Linux Where are the PVR addons in Gotham?
#1
I have installed xbmc gotham (13.2) on ubuntu 14.04, but there seem to be no PVR clients installed by default. If I do a search for PVR, the Mediaportal PVR client shows up, but when I try to install it I get an error saying "dependencies are not met". What am I doing wrong here? I remember that I had to add some PPA like xbmc-pvr-addons or something on another PC running Xubuntu 14.04 before I got it to work, but I can't find any reference to that PPA or how to add it.
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#2
apt-cache search xbmc
apt-get install <the addon you want to use>

If you get "dependencies not met" that means the addon is coded for a different version of XBMC than the one you use, something that usually happens if you manually install some older version manually from a ZIP file.
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#3
You mean like this?

#apt-cache search xbmc
libnfo1 - an NFO file parser/writer library
minidlna - lightweight DLNA/UPnP-AV server targeted at embedded systems
xbmc - XBMC Media Center (arch-independent data package)
xbmc-addons-dev - XBMC Media Center (Addons Dev package)
xbmc-bin - XBMC Media Center (binary data package)
xbmc-eventclients-common - XBMC Media Center (Event Client Common package)
xbmc-eventclients-dev - XBMC Media Center (Event Client Dev package)
xbmc-eventclients-j2me - XBMC Media Center (Event Client J2ME package)
xbmc-eventclients-ps3 - XBMC Media Center (Event Client PS3 package)
xbmc-eventclients-wiiremote - XBMC Media Center (Event Client WII Remote support package)
xbmc-eventclients-xbmc-send - XBMC Media Center (Event Client XBMC-SEND package)
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Doesn't seem to list anything related to pvr there?
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#4
(2014-10-14, 00:22)steelhouse Wrote: You mean like this?

#apt-cache search xbmc
libnfo1 - an NFO file parser/writer library
minidlna - lightweight DLNA/UPnP-AV server targeted at embedded systems
xbmc - XBMC Media Center (arch-independent data package)
xbmc-addons-dev - XBMC Media Center (Addons Dev package)
xbmc-bin - XBMC Media Center (binary data package)
xbmc-eventclients-common - XBMC Media Center (Event Client Common package)
xbmc-eventclients-dev - XBMC Media Center (Event Client Dev package)
xbmc-eventclients-j2me - XBMC Media Center (Event Client J2ME package)
xbmc-eventclients-ps3 - XBMC Media Center (Event Client PS3 package)
xbmc-eventclients-wiiremote - XBMC Media Center (Event Client WII Remote support package)
xbmc-eventclients-xbmc-send - XBMC Media Center (Event Client XBMC-SEND package)
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Doesn't seem to list anything related to pvr there?

What ppa are you using?
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#5
apt-cache policy xbmc-pvr* - that'll tell us where that mediaportal addon is coming from, if nothing else...
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