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

[Anthony Giggins]

On 14 August 2017 at 08:19, Dick Steffens <dick at dicksteffens.com> wrote:

> On 08/13/2017 03:13 PM, Anthony Giggins wrote:
>
>
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> On 14 August 2017 at 02:21, Dick Steffens <dick at dicksteffens.com> wrote:
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>> 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.
>
>
> Thanks!
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Dick Steffens
>
> Some reading for you

https://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Database_Backup_and_Restore

https://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Backend_migration

Cheers,

Anthony :)
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