[mythtv-users] Mythtv on CentOS 7

[Michael A Weber]

> On Dec 11, 2015, at 3:28 PM, Kirk Bocek <t004 at kbocek.com> wrote:
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> 
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> On 12/11/2015 11:15 AM, Dan Wilga wrote:
>> On 12/11/15 2:06 PM, Richard Shaw wrote:
>>> On Fri, Dec 11, 2015 at 1:02 PM, Michael A Weber < <mailto:mweberjunk01 at gmail.com>mweberjunk01 at gmail.com <mailto:mweberjunk01 at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>> Hey, users!
>>> 
>>> I’m considering upgrading my Mythtv backend to CentOS 7 since there are some other features it has that I need over CentOS 6.
>>> 
>>> I have read the page over at mythtv.org <http://mythtv.org/> that says, basically, “it works well.”  Aside of that, does anyone have any “gotchas” to share?  Or, is 0.28 of Mythtv close enough on the horizon that I should wait for its release before upgrading
>>> 
>>> The biggest issue is that the version of QT is too old for 0.27 and the QT5 from EPEL is not compatible with 0.27.
>> I don't recall having any trouble with QT, but frankly it was so long ago I probably just forgot. Either that, or the reason I didn't have trouble is that I compile 0.27 from source. I'm using:
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>> qt-4.8.5-8.el7.x86_64
>> qt-devel-4.8.5-8.el7.x86_64
>> 
>> The biggest trouble I continue to have with CentOS 7 is the abomination that is systemd, but that's off-topic :-).
>> 
> 
> Checking SCRpms:
> 
> http://scrpms.net/pub/RPMS/el7/x86_64/ <http://scrpms.net/pub/RPMS/el7/x86_64/>
> 
> I see that Stephen Collier has not compiled QT for EL7. Checking my one CentOS 7 host:
> 
> $ yum list qt\*
> Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, langpacks
> Determining fastest mirrors
> Available Packages
> qt.i686                                       1:4.8.5-8.el7                             base
> qt.x86_64                                     1:4.8.5-8.el7                             base
> qt-assistant.x86_64                           1:4.8.5-8.el7                             base
> qt-config.x86_64                              1:4.8.5-8.el7                             base
> qt-demos.x86_64                               1:4.8.5-8.el7                             base
> qt-devel.i686                                 1:4.8.5-8.el7                             base
> qt-devel.x86_64                               1:4.8.5-8.el7                             base
> ...
> 
> It looks like the base distro *does* have the correct QT version. I am not yet running Myth on CentOS 7.
> 
> Alas I cannot address the issue of systemd other than to say that having had to install a few Fedora hosts, it is the future as laid down by Red Hat. We adapt. I have learned how to go from init scripts to Upstart and now to systemd. I've even modified a couple     of systemd startup scripts. It's been doable.
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Thanks for all the input, everyone!

QT was a pain in the rear for me when I first installed Mythtv on CentOS 6, but I made my way through that one.

I’m not familiar at all with systemd, but it looks like I’m going to whether I like it or not.  Live and learn.

Thanks again.

Mike
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