[mythtv-users] Downgrading from Trunk :)

Bill Williamson bill at bbqninja.com
Mon Nov 26 03:59:16 UTC 2007


On 11/26/07, Lindsay Mathieson <lindsay at softlog.com.au> wrote:
> MythBuntu - Any advice on downgrading from the trunk weeklybuild to the
> current release (0.20.2)? I have a DB backup somewhere but whats the
> best way to remove the new packages and restore the old?
>
> Its a test machine so if its easier and safer I might just reinstall
> from scratch.


Quick version: reinstall from scratch.


Longer version:
There is no way to downgrade the schema.  To do so manually, you COULD:

-back up your database
-install .20.2 clean
-back up the new database
-use a diff tool to compare the schemas
-modify the old dump of data to conform to the new schema


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