I'm not from Logitech, but I've been running 7.4 on Ubuntu for several months now. In Ubuntu (and probably other *nix OSs) the change in the program name from squeezecenter to squeezeboxserver affects the location of files and the username under which SbS runs. I have no insider info, but I would guess that if transfer of prefs and plugins wasn't included in the 7.4 upgrade (and it wasn't), you're very unlikely to see it in a subsequent upgrade that will probably assume you're on the same squeezeboxserver page as everyone else.
So I'd go ahead and update now. To try to avoid some hassles I'd recommend the following: 1. back up your prefs folder (/var/lib/squeezecenter/prefs). You could also backup you plugins folder (/var/lib/squeezecenter/Plugins/) but I wouldn't bother because of the changes in the Extension Downloader (a very nice improvement that many of those whingeing about the upgrade don't seem to have noticed...). Remember to stop SC before making the backup. 2. purge squeezecenter and install squeezeboxserver, as per the Debian install instructions on the wiki page (http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/Debian_Package) 3. use the new plugins interface to install all your old plugins 4. stop squeezeboxserver, and copy your backed up prefs folder from 7.3.3 (including plugin prefs) over top of the default for 7.4 5. restart SbS. If that doesn't work, then you'll be stuck with re-entering your settings manually. It's a drag, especially if you have a lot of SBs, but you don't have to do it that often. Good luck!! -- aubuti Nothing high-end, but music anywhere I want it, and it's '100% wind powered' (http://www.cleancurrents.com/). MSI Wind desktop (Ubuntu 8.10) feeding: Living room: SB Touch + SBC > NAD C325 BEE > Vandersteen 1; Kitchen/Dining: SB2 + SBC > AudioSource Amp100 > 2 pair of Polk RC60i; Basement: SB3 > JVC JA-S44 > ESS Tempest LS8; Bedroom: Boom and SB Radio;Study: Duet > Klipsch ProMedia 2.0; Kid's bedroom: SB2 > Klipsch ProMedia 2.0 http://www.last.fm/user/aubuti/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ aubuti's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2074 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=68548 _______________________________________________ unix mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/unix
