[mythtv-users] Hmmmm
sharifah ummu kulthum
kulthum91 at gmail.com
Fri Jul 2 15:16:57 UTC 2010
On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 11:10 PM, Steve Hodge <stevehodge at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sat, Jul 3, 2010 at 1:59 AM, Jason Ward <jasonfward at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Despite what I've read here would I be better of just leaving the
>> installation alone and only updating say once a year?
>>
>
> I don't know what you've read here, but my advice is that if you want the
> system to act like an appliance or a production environment then don't
> update unless you're sure you want to. Usually that would mean that either
> you know the update fixes a bug that's a problem for you (this would include
> security updates if the machine is exposed to the net) or the update
> introduces a feature you want. Otherwise forget it. If you're updating all
> the time then you won't have a truly stable system - even stuff like
> Mythbuntu doesn't get enough testing to cover every hardware, software, and
> configuration permutation.
>
> Personally I update rarely, usually only when Myth releases occur and then
> I update everything. That can make the updates pretty traumatic but for me
> it's better than possibility of an update causing problem at any random
> time. Occasionally I'll do updates of just Myth between times. But generally
> if the system is stable I don't mess with it.
>
> Cheers,
> Steve
>
>
> Truly agree with Steve. I seldom update. There are cases where updates
messed things up pretty badly. Do check though. Good luck with it
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