apcupsd.conf /etc/apcupsd
nano /etc/default/apcupsd and make isconfigured=yes
/etc/init.d/apcupsd restart

WEBMIN
dpkg -i /offline/files/webmin_1.610_all.deb

Mythtv log files changes
rm /etc/logrotate.d/mythtv-*
cp /dvr/scripts/logrotate.d/mythtv /etc/logrotate.d/
mkdir /var/log/mythtv/old
chown syslog.adm /var/log/mythtv/old
cp /dvr/files/lirc/mythtv.precise /home/desktop/.lirc

Wake on lan if supported
echo ‘ethtool -s eth0 wol g’ >> /etc/rc.local

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