Take the tour ×  Install Ubuntu and then add MythTV? Install
Mythbuntu and add desktop environment packages?  Also, would
Unity cause problems? I'm willing to switch to something
different (like Gnome).  Also, would it work any better if I
switched to something like Mint?  share|improve this question
Download the Ubuntu specific variant Mythbuntu. –  Uri Herrera
Aug 23 '12 at 12:28 Unity (actually Compiz) causes issues with
MythTV unless you enable legacy mode in Compiz. I'd suggest
installing Mythbuntu, as it uses XFCE for the desktop
environment (not sure what you mean by full desktop
environment). –  tgm4883 Aug 23 '12 at 19:09 I'm disappointed to
hear that Compiz and MythTV conflict. If I were to create two
different login session options, one with Compiz and one for
using MythTV, would that still cause issues? –  user85068 Aug 23
'12 at 21:02 add comment  1 Answer  I would say that Mythbuntu
is the most straightforward way to get MythTV and a full desktop
environment, as it already comes with the lightwe