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

William Munson william_munson at bellsouth.net
Thu May 31 17:15:39 UTC 2007


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

Depending on your system you may find that 0.20.1 requires more system 
resources than your system has. If I were going to go that route I would 
watch everything worth watching and start over fresh with a install of 
MythDora or KnoppixMyth. They both should result in a pretty much 
painless "lean and mean" myth box.





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