[waynec42]

Ok, I give up. I'm a windows user and haven't a clue about installing things on Ubuntu( so I've found out). After I failed with XbmcLive, a friend told me to install ubuntu then install XBMC onto it because it's really stable and it will also fix a video driver problem.

Can someone explain to a new Ubuntu user a step by step method of installing XBMC (I'm use to downloading an exe file and running it).

I've found alot of forums about installing things but they seem to assume you're already a genius and know all about Ubuntu and linux. I'm no genuis. All I want to do is use XBMC (I have it on an xbox and it's excellent).

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Wayne.

[succo]

here it is
basically, add the launchpad repositories for your distro and apt-get install xbmc

[waynec42]

here it is
basically, add the launchpad repositories for your distro and apt-get install xbmc

Ummmmm.....and how do I do that?

[matchsmalone]

Ummmmm.....and how do I do that?

Welcome to the world of linux.

To add the sources to the repositories, open a terminal (I'm assuming you can at least get that far) and type:

Code:

sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

"gedit" is a text editor, and you are basically opening the sources config file. After you've run the above command, add the following two lines to the end of the file, and save:

Code:

http://ppa.launchpad.net/team-xbmc-hardy/ubuntu hardy main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/team-xbmc-hardy/ubuntu hardy main

Then run each of the next two commands:

Code:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install xbmc

That will get you the basic installation. If you want more skins, scripts, remote support, you can also run:

Code:

sudo apt-get install xbmc-skin-* xbmc-eventclients-* xbmc-scripts

That should do it.

[BLKMGK]

or... http://wiki.xbmc.org/?title=HOW-TO_compi...ource_code

[JH5386]

Hi. I'm having some problem getting this installed. I'm running Ubuntu 8.04. My video card is Intel Corporation Mobile GM965/GL960 Using the below way ,not compiling from source code, i get this:

Code:

jdizzle@jdizzle-laptop:~$ sudo apt-get update
E: Type 'http://ppa.launchpad.net/team-xbmc-hardy/ubuntu' is not known on line 50 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list

Compiling from source ,http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=HOW...ource_code I get:

Code:

jdizzle@jdizzle-laptop:~$ cd $HOME/XBMC
jdizzle@jdizzle-laptop:~/XBMC$ ./configure
checking build system type... i686-pc-linux-gnulibc1
checking host system type... i686-pc-linux-gnulibc1
configure: error: ==unsupported host

I'm sure I'm doing something wrong.Thanx

[XBMCAJB2K3]

Why aren't you just installing it as matchsmalone posted?
There's no need to compile then.
Worked with my 8.04 setup but I find its far easer to download the live cd image, burn to cd and run off the cd.
or
open up synaptic, goto setting>reposittorys.
Click the third parties tab, and then the Add button.
Add

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/team-xbmc-hardy/ubuntu hardy main

and

deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/team-xbmc-hardy/ubuntu hardy main

click ok/close to shut the panel, refresh the list by clicking the refresh button,
Click on any item in the right hand panel then start typing xbmc.
If done correct it will highlight XBMC,
Click on the box on the jeft of the line to select it the click on apply to install it.

Far simpler then trying to compile.

[matchsmalone]

Hi. I'm having some problem getting this installed. I'm running Ubuntu 8.04. My video card is Intel Corporation Mobile GM965/GL960 Using the below way ,not compiling from source code, i get this:

Code:

jdizzle@jdizzle-laptop:~$ sudo apt-get update
E: Type 'http://ppa.launchpad.net/team-xbmc-hardy/ubuntu' is not known on line 50 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list

It looks like you didn't add the source correctly. From the error message above, it looks like you have:

Code:

http://ppa.launchpad.net/team-xbmc-hardy/ubuntu

When it should be:

Code:

http://ppa.launchpad.net/team-xbmc-hardy/ubuntu hardy main

You should probably double check that you have "hardy main" at the end of both the deb and the deb-src lines. See my post above, or XBMCAJB2K3's if you prefer to use the GUI.

Hope this helps, good luck.

[JH5386]

Got it! I didn't realize the above tut didn't have deb in front of http.My bad
Thanx matchsmalone and XBMCAJB2K3

Code:

http://ppa.launchpad.net/team-xbmc-hardy/ubuntu hardy main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/team-xbmc-hardy/ubuntu hardy main

[XBMCAJB2K3]

Got it! I didn't realize the above tut didn't have deb in front of http.My bad
Thanx matchsmalone and XBMCAJB2K3

Code:

http://ppa.launchpad.net/team-xbmc-hardy/ubuntu hardy main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/team-xbmc-hardy/ubuntu hardy main

No problem, Just glad to be able to help instead of moan.

[matchsmalone]

Got it! I didn't realize the above tut didn't have deb in front of http.My bad
Thanx matchsmalone and XBMCAJB2K3

No, that would be my bad. Sorry for the confusion, but you are correct, there should be a deb at the front.

Glad you got it working regardless.