[mythtv-users] Default installation on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

[James Abernathy]

On Sun, Jun 2, 2024 at 2:47 PM Paul Harrison <mythtv at mythqml.net> wrote:
>
> 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.
>

Thanks for the explanation.  I normally just add the ppa repository to
apt and install that way.  It was really an accident that I got v34
installed on Ubuntu 24.04 when I was testing.  I just forgot to add
the ppa before I did the apt install mythtv. I'll not forget that
again.

Thanks,

Jim A