[mythtv-users] Mythbuntu question

[Mark Perkins]

> On 28 Mar 2015, at 12:00 pm, "Stephen Worthington" <stephen_agent at jsw.gen.nz> wrote:
> 
>> On Fri, 27 Mar 2015 12:32:55 -0700, you wrote:
>> 
>> I'm currently running Mythbuntu 0.28 / 14.04.  I'd like to do a clean
>> install starting with 15.04 (want the newer linux core for its enhanced
>> btrfs support).  I also use the machine as an Ubuntu Desktop.
>> 
>> In the past, I've installed Mythbuntu and used Mythbuntu Control Centre to
>> add the Ubuntu Desktop "role".  But I've occasionally had configuration/use
>> issues (relating to some combination of gdm/lightdm and gnome/xfce/kde and
>> auto-login) that made me think it's not exactly a "standard" Ubuntu
>> install, i.e. the fixes for my problems were different than the fixes were
>> for people with the same version vanilla Ubuntu).  But I really like the
>> MythTV "environment" controlled by Mythbuntu Control Centre.  Also when I
>> try to upgrade distributions it just flat-out fails.
>> 
>> So I'm thinking I will install the standard Ubuntu 15.04, then add
>> Mythbuntu Control Centre/Myth after that.
>> 
>> My question is: Is there anything wrong with that plan (like I'll miss some
>> feature of Mythbuntu)?  Or am I just wasting my time and I should just
>> install Mythbuntu 15.04 to begin with?
> 
> Mythbuntu is only supported on LTS versions, so installing it on 15.04
> might be problematic.  Have you considered whether you could get the
> btrfs improvements by installing the Hardware Enablement Stack to get
> a later kernel?  That allows you to still use a supported Mythbuntu
> 14.04 version:
> 
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/LTSEnablementStack
> _______________________________________________

So what will Mythbuntu do? Will there be a 14.04.02 Mythbuntu or will it stick to 14.04.01 until 16.04?