i want to set up xbmc on a linux pc for the purpose of playing videos from the internet. so is there a way that i could play a video from a website through xbmc?
You can see if there are video add-ons available for the desired sites: http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=Cat...eo_add-ons
The list isn't comprehensive and some of them may no longer be maintained, but it's a starting point.