Appendix P: Operating System Differences

= Appendix P: Operating System Differences =
SageTV is available for multiple operating systems,
including Windows, Mac, and Linux. While SageTV operates similarly on all
available systems, there are a few differences that a user may need to be aware
of. Those differences are covered below. 
== SageTV for Windows ==
Most of this manual covers the use of SageTV on a Windows
system, since that is the first OS usable with SageTV.
== SageTV for Mac ==
SageTV for the Mac has these differences: 
Service mode is always used, so the service
will use Sage.properties while the
UI will get its settings from SageClient.properties.
(See below for the locations of these files.) 
All photos will be imported from iPhoto. 
All finished recordings and completed
recording conversions will be exported to iTunes. 
There is support for the MacMini and Hauppauge
remotes. 
Since the Mac already includes a DVD decoder,
a DVD decoder does not need to be installed before DVD playback is possible. 
The locations of some of the files are
different. These locations are: 
o Properties, database, and STV related files: 
/Library/Application Support/SageTV/Data
o
External plugin libraries: /Library/Application
Support/SageTV/PlugIns o Helper tools: /Library/Application
Support/SageTV/Tools o Logs: /Library/Logs/SageTV'''
== SageTV for Linux OEM
Edition ==
These are some of the differences for SageTV for Linux: 
Service mode is always used. 
The Linux UI is the Placeshifter client. As
with all Placeshifter clients, DVD and BD playback is not available on the
Placeshifter client. But, a media extender client can play non-encrypted
imported DVDs and BDs. 
The properties and database files are stored
in the standard location: in the SageTV server installation directory, and its
“clients” subdirectory for the remote clients’ properties files. The server
install directory is: /opt/sagetv/server/
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