[mythtv-users] New Debian installation advice

[Bill Omer]

> 1. Which version, Lenny or Etch?

Etch is stable, so thats what I would use.

> 2. How smoothly does Debian upgrade (e.g., Etch to Lenny when it
> becomes stable)?

I've never had a problem doing dist-upgrades before

> 3. Does the MythTV deb source provide binaries for each development branch?

I don't believe the standard debian mirrors contain deb packages for
the SVN branch, but they do have .20 with fixes.

> 4. How to deal with outdated program versions in stable (e.g.,
> rtorrent deb is still at 0.6.x; am I forced to compile the lastest
> from source?)

You can try to find another third party mirror which has an updated
version of the package you are looking for, or compile your own.

> 5. Any caveats?

You may want to have a look here:
http://mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Installing_MythTV_on_Debian_Etch