User:JeffSimpson/Upgrading from 0.19 p9163-r1 to 0.20 on Gentoo from portage overlay
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Revision as of 15:32, 12 September 2006 by JeffSimpson (talk | contribs) (→Back up previous mythtv packages)
Back up previous mythtv packages
- Package up existing mythtv in case you need to revert back:
quickpkg media-tv/mythtv x11-themes/mythtv-themes
- Package up mythtv plugins (Optional):
quickpkg media-plugins/mythbrowser media-plugins/mythdvd media-plugins/mythgallery media-plugins/mythmusic media-plugins/mythvideo
Build new system
- Download MythTV portage overlay file from http://xxx.teppic.homelinux.net/MythTV-0.20-Overlay.tar.bz2
- Extract into portage overlay
cp MythTV-0.20-Overlay.tar.bz2 /usr/local/portage cd /usr/local/portage tar -xjf MythTV-0.20-Overlay.tar.bz2
- Build the packages (but don't install yet):
emerge -B mythtv
Install New System
- Stop Mythbackend
/etc/init.d/mythbackend stop
- Back up database:
mysqldump -u mythtv -p mythtv mythconverg > mythconverg-`date +%F`.sql
Note: This wiki entry is in-progress. I don't recommend following it until it is finished