[mythtv-users] Mythtv setup total failure - how to start over?

[Todd Bailey]

I tried this suggestion and the files are still there.

"... You need to use "apt-get --purge remove" for the config files to be
removed. It's a feature rather than a limitation...."

Feature my Ass,  I want to remove , uninstall, delete, start over, revert to 
prior to installation,  etc....

This stuff is still beta (at best) in my mind, and I am being kind!

So far the only way I found that works is a reinstall of the OS including a 
reformat

Everyone complains how "bad" windows is, but at least I don't have to 
reformat to get rid of the stuff when it doesn't install right...
(except for norton/symantec)
I hate windows as much as the next guy but how many times do I have to 
reinstall/reformat and so on before I works?

Seriously, I have a very generic system, intel 2.5 celeron, pvr 250, nvidia 
gf5700.  it shouldn't be rocket science/brain surgery or whatever to get a 
system to install and work properly.












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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Evil Barney" <evilbarney at gmail.com>
To: "Discussion about mythtv" <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
Sent: Sunday, June 19, 2005 5:41 PM
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Mythtv setup total failure - how to start over?


I personnaly, would do a clean distro install with FC3, then start
over on myth.  I'm not a linux wiz, but I know I can load myth up from
scratch in about 2-3 hours, but I might spend weeks dealing with "left
overs" if I try to uninstall.

-EB

On 6/16/05, Todd Bailey <toddb at toddbailey.net> wrote:
> thanks,
>
> One needs to read entire man page,
> someone else needs to sort it,
>
> anyway, once I got to what appeared to be the bottom (alphabetically) I
> assumed that the remove option was the option I needed to remove it from 
> the
> machine, and closed the window.
>
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "James Stembridge" <jstembridge at gmail.com>
> To: "Discussion about mythtv" <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
> Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2005 1:59 AM
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Mythtv setup total failure - how to start 
> over?
>
>
> On 6/16/05, Todd Bailey <toddb at toddbailey.net> wrote:
> > I did exactly that.  and all the code, configuration files, remained.
> >
> > I was even able to run the front and backend even though apt-get remove
> > ran
> > successfully.
>
> You need to use "apt-get --purge remove" for the config files to be
> removed. It's a feature rather than a limitation.
>
> James.
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