[mythtv-users] Upgrading to 0.19 for lazy n00bs?

[Kevin Kuphal]

Kichigai Mentat wrote:
> I'll be honest, I'm a lazy n00b: I can make a Linux machine work for 
> me, but I couldn't get MythTV to compile to save my life. Whenever I 
> ask for debian-centric advice, I'm pointed to the non-existent Malrait 
> Debs. So I've come to rely on KnoppMyth.
>
> Now 0.19 is out, and there's some nifty little upgrades I'd like to 
> get my hands on (Like MythWiFi for example), but no new KnoppMyth 
> version. I've also heard that there are some annoying bugs in 0.19. 
> I'm wondering, is an upgrade from 0.18.2 to 0.19 worth the problems, 
> and are there any pre-fab'd Myth installers (similar to KnoppMyth, 
> though I'm willing to try a non-Debian distro for once)? Or should I 
> just wait a while?
>
MythDora is probably the best.  Whatever you do, I'd suggest making sure 
the distribution includes the latest 0.19-fixes branch if you must have 
a preinstalled/prepackaged distribution.  There are a number of critical 
fixes there that address the issues with 0.19.   I don't know of many 
real big problems outside of the stuff fixed in 0.19-fixes.

Kevin