[mythtv-users] Debian Packages for mythtv .18

[Byron Poland]

On 4/30/05, Reza Naima <reza at reza.net> wrote:
> I'm going to try to use the RPMs, following these instructions
> 
> http://dijkstra.csh.rit.edu/~mdz/debian/dists/unstable/mythtv/source/
> 
> I will report on my success or failure.  In theory, it will let me
> create debian packages from RPMs, but I'm not sure if everything will
> get installed in happy places.
> 
> Reza
> 
> On Sat, Apr 30, 2005 at 09:36:34PM +0200, Stef Coene sent me this...
> > On Saturday 30 April 2005 21:23, Matt wrote:
> > > Does anyone know who maintains the debian packages for mythtv?  It
> > > looks like they're still at .17 meaning I can't upgrade my remote
> > > frontend xbox.
> > >
> > > http://dijkstra.csh.rit.edu/~mdz/debian/dists/unstable/mythtv/
> > >
> > > I was looking at the dates from when .17 was released until when they
> > > made the .17 deb packages and it wasn't more than about a week.  It's
> > > been several weeks now with now .18 packages.  I noticed Matt
> > > Zimmerman is listed at the bottom, I've CC'd him on this e-mail.
> > See his old post:
> >
> > [mythtv-users] MythTV 0.18 debs
> >   From: Matt Zimmerman <mdz at debian.org>
> >   To: mythtv-users at mythtv.org
> >   Date: 23/04/05 00:33
> >
> > I am away on a trip, and will not be able to prepare Debian or Ubuntu
> > packages of MythTV 0.18 until I return (~10 days at best).  Please do not
> > send me email asking about the packages; I do not have time to reply to
> > everyone who has already done so, and I hope that this announcement will
> > stem the tide.
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It is Matt Zimmerman who maintains the packages.  I believe he has
been away at the Ubuntu DownUnder Conference.

Myth .18 installed fine from source on Ubuntu for me.  I just put it
in /usr/local, and the make uninstall will work on it as well once
debs come out and I want to switch.