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Sorry to ask a completely n00b question. I'm a long time windows user and I have no idea how to use linux commands.
I have an Acer Revo, to which I installed XBMC via the xbmcfreaks auto-installer. So XBMC loads automatically when I start the computer. I was wondering if there was a way to exit XBMC and get to Ubuntu, so I can surf the web, run torrents, etc.
When I exit XBMC, I get a command prompt, and I don't know how to load Ubuntu from there...
I have a feeling this is a ridiculous question but I can't find the answer after searching for a good while.
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No, it is not a bad question.
I dont know xbmcfreaks auto-installer and I dont know if it is supported here or not.
If we assume it works lile xbmc live you can do this:
if you type:
startx
It will start fluxbox which is a simple window manager. Righ click on background give the menus.
Normally I would advice you to install gnome-core which would replace fluxbox with the gnome desktop.
BUT, for the moment this will break usb auto mount and you dont want do that. I have not been able to fix that yet. I am hoping for some help from the devs.
Instead you can add some stuff to fluxbox but if you add to much gnome stuff it will break...
sudo apt-get install thunar nedit
will at least give you a file explorer and notepad without breaking anything.
This is how I am running for the moment (plus some other basic stuff).
To make it a little more workable we also need a better manu system e.g. fbpanel.
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I would like the full ubuntu, but default to load xbmc on startup. is there a way to do this, or is the xmbcfreaks installer only limited to a minimal ubuntu base system?
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2010-03-19, 04:11
(This post was last modified: 2011-04-26, 10:01 by FishOil.)
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop
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2010-03-21, 05:18
(This post was last modified: 2011-04-26, 10:02 by FishOil.)
If you want to go lighter than gnome you can go with xfce
sudo apt-get install xubuntu-desktop