I’ve tried most of the DVB streaming solutions for Linux, including VDR, MuMuDVB, DVBBlast, dvbstream, DVBStreamer, GNOME DVB Daemon. I’ve only managed to find one that does this well though, which is DVBStreamer.
Getting started with DVBStreamer is pretty easy. First of all you need a DVB adapter that works with Linux. I use a USB ITE IT913x-based adapter, which works well for me.
Once you have a compatible package, you need to install necessary (Debian/Ubuntu) packages:
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My dvb-apps patches, which added initial Saorview scan files for the primary Irish DVB-T transmission sites, were accepted. They should be trickling down to the various Linux distributions soon.
http://linuxtv.org/hg/dvb-apps/rev/a69bb290c76d
http://linuxtv.org/hg/dvb-apps/rev/4b470f18079a
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