Linux distro for media center PC

[Chankama]

Hey guys. I am trying to see whether I want to build a media center PC, or just stick with Roku/Boxee type solutions.

Is there a Linux distro (e.g. Ubuntu) that is good for this purpose where I don't have to do any configuration - i.e. anti-virus / firewall / media players / media codecs, etc. etc. is already part of the distro. Haven't really followed Ubuntu and other Linux distros for like 5 years now.

I am not in school anymore, so don't really have too much time to spend in configuring the installation. Time is money, and I want this to be as quick as possible. If not, I'll just buy one of the off the shelf solutions.

Thanks.

 

[office politics]

i'm not sure about which distro, but i would look to use xbmc software. it seems to be popular for building a htpc.

edit - for no config a virtual appliance may help

http://virtual-machine.org/element-linux-vmware-player-image-appliance-download

http://xbmc.org/

 

[KSoD]

Ubuntu Studio

There is Ubuntu Studio which is designed for what your talking about. Personally I have just installed regular Ubuntu and added media components like XBMC, Plex Media Server, PS3 Media Server and XBOX Media Server. It has done everything needed and streams to just about anything I connect to it.