I was very pleased with running 7.55 under Ubuntu (11.04). I finally yielded to the temptation and upgraded to 7.61. Music has been buffering constantly.
So I am planning to go to 7.5.6.
Question:
What steps should I take to downgrade?
(apt-get remove and then install the .deb file I already downloaded?)
OR
(simply install right over the currently installed version? presumably after stopping the service.)
OR
(something I hadn't even anticipated)
Your knowledgeable recommendations would be very much appreciated!
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2011-10-28, 09:52 #1Junior Member
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What is the best procedure for downgrading SB Server?
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2011-10-29, 04:31 #2Senior Member
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Backup your prefs and plugins files...
I did not feel the need for downgrading from 7.6, and never used 7.5 (jumped from 7.4 to 7.6).
But I did downgrade a few times in the past without much issue.
What I do:
- backup the SBS files (stuff in /var/lib/squeezeboxserver, search for posts on what to backup here or on the wiki pages)
- apt-get remove, auto-remove (for orphaned libs), and then dpkg install
- examine the conf and selectively restore files from the backup if needed
(I think 7.5 used mysql when 7.6 uses sqllite. You might need to pull a mysql 5 installation with apt, providing the environment fit to dpkg install 7.5)Last edited by epoch1970; 2011-10-29 at 04:36.
4 SB 3 • iPeng (iPhone + iPad) • SqueezeLite • Squeezebox Server 7.6.2 (Debian 6.0) with plugins: CD Player, WaveInput by bpa • IRBlaster by Gwendesign (Felix) • Server Power Control by Gordon Harris • Smart Mix by Michael Herger • PowerSave by Jason Holtzapple • Song Info, Song Lyrics by Erland Isaksson • Just Covers by Tom Kalmijn • WeatherTime by Martin Rehfeld • Local Player, BBC iPlayer, SwitchPlayer by Triode • Auto Dim Display, SaverSwitcher, ContextMenu by Peter Watkins.
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2011-10-29, 19:39 #3Junior Member
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Thanks
I followed your steps pretty closely.
I had to do the remove procedure a couple times to finally "shake loose" the remnants of the various dependencies.
I had to force an install of the mysql developer libs because the squeezeboxserver package did not demand them itself and kept failing. Once I did all that, I successfully installed and started scanning my library again.
No more rebuffering. (I was running my Boom with a direct ethernet cable connection on a gigabit network so I knew this was not a wifi or bandwidth problem.)
It's great to have my music back.
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