[mythtv-users] MythBuntu 9.04 Upgrade - Now Dependency Problems

[Greg Hermsen]

On Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 12:46 AM, Nick Rout <nick.rout at gmail.com> wrote:

>  On Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 4:34 PM, Greg Hermsen<g.hermy15 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 9:48 AM, Johnny <jarpublic at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> > OK, here's a dumb question.  How dow I check my repositories?  How do
> I
> >> > know
> >> > if they're the right repositories?  If they're not, how do I disable
> or
> >> > delete and add the correct repositories?
> >>
> >> In Mythbuntu you go to your menu and choose System -> Software
> >> Sources. On the "Ubuntu Software" tab make sure that you have the
> >> restricted, universe, and multiverse repositories enabled. Next you
> >> want to look at the "Third-Party Software" tab. This is where the
> >> mythbuntu repositories should be. If there is a check by them then
> >> they are enabled. You should click edit and make sure the distribution
> >> is set to 'jaunty'. A safer way if you aren't sure might be to go
> >> ahead and remove anything that you aren't sure you need from here,
> >> including any old mythbuntu references. Then go to
> >> http://mythbuntu.org/auto-builds and download the mythbuntu package
> >> that will setup your repositories for you. You will just have to
> >> choose which branch you want (e.g. .21-fixes). When that is done you
> >> can go back into your software sources and you will see that the
> >> proper entry for mythbuntu should be present in your third-party tab.
> >>
> >> You can do all of this manually by editing /etc/apt/sources.list and
> >> the files in /etc/apt/sources.list.d. If somebody gives you an apt
> >> repository line that start with "deb" then this is where you would
> >> paste that. After your sources are in order you need to update your
> >> repositories like this:
> >>
> >> sudo aptitude update
> >>
> >> Then you can try a safe upgrade:
> >>
> >> sudo aptitude safe-upgrade
> >>
> >> I use aptitude rather than apt-get in situations like this because it
> >> tends to give a little more information about what is going on and
> >> does more to try and solve conflicts.
> >>
> >> > Additionally, I hope my existing MythTV recordings and configuration
> >> > will be
> >> > recognized when I get things up an running.  If I reinstall mythtv
> >> > database,
> >> > will my previous data be wiped out?
> >>
> >> You should always have a backup of your database before doing any
> >> upgrade like this. I have my database backed up daily. Having said
> >> that you should have no problem reinstalling mythtv-database. It will
> >> just use what is already there, and doesn't wipe things clean on each
> >> reinstall.
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> >
> > Johnny,
> >
> > Thanks for the great detailed help.  You're a lifesaver.  I have
> Mythbuntu
> > installed and the database is intact.
> >
> > I think I'm about 90% complete with my upgrade.  I have one last (I hope)
> > problem.  When I boot and MythTV starts up, I see the theme background
> but
> > no pictures or menu text.  If I hit enter, I go into Live TV viewing.
> I'm
> > not able to get any menus however.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Greg
>
> probably missing a font
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Unless I did something wrong, that didn't fix it.  I was initially missing
the msttcorefonts package.referenced at:

     https://bugs.launchpad.net/mythbuntu/+bug/224114

Installing did not fix the problem.

Thanks for the suggestion.
Greg
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