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On 12/1/2013 5:48 PM, Jason Ward wrote:<br>
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<div>From: Zig <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
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<div>Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Really frustrated trying setup
MythTV<br>
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<div>Date: Sun, 01 Dec 2013 17:36:23 -0600<br>
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<div> I can speak to one of your problems. After doing a fresh
install from a Mythbuntu iso there is no need to install
"aptitude" to "manually force" the upgrade from 0.25 to 0.27.<br>
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<div> Yes, use Myth-Control-Center to select the 0.27 repository.
If, when you then go to the "update manager" and select
"install", it offers you a "partial upgrade" or informs you that
"packages are being held back", you should decline and cancel
out of the "update manager" and open up a "terminal" session.<br>
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<div> At the command line do:<br>
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<div> sudo apt-get update<br>
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<div> and then do:<br>
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<div> sudo apt-get dist-upgrade<br>
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<div> The above procedure is outlined at the second to the last
bullet near the bottom of:<br>
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<div> Just guessing here but perhaps doing a "manual forced"
update with aptitude has mucked some things up.?.<br>
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<div> Ziggy<br>
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When I got the "held back" error message when attempting to
upgrade to 0.27 I Googled it and came across this <a
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<div> sudo apt-get dist-upgrade" could be a dangerous thing to do,
I opted for the aptitude solution given in the thread.<br>
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<div>I don't think aptitude mucked anything up, certainly there
were no errors during the upgrade process and so long as I'm
running the frontend on the backend machine everything appears
well.<br>
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Before doing:<br>
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade<br>
You can do:<br>
sudo apt-get -s dist-upgrade<br>
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Which will do a simulated dist-upgrade, letting you see what it
wants to change with out actually changing anything. If all looks
well then do the actual:<br>
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade<br>
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This was the path I chose because it was the recommended way to get
from .025 to 0.27 by the Mythbuntu web site. The site you
referenced was addressing a generic "packages held back" message
where a dist-upgrade might have unintended consequences where the
message originated under relatively unknown conditions. <br>
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I believe either way is fine on a fresh Mythbuntu iso install.<br>
Ziggy<br>
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