[mythtv-users] The "right" way for non-dev users to test 0.22 RC1?

[Bob Cunningham]

I'm top-posting a summary of what I've done to "decrapify" my system since it combines stuff from this and other threads.  I've also included some minor questions.

1. Remove all mythtv RPMs.
    *Q*: Any there any non-myth RPMs that should also be removed?

2. Drop mythconverg database.
    *Q*: Should I delete the mythtv mysql user? Could it affect the database init script?

3. Delete all remaining MythTV files:
    a. In /usr, excluding "mythes*" and other files with similar names.
    b. In /etc.
    c. In /var, excluding /var/cache  and /var/lib/yum  (mainly mythweb)
    d. Delete ~/.mythtv for each user.
       *Q*: Should I delete the mythtv user?

4. Clean up nVidia binary driver installation:
    In the past, I've switched back and forth between RPMs and nVidia's package,
    which stepped on other libraries.
    a. Delete nVidia libraries not in /usr/lib/nvidia.
    b. Reinstall current F11 OpenGL RPMs.

Anything else?   Are there tips from other threads I've missed?

My 0.22 RC1 Installation Plan:
1. Reboot.
2. Install the F11 0.22 RC1 RPMs from Atrpms.
    *Q*: Would rpmfusion-updates-testing be better for any reason?
3. Configure my system per this recipe:
      http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Installing_MythTV_on_Fedora
    With reference to these pages:
      http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Installing_MythTV_SVN_on_Fedora
      http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Fedora_10_-_Package_Dependencies
    And, of course, referring to the docs installed by the RPMs.
    I will also search the MythDora wiki for hints.

Am I ready?


THANKS to everyone for all the help!

-BobC


On 10/21/2009 03:20 PM, R. G. Newbury wrote:
> Nick Morrott wrote:
>> 2009/10/21 Bob Cunningham <FlyMyPG at gmail.com>:
>>
>>> I'd like to proceed with 0.22 RC1, and help push it toward release,
>>> but my
>>> system is "contaminated" with my prior unsuccessful mythtv experiments
>>> (manual installations, RPM install, MythDora overlay, etc.). I've
>>> removed
>
> The executables will be in /usr/local/bin and they all start with myth*
> The libraries are all in /usr/local/lib and all start with libmyth*
> There are also libraries in /usr/local/lib/mythtv
>
> (You may find yours are under /usr instead of /usr/local)
> There are docs etc in /usr/share but that will get overwritten by new
> installs so you can ignore it.
>
> If you install from SVN (build) you should probably use 'configure
> --prefix=/usr/local ....' to put things under /usr/local/
>
> There is a page with a script for the required dependencies under Fedora
> 10 on the wiki. It will work for Fedora 11 with one or 2 hiccups from
> name changes: just look for errors.
>
> You need not only to build the programs, you need to install the daemon
> programs, and initialize the database YOURSELF. Jarod Wilson's
> instructions, as of Fedora 6 is still a good recipe and checklist.
>
>
>> You prob want to use the RPM Fusion or ATRPMS builds then (comments
>> earlier in the thread).
>
> The pre-built versions is these repos, avoid the detailled install
> problems.
> DO NOT EVER USE BOTH OF THESE REPOS AT ONCE! You may use one to install
> the entire myth suite, and then grab a couple of files from the other,
> but do not attempt to mix these on a general basis.
>
> The dependencies script on the wiki is aimed at using atrpms since
> rpmfusion did not, until recently, provide the entire myth suite. With a
> few name changes, the script should work on rpmfusion too, but you may
> have to chase some errors.
>
> Both of them will do the correct installation including the database.
>
> If you want to play with the RC then you probably should got with the
> pre-built route.
>
> BUT NOTE: if you have had problems, try the dependencies script to
> ensure that you actually have everything. And then confirm that it is
> working. From you first post, it sounded like you had hardware problems
> with a tuner card. Myth cannot fix that. That has to work FIRST.
>
> Geoff
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> Please let me know if anything I say offends you.
> I may wish to offend you again in the future.
>
> Tux says: "Be regular. Eat cron flakes."
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