[mythtv-users] Updating system but want to keep my database

[Stephen Worthington]

On Mon, 5 Mar 2018 09:41:18 -0500, you wrote:

>Hi, all.  I haven't been keeping my Gentoo system updated for too long, and
>the list of dependency changes are huge for updating from 0.27 to current.
>I've purchased a couple of new SSDs for my master and slave backends.  I'd
>like to start anew with new Linux installations.  I have my database on a
>separate SSD.
>
>Should there be any issue picking my favorite current Linux distribution,
>installing Myth, and pointing it to the current database to be updated?
>
>My current revision information is:
>MythTV Version : b6ae90c071a9a8eac9873fae988d5eb2434f3160
>MythTV Branch : fixes/0.27
>Network Protocol : 77
>Library API : 0.27.20151025-1
>QT Version : 4.8.5
>
>Thanks!

No.  But do make sure you have a backup of the database before you
start.  Relying on the automatic backups that happen on upgrade is not
recommended as they can fail (eg if there is too little disk space).