[mythtv-users] Migrating backend from Ubuntu 12.04 to Ubuntu 16.04

[Anthony Giggins]

On 14 August 2017 at 02:21, Dick Steffens <dick at dicksteffens.com> wrote:

> I'm about to migrate my mythtv backend from a machine running
> 2:0.27.6+fixes.20160417.aba4858-0ubuntu0mythbuntu4 on Ubuntu 12.04 to a
> different machine on Ubuntu 16.04. On the new machine,
>
> $ apt-cache policy mythtv
> mythtv:
>   Installed: (none)
>   Candidate: 2:0.28.0+fixes.20160413.15cf421-0ubuntu2.16.04.1
>
> I will only need the backend to be able to see the schedule information,
> more or less the way I can see it with MythWeb on the old machine. I
> currently have no TV hardware to connect. The schedule layout in MythWeb is
> far superior to the way Comcast's Xfinity layout looks.
>
> So the question is, if I backup the database from version 27, will I be
> able to restore it in version 28? If not, am I better off downgrading to
> version 27, or would it be better to go through the setup of 28 to set up
> the database with the Comcast channel line up?
>
> Thanks.
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Dick Steffens
>

Yes you can restore your 0.27 database backup into 0.28 (0.27 is not
supported on 16.04) the database will be upgraded from 0.27 to 0.28 when
the backend comes online.

Cheers,

Anthony
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