[mythtv-users] MythGallery, or something like it

[Steve]

On 03/22/2011 04:40 AM, Kenni Lund wrote:
> 2011/3/22 Steve<stevemyth at priorityelectronics.com>:
>    
>> It would be nice if myth offered some sort of
>> backwards compatibility so that you didn't have to upgrade all the
>> computers at the same time. In some households it is a big undertaking
>> to do an update because you risk something going wrong on one of the
>> clients, even if it's non myth related. (like a new ubuntu version)
>>      
> You don't need to upgrade all the computers at the same time, as long
> as you stick to the same -fixes branch, you'll be fine. Only exception
> is when a point-release gets released (for example 0.23.1 vs. 0.23),
> which will break compatibility between the two releases. MythTV 0.23
> had one point release and before that, you have to go back to MythTV
> 0.20 (~4 years ago), so it's not something that happens very often.
>
> Also, if you use the Mythbuntu autobuilds for your Ubuntu
> installations, the point releases will most likely be hold back - at
> least they were when 0.23.1 got released - so you should never end up
> with incompatible MythTV installations due to regular *buntu updates.
>
> Best regards
> Kenni
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When I upgraded mythbuntu on my master backend, i had to upgrade the 
frontends too because of the changes done to the database. Are you 
saying that there is a way to put 0.24 on the master backend but keep 
0.23 on the frontends? Because a new version of myth is coming out every 
6 months or so now, if i setup a new frontend, i have to use the same 
version of mythbuntu as the master backend (as far as I understand it). 
So in 6 months when I get a new frontend I will not be able to put the 
latest version of ubuntu on that laptop because it will be asking for 
0.25 and my backend has 0.23. I wish there was a way to just keep the 
same version on the backend for a year or two and not worry about what 
is on the frontends.

I know I could build from source, but it's more convenient to use packages.


-Steve