[mythtv-users] Upgrade to Ubuntu 9.10 disasters - please help; (

[Josh White]

On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 6:46 AM, Ian Barton <lists at manor-farm.org> wrote:

>  'dpkg -l | grep myth | grep 21' returned nothing, I think apt-get was
>>> messed up.  I am currently thinking a clean install is the way to go.
>>> I have a mysql backup.  If I keep the media partisions I should be
>>> able to keep the recorded programs.
>>>
>>
>>
>> Might save you a lot of headaches in the long run, but it is a nerve
>> wracking proposition. My system has been upgraded from 8.04 -> 8.10 -> 9.04
>> -> 9.10 and its getting a little crufty :( But a clean install is a scary
>> thought. The size of media recordings makes it impractical to back them up.
>>
>> Plan thoroughly, backup what you can and step carefully I guess ;)
>>
>> I have always found it faster to do a clean install. Provided you separate
> "/" on a different partition to /home and your media files it shouldn't be
> difficult. Make sure you back up the database and /etc to save reconfiguring
> things like /etc/fstab and other settings.
>
> Ian.
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I came to the same conclusion that a reinstall was the way to go about two
weeks ago after suffering with an unstable system since upgrading from 9.04
to 9.10 in October.  Everything runs much better now, though not 100% error
free (occasional frontend hangs on 2/3 of my machines, but rare enough that
I can live with it)  Is .23 still expected to be out in a few months?
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