[mythtv-users] still getting some errors on the cmake version of building mythtv-light packages

[Curtis Gedak]

On 2025-02-14 07:46, James Abernathy wrote:
> 
> Specifically about a remote backend in a closet that I don't want to mess
> with too often.  It's either Debian 12 or Ubuntu Server minimal.  But on
> Ubuntu Server I have concerns that snapd will not lay dormant and something
> Ubuntu does will activate it and start loading snaps.  Debian will never do
> that.  Once the last few bugs get worked out on the cmake build process,
> I'll be fine.  It actually builds fine on a clean system, it's the whole
> git pull and rebuild that seems to have a few issues.
> 
> For Ubuntu server the ppa:mythbuntu/35 makes it very simple.
> 


If one does wish to use *buntu and but not have any snaps, then you 
might look into the following scripts that work well with Kubuntu.

https://gitlab.com/scripts94/kubuntu-get-rid-of-snap

https://gitlab.com/scripts94/kubuntu-reinstall-snap-for-release-upgrade


If one wishes to also use the Mozilla PPA for firefox and thunderbird 
then a few extra steps are needed to enable the PPA:


1. Add the (Ubuntu) Mozilla team PPA to your list of software sources:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mozillateam/ppa

2. Alter the Firefox package priority to ensure the PPA/deb/apt version 
of Firefox is preferred:

echo '
Package: *
Pin: release o=LP-PPA-mozillateam
Pin-Priority: 1001
' | sudo tee /etc/apt/preferences.d/mozilla-firefox

3. Set future Firefox upgrades to be installed automatically:

echo 'Unattended-Upgrade::Allowed-Origins:: 
"LP-PPA-mozillateam:${distro_codename}";' | sudo tee 
/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/51unattended-upgrades-firefox

4. Install Firefox (or Thunderbird) via apt by running this command:

sudo apt install firefox


Credit for the above steps belongs to someone else, but unfortunately I 
haven't been able to find the link.

Curtis