[mythtv-users] Upgrade path for Mythbuntu 14.04?

Karl Newman newmank1 at asme.org
Fri Dec 23 14:26:24 UTC 2016


On Fri, Dec 23, 2016 at 4:09 AM, Craig Huff <huffcslists at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Dec 22, 2016 10:50 PM, "Stephen Worthington" <stephen_agent at jsw.gen.nz>
> wrote:
>
> The ETH means it is a network tuner, so you will need to do the
> systemd fix.
>
>
> Gag, cough, bleeech! I forgot about the blob that has consumed the Linux
> world. I had finally absorbed enough documentation to be comfortable (and
> even appreciate) upstart and now I have to rework all my /etc/init code
> along with everything else systemd has "assimilated" (e.g. udev, cron, acpi
> wake-ups, ...). I won't be surprised to learn it even means I'll have to
> reinvent my anachron scripts, too.
>
> Sigh. Back to building updated systems independently and from scratch. As
> much as I dislike Windoze, at least I was always able to upgrade the system
> in place and get back to using it instead of having it upset the whole
> apple cart each time.
>
>
Just a little plug here: I use Gentoo and have been able to continuously
update it since I first installed it in 2005. I've moved it to new disks
and new motherboard but never had to start from scratch. Bonus: you're not
forced to use systemd (but it's available if you're masochistic)...

Karl
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