Features
Version 0710

Media & Entertainment
* 3D alpha-blended GUI optimized for displaying on a TV and using a remote control
* Media browser presenting all content on all devices in the home on a 3D rotating cube
* Plug-and-play detection and aggregation of network storage and DMA's
* Built-in NAS providing centralized backup and whole-house media server
* "Follow Me" Media, each family member's media follows him/her through the house
* Automatically controls all existing av devices, like TV's, Stereo's, etc.)
* Many control options: mobile phone, webpad, pda, phone

Smart Home
* Home Automation: Control lighting, climate, security, camera surveillance, and more
* Communication: Phone system with auto-attendant, voice mail, call forwarding/routing for VOIP and POTS lines
* Security: Uses your existing home alarm, surveillance cameras, lights, phones and tv's to notify you on your mobile phone of any security alerts with the option of reseting the alarm or broadcasting your voice in the house over the tv's

LinuxMCE is integrated into the KDE desktop and runs on Kubuntu Gutsy 7.10. Major changes:

* Added support for amd64

* Added support for mixed amd64/i386 md's

* Added support for 1080p resolution. It work great with the masking UI, but it's slow with alpha blended UI.

* Upgraded xine to latest version

* Latest mythtv packages and fixes for lmce mythtv stuff

* Integrated VDR to LMCE and added support for few dvb-s cards

* Telecom refactoring, most of the issues fixed (you can now easily create a conference, leave a conference, merge two conferences, use an assisted transfer, etc). Upgraded to asterisk 1.4.10

* Added latest nVidia drivers (169.07 Dec 20th)

Download Link Here

How to install :

1. If you have a Kubuntu 0710 installed and you want to keep your applications settings, use CD's installation. Same steps as for 0704 (go here).

2. If you want to do a quick install, use the DVD's. It will install both Kubuntul 0710 and LinuxMCE 0710. More here.

Warning: The DVD quick installation will wipe the whole disk of the machine, all previous data will be permanently lost!

3. If you have LMCE 0704, you might want to try one of the following upgrade methods ( more here ):

- Installation using the upgrade DVD, with keep settings option (also works if you want to switch to amd64 version).

- Download the upgrade helper application from gutsy-upgrade-scripts_0.1.0-1_i386.deb and choose to install from web or from DVD, if you have the double layer dvd.