[mythtv-users] upgrading from .25 to .26

Michael T. Dean mtdean at thirdcontact.com
Fri May 10 13:56:40 UTC 2013


On 05/09/2013 05:52 PM, Bill Meek wrote:
> On 05/09/2013 03:10 PM, Michael T. Dean wrote:
>> On 04/17/2013 09:06 PM, Rich West wrote:
>>> The process is pretty simple, independent of the distro.  Basically:
>>> 1. Shut down the frontend process on your frontend(s)
>>> 2. Shut down the backend process
>>> 2a. Back up your database.
>>> 3. Upgrade/install the new mythtv packages on the backend
>>> 4. Upgrade/install the new mythtv packages on the frontend
>>> 5. Run mythtv-setup on the backend.  The database will automatically 
>>> be upgraded.
>>> 6. Exit mythtv-setup.
>>> 7. Start the backend process
>>> 8. Start the frontend process on your frontend system(s)
>>
>> Just had to say that this is a /great/ explanation of how to go about 
>> upgrading a MythTV system.
>>
>> We'll have to get it on the wiki and clean up/simplify the 
>> "migration" page.
>
> http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Backend_migration using the "1st to copy
> editing privilege".
>
> Credit to Rich on the page comment section as somewhere I remember 
> reading
> that names shouldn't be in the Wiki pages.
>
> I also remember, but can't find, a rule that says a Wiki is to be
> written in the 3rd person.
>

Thanks, Bill and Rich.  Looks good.  I like the addition of the ssh -Y, 
too--many users don't know how to upgrade a headless backend.

Mike


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