Install using .debs not PPA?

Hey All..

I plan on install XBMC on a large number of machines and dont really want to use the PPA - would kill my bandwidth and a few of the machines dont have access to the internet.

Can someone tell me what .deb files i would need from the PPA - it looks to have a large number so suspect i need more than one....

Cheers, Alex.

Hi there,

Why don't you grab the source via SVN and then compile it on the machines?
If the specs are the same you can even compile it on one and then simply "sudo make install" on the others?

Or just use your own repo.

For ex: http://mediakey.dk/~cc/howto-create-your...epository/

Cheers for the replies,

From reading the fourm compiling it isnt the best way to go about installing XBMC as its sorta half finished if you follow me.

As far as setting my own PPA thats not a bad idea, anyway i can copy the whole contents of the PPA without having to individually save each file?

The best way no know exactly which packages get installed is to add the corresponding repository, and then apt-get install xbmc.

It will tell you *all* the packages installed by default. That simple!

After you install on one machine, go to /var/cache/apt/arquives and copy the necessary packages to a usb stick.

HUDO... you sir are my new best friend, such an obv thing... will give this a go

feel free to close this thread admins

LOL

You're welcome!!

To install locally you can use dpkg -i or double click the file in X.

You can install apt-proxy on one machine.

See:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AptProxy
http://apt-proxy.sourceforge.net/