[mythtv-users] 'Rollbackable' Ubuntu upgrade to 0.21

[Brian Phillips]

John Veness wrote:
> I run packaged versions of MythTV on Ubuntu 7.10. I'm currently on
> 0.20.2 from gutsy-updates, and am thinking of upgrading to 0.21 from
> gutsy-backports. 
> 
> Being the cautious sort, and because I only have the single
> production box, I'd like to be able to roll back the upgrade if it
> doesn't work out. I know how to backup and restore the database, but
> I'm unsure about the packages.   
> 
> How would I uninstall the new packages from gutsy-backports and
> reinstall the old ones from gutsy-updates, either via the
> command-line or point-and-click in Synaptic?  
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> John

You couldn't image your system drive could you?  To me, that'd be the
easiest way.  Get a "snapshot" the system drive and store it on a large
backup drive.  It'd be sure you don't screw up packages!

Brian