[mythtv-users] Best way to upgrade
Alex Butcher
mythlist at assursys.co.uk
Sun Feb 27 22:48:34 UTC 2011
On Sun, 27 Feb 2011, James MacKenzie wrote:
> I've tried doing some google searches and haven't been able to find an
> answer to this fundamental question. What is the best way to upgrade
> mythtv? Should I do a make uninstall on the old themes/plugins/main and
> then install the new version? Should I just install over the old version?
> What do the rest of you do? (and am I just blind or is this not answered
> in the wiki?)
I use the freshrpms/ATrpms packages and use their src.rpm as a template for
building my own. It needs a little more effort upfront than doing
'./configure; make ; make install', but it pays off in the long run. Same
for Debian-based distros too, I imagine.
> Thanks!
Best Regards,
Alex
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