[mythtv-users] Is upgrading an ancient system using apt-get recommended?

Axel Thimm Axel.Thimm at ATrpms.net
Fri Jun 1 19:31:40 UTC 2007


On Thu, May 31, 2007 at 11:28:02AM -0500, David Schmidt wrote:
> Probably best a question for Jarod and/or Axel, but I'd welcome input
> from anyone....
> 
> I have an ancient box with:
> 
> - FC3
> - MythTV 0.18.1 (using the PVR-350 accelerated out, setup with Jarod's
> guide from FC3)
> - Some old version of wine
> - Some old version of OpenOffice.
> - Several other miscellaneous things.
> - A few videos I don't want to lose.
> - A lot of www bookmarks, documents and other stuff I don't want to lose.
> 
> 
> Almost everything was installed using apt-get.
> 
> I seem to recall when FC6 came out, Jarod or someone posted a howto to
> upgrade a system "in-place" using yum or apt-get or some such.  I'm
> having zero luck searching for it.
> 
> So:
> 
> 1) Is trying to upgrade FC3->FC7 (out today), Myth 0.18.1->current
> ATRPMS and whatever gets dragged along a good idea or a bad one? and

It will work in theory, but I would backup all your data first. It's 2
years+ worth of upgrades, that's a long time in computer time scales.

> 2) Does anyone know of a step by step howto somewhere?

Try

apt-get update
apt-get upgrade
apt-get dist-upgrade

and when something barks try to upgrade it alone.

still it will be much easier to backup and install form scratch, as
you should backup anyway for such a large leap in upgrades.
-- 
Axel.Thimm at ATrpms.net
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