[mythtv-users] Best way to get 0.23 backend with Debian Lenny

[Kenni Lund]

2010/4/17 Jeppe Nejsum Madsen <jeppe at ingolfs.dk>:
> Kenni Lund <kenni at kelu.dk> writes:
>
>> 2010/4/16 Jeppe Nejsum Madsen <jeppe at ingolfs.dk>:
>>>
>>> What's the best way to get this backend onto a Debian Lenny system?
>>>
>>> I would like to avoid building from source if possible :-)
>>
>> If your goal is to get a stable Debian-based system which doesn't
>> break during upgrades, it might be worth noticing that Ubuntu 10.04 is
>> a LTS release, meaning that you'll get 3 years of support on the
>> desktop edition.
>
> That is indeed the goal :-) My Myth backend server has been running for
> years without any problems (and without me having to update
> anything). Only recently did I upgrade to Lenny to get Myth 0.22
>
>> Looking on the history of Debian
>> (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debian#Release_history), 3 years of
>> support also seems to be the default in recent Debian releases. Lenny
>> was released on the 14th of February 2009, meaning that you can expect
>> support until around February 2012. Ubuntu/Mythbuntu 10.04 will be
>> released in a week or so, meaning you'll get support until around
>> April 2013.
>>
>> I have a Ubuntu 8.04 Server LTS running and I've selected only to
>> allow security updates on it, eg. it's very stable during upgrades.
>>
>> Just an alternative thought :)
>
> We're  getting close to OT, but I haven't followed the latest distro
> updates, so what will it buy me to update to Ubuntu vs Debian? Note that
> my current backend runs in a Xen VM, no graphical UI.

I'm sorry if this is off-topic. That was why I asked what the goal
was. If you don't need a GUI, you'll get 5 years of support (security
updates until April 2015) with Ubuntu Server LTS compared to ~2 years
(~February 2012?) with Debian Lenny, both releases are Debian-based
and enterprise ready. With Ubuntu you can enable the Mythbuntu
autobuilds for -fixes, which will solve your problem with getting 0.23
onto Debian and also automatically provide you with bugfix-updates for
MythTV. However, I must admit that I haven't tested the Mythbuntu
autobuilds with Ubuntu Server LTS, only Ubuntu Desktop LTS.

But of course, if you need/want Debian Lenny I see your point.

Best Regards
Kenni