XBMC, Ubuntu & RAR Support
3DeeK
Newbie
Posts: 8
#1
2014-04-18, 03:03
Can someone please explain why the XBMC that I install through Ubuntu Software Center or team-xbmc/ppa will not play videos in rar files? This version says XBMC for Debian in the top left of the XBMC homescreen and the watermark appears unremoveable. I've read this is something about rarlab and licenses and I don't really care about who can't get along; I just need XBMC to look inside rar files and play content without extracting.
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nooryani84
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Posts: 944
#2
2014-04-18, 03:13
Remove xbmc completely and add the correct PPA: http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=Ins...nux#Ubuntu

If you already have the PPA: Did you remember to do the following after adding the PPA?
Code:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade


If you had XBMC installed via the Ubuntu repo before adding the team-xbmc/ppa, then you need to update your sources list so that the software can be upgraded to the current release in team-xbmc/PPC. Otherwise you're probably still using the Ubuntu XBMC package which doesn't include support for RAR due to licensing.
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3DeeK
Newbie
Posts: 8
#3
2014-04-18, 03:19
Code:
sudo apt-get remove --purge xbmc
sudo apt-get install python-software-properties pkg-config
sudo apt-get install software-properties-common
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:team-xbmc/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
sudo apt-get install xbmc

every time I end up with Debian version. so frustrating. i'm on 14.04.
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nooryani84
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Posts: 944
#4
2014-04-18, 03:23
what packages does it ask you to remove if you try this
Code:
sudo apt-get remove --purge xbmc*

Perhaps you still have some residual packages left from the last install
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3DeeK
Newbie
Posts: 8
#5
Sad  2014-04-18, 03:44
Code:
Note, selecting 'xbmc-live' for regex 'xbmc*'
Note, selecting 'xbmc-eventclients-wiiremote' for regex 'xbmc*'
Note, selecting 'xbmc-bin' for regex 'xbmc*'
Note, selecting 'libimage-xbm-perl' for regex 'xbmc*'
Note, selecting 'xbmc-eventclients-xbmc-send' for regex 'xbmc*'
Note, selecting 'xbmc-eventclients-j2me' for regex 'xbmc*'
Note, selecting 'xbmc-skin-confluence' for regex 'xbmc*'
Note, selecting 'xbmc-common' for regex 'xbmc*'
Note, selecting 'xbmc-data' for regex 'xbmc*'
Note, selecting 'xbmc' for regex 'xbmc*'
Note, selecting 'xbmc-standalone' for regex 'xbmc*'
Note, selecting 'xbmc-eventclients-ps3' for regex 'xbmc*'
Note, selecting 'xbmc-eventclients-dev' for regex 'xbmc*'
Note, selecting 'xbmc-eventclients-common' for regex 'xbmc*'
Note, selecting 'libimage-base-bundle-perl' instead of 'libimage-xbm-perl'
Note, selecting 'xbmc' instead of 'xbmc-data'
Note, selecting 'xbmc' instead of 'xbmc-skin-confluence'
Note, selecting 'xbmc' instead of 'xbmc-standalone'
Note, selecting 'xbmc' instead of 'xbmc-live'
Note, selecting 'xbmc-bin' instead of 'xbmc-common'
Package 'xbmc' is not installed, so not removed
Package 'xbmc-bin' is not installed, so not removed
Package 'xbmc-eventclients-common' is not installed, so not removed
Package 'xbmc-eventclients-dev' is not installed, so not removed
Package 'xbmc-eventclients-j2me' is not installed, so not removed
Package 'xbmc-eventclients-ps3' is not installed, so not removed
Package 'xbmc-eventclients-wiiremote' is not installed, so not removed
Package 'xbmc-eventclients-xbmc-send' is not installed, so not removed

run through everything again. Debian version.
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3DeeK
Newbie
Posts: 8
#6
2014-04-18, 03:58
if building it is the only way i'm totally down with that but i followed the official build instructs previously and ended up with the newest alpha which was unstable. not familiar enough with git to know how to build 12.3. is that possible?
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nickr
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Posts: 19,982
#7
2014-04-18, 03:59
What does
Code:
apt-cache policy xbmc
return?
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3DeeK
Newbie
Posts: 8
#8
2014-04-18, 04:03
Code:
xbmc:
  Installed: 2:12.3+dfsg1-3ubuntu1
  Candidate: 2:12.3+dfsg1-3ubuntu1
  Version table:
*** 2:12.3+dfsg1-3ubuntu1 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/universe amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
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nooryani84
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Posts: 944
#9
2014-04-18, 04:15
what was your output when you ran:
Code:
apt-get update

?
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3DeeK
Newbie
Posts: 8
#10
2014-04-18, 04:18
Code:
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty InRelease
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security InRelease
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates InRelease
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security Release.gpg          
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty InRelease                        
Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com trusty InRelease                        
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports InRelease          
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security Release              
Get:1 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty Release.gpg [933 B]                              
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty Release.gpg                                                      
Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com trusty Release.gpg                      
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security/main Sources          
Get:2 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates Release.gpg [933 B]
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security/restricted Sources                                    
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty Release                                                
Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com trusty Release                                                
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports Release.gpg                              
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security/universe Sources      
Get:3 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty Release [58.5 kB]          
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security/multiverse Sources                                  
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main Sources                                                    
Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com trusty/main Sources                              
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security/main amd64 Packages            
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main amd64 Packages                                                
Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com trusty/main amd64 Packages                                                
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security/restricted amd64 Packages                    
Get:4 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates Release [58.5 kB]  
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security/universe amd64 Packages                              
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main i386 Packages                                              
Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com trusty/main i386 Packages                        
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security/multiverse amd64 Packages                              
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports Release                                  
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security/main i386 Packages                                      
Get:5 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/main Sources [1,064 kB]                          
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security/restricted i386 Packages                              
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security/universe i386 Packages                                
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security/multiverse i386 Packages        
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security/main Translation-en            
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security/multiverse Translation-en      
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security/restricted Translation-en      
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main Translation-en_US                    
Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com trusty/main Translation-en_US                    
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security/universe Translation-en        
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main Translation-en                        
Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com trusty/main Translation-en                        
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security/main Translation-en_US          
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security/multiverse Translation-en_US
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security/universe Translation-en_US
Get:6 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/restricted Sources [5,433 B]
Get:7 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/universe Sources [6,399 kB]
Get:8 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/multiverse Sources [174 kB]                                  
Get:9 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/main amd64 Packages [1,350 kB]                              
Get:10 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/restricted amd64 Packages [13.0 kB]                        
Get:11 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/universe amd64 Packages [5,859 kB]                          
Get:12 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/multiverse amd64 Packages [132 kB]                          
Get:13 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/main i386 Packages [1,348 kB]                              
Get:14 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/restricted i386 Packages [13.4 kB]                          
Get:15 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/universe i386 Packages [5,866 kB]                          
Get:16 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/multiverse i386 Packages [134 kB]                          
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/main Translation-en                                            
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/multiverse Translation-en                                      
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/restricted Translation-en                                      
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/universe Translation-en                                        
Get:17 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/main Sources [1,712 B]                              
Get:18 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/restricted Sources [14 B]                          
Get:19 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/universe Sources [648 B]                            
Get:20 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/multiverse Sources [1,790 B]                        
Get:21 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/main amd64 Packages [3,025 B]                      
Get:22 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/restricted amd64 Packages [14 B]                    
Get:23 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/universe amd64 Packages [1,635 B]                  
Get:24 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/multiverse amd64 Packages [6,433 B]                
Get:25 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/main i386 Packages [3,049 B]                        
Get:26 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/restricted i386 Packages [14 B]                    
Get:27 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/universe i386 Packages [1,634 B]                    
Get:28 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/multiverse i386 Packages [6,437 B]                  
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/main Translation-en                                    
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/multiverse Translation-en                              
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/restricted Translation-en                              
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/universe Translation-en                                
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/main Sources                                        
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/restricted Sources                                  
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/universe Sources                                    
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/multiverse Sources                                  
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/main amd64 Packages                                  
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/restricted amd64 Packages                            
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/universe amd64 Packages                              
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/multiverse amd64 Packages                            
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/main i386 Packages                                  
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/restricted i386 Packages                            
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/universe i386 Packages                              
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/multiverse i386 Packages                            
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/main Translation-en                                  
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/multiverse Translation-en                            
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/restricted Translation-en                            
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/universe Translation-en                              
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/main Translation-en_US                                        
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/multiverse Translation-en_US
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/multiverse Translation-en_US
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/multiverse Translation-en_US
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/universe Translation-en_US
Fetched 22.5 MB in 57s (391 kB/s)
Reading package lists... Done
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nickr
Retired Team-Kodi Member
Posts: 19,982
#11
2014-04-18, 04:18
That looks right, you have 12.3 from the Ubuntu repository and it is the only report you have that contains xbmc.
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nooryani84
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#12
2014-04-18, 04:21
Try adding the repository again and then install:
Code:
sudo add-apt-repository --remove ppa:team-xbmc/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:team-xbmc/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install xbmc
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nickr
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Posts: 19,982
#13
2014-04-18, 04:25
And do the apt-cache policy thing before you install.
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3DeeK
Newbie
Posts: 8
#14
2014-04-18, 04:29
with the debian version still installed, and running those i get:
Code:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree      
Reading state information... Done
xbmc is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
and after a
Code:
sudo apt-get remove --purge xbmc*
and running through it again. Debian version.
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nooryani84
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Posts: 944
#15
2014-04-18, 04:36
Hmm, I believe this is because there is no candidate for Trusty yet.

You'll have the following lines to the /etc/apt/sources.list manually:
Code:
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/team-xbmc/ppa/ubuntu saucy main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/team-xbmc/ppa/ubuntu saucy main

Then do an apt-get update

I haven't actually used repositories for releases older than the current distro... so I can't guarantee this will work. I wouldn't do this personally, just wait for them to update the PPA to avoid any broken dependencies.
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