[mythtv-users] Default installation on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

[Paul Harrison]

On 28/05/2024 12:05, James Abernathy wrote:

> My production mythtv is on v34 on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, but wanted to
> checkout how things were on the default mythtv install on the latest
> 24.04 LTS version. I fired up a KVM VM of Lubuntu 24.04 LTS to keep
> things simple.
>
> When I did apt install mythtv I got version
> v34.0+fixes.20240210.e3e165a1-0ubuntu6
>
> That caused mysql v 8.0.36 to get installed and configured for the
> mythconverg database.
>
> For the storage group directories I used the already setup
> /var/lib/mythtv/recordings, etc.
>
> Since I was on a VM using a bridge Lubuntu could see my HD Homerun
> tuner and that configured correctly using the Web App.
>
> So my question is do I have to include the ppa:mythbuntu/34 repo to
> get the latest version of v34?  Or does the main repo that is the
> default in Ubuntu 24.04 LTS get updated at some point?
>
> Jim A


If you want the latest fixes version then yes you have to use the PPA's.


The PPA builds automatically get built after any commit to the fixes 
branches in the MythTV repos. It can take up to 24 hours or more for the 
new packages to get built and published but the good thing is once the 
PPA is setup the packages get built automatically without any help from 
any MythTV dev.


The official builds on the other hand only ever get created once 
typically a week or 2 before the feature freeze for a particular Ubuntu 
version. While we could push updated versions during the life of a 
Ubuntu release I don't think we have ever done so. I know there  are 
some restrictions to only pushing new versions that contain bug fixes or 
something like that. None of the MythTV devs can create these builds. 
Only a few of the original MythBuntu PPA owners can create them so they 
require some careful coordination. In fact there is only two MythBuntu 
dev left and of those only one Mario has been seen in the last few years 
so for this reason going forward I think we may have to abandon these 
official Ubuntu release builds and everyone will have to use the PPA's?


Paul H.