Resurrecting a Simplified Version of Mythbuntu Control Centre

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Re: Resurrecting a Simplified Version of Mythbuntu Control Centre

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MCP is available for testing on Ubuntu and Xubuntu 22.04 LTS Beta. If some folks would like to help test MCP on these beta releases, MCP can be installed using:

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sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mythcp/mcptesting
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt install mythbuntu-control-panel
The Ubuntu and Xubuntu beta releases can be downloaded from:

https://releases.ubuntu.com/jammy/
https://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/22.04/beta/

After April 20, 2022, MCP will be available for installation on the final Ubuntu and Xubuntu 22.04 LTS release versions using:

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sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mythcp/mcp
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt install mythbuntu-control-panel
Please report any issues on https://github.com/mythcp/mythbuntu-con ... nel/issues or add a post here.
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Re: Resurrecting a Simplified Version of Mythbuntu Control Centre

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Minor improvements to enabling networking option:
  • The bind-address line in mythtv.cnf was previously not changed if the user modified it to something unexpected. Now, the line will be corrected even if the user changes it incorrectly.
  • The asterisk syntax for the bind-address line in mythtv.cnf is now used as described on the mailing list.
The PPA has been updated for Ubuntu 22.04.
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Re: Resurrecting a Simplified Version of Mythbuntu Control Centre

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Changes have been made to MCP for the upcoming MythTV v34 release. Thanks to the MythTV developers, v34 will include a web based interface for setting up the backend. The MCP changes are a result of this new web app. The MCP PPA will be updated after v34 is released. If some folks would like to test MCP now with v34, MCP is available for Ubuntu 22.04 using the testing PPA shown below.

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sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mythcp/mcptesting
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt install mythbuntu-control-panel
After Ubuntu 24.04 is released, it is planned that MCP will be available for 24.04 with the new changes using:

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sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mythcp/mcp
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt install mythbuntu-control-panel
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Re: Resurrecting a Simplified Version of Mythbuntu Control Centre

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Ted, thanks for the continued development of MCP and to the other devs for MythTV. It's appreciated.
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Re: Resurrecting a Simplified Version of Mythbuntu Control Centre

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A new entry has been added to the MCP wiki for a known issue. This is an issue for users who want to install the latest MCP version and to use mythtv-setup with v34 or an older MythTV version. The commands shown below can be used to launch mythtv-setup. The xhost command below does not grant permanent permission.

https://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Mythbuntu_C ... _and_Notes
Starting with version 20240216, MCP no longer has a MythTV Backend Setup button that launches mythtv-setup. This has been replaced with the new web app for configuring the backend starting with MythTV v34, and mythtv-setup is now deprecated. Using the web app is recommended. If using mythtv-setup, the command line can be used to stop the backend (omit if not running), give permission to X for the mythtv user, and to switch the user to mythtv and run mythtv-setup.

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sudo systemctl stop mythtv-backend
xhost +SI:localuser:mythtv
sudo --login --user=mythtv mythtv-setup
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