Ubuntu Unleashed: Introducing XBMC MEDIA CENTER For Ubuntu Intrepid, Hardy, and Gutsy!

Introducing XBMC MEDIA CENTER For Ubuntu Intrepid, Hardy, and Gutsy!

Labels: Applications, Howto, Media Center Posted by defcon on Saturday, November 15, 2008 at 8:45 PM

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XBMC is an award winning media center application for Linux, Mac OS X, Windows and XBox. The ultimate hub for all your media, XBMC is easy to use, looks slick, and has a large helpful community.

Howto Install:
Open System->Administration->Software Sources->Third Party Software
Click on Add
Add the source specific to your version of Ubuntu:

Gutsy PPA
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/team-xbmc-gutsy/ubuntu gutsy main deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/team-xbmc-gutsy/ubuntu gutsy main

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

Intrepid PPA
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/team-xbmc-intrepid/ubuntu intrepid main deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/team-xbmc-intrepid/ubuntu intrepid main

For More Advanced Users Here is the SVN PPA:
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/xbmc-addons/ubuntu intrepid main deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/xbmc-addons/ubuntu intrepid main deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/xbmc-addons/ubuntu hardy main deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/xbmc-addons/ubuntu hardy main deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/xbmc-addons/ubuntu gutsy main deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/xbmc-addons/ubuntu gutsy main

Click Here to Install or search for xbmc in synaptic

More info From the developer here

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steven · 854 weeks ago

nice posting, I've done what you told me to do, and I am curious, when I moved the windows, there is left window from the previous one, it seem it is not good refresh, so the background still left in the screen. How to fixed it up ? Thank you

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ToshibaWarrior · 854 weeks ago

I have the exact same problem...I really don't know why it's happening, but I'll be grateful if someone finds a way to fix this. Although it seems impossible, looks like it's some incompatibility issue with something in the wussiwassi inside the OpenGL of mother of all drivers....I don't think it's something that can be fixed via CLI.........

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Fujiko Fujio · 854 weeks ago

Wow this looks so neat, however still buggy on ubuntu, whenever I try to fast forward or pause a video the sound crashes and had to end up restarting the system each time otherwise there is a weird noise that keeps repeating itself. I hope those bugs can be fixed.

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tommy · 840 weeks ago

any issues related to crashing could be down to pulseaudio, try completely removing it from ubuntu and like me you may find pausing etc whilst watching a video is bug free

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Mike Sierra · 854 weeks ago

Fujio: the program crash with pulseaudio. so easy way is just kill Pulseaudio and try 'traditional' ALSA. on your terminal...
$sudo killall pulseaudio
$sudo alsa force-reload
then go to system-setting-sound, change all options to ALSA.
try XBMC again. I hope you guys solve the problem.

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Dizzy · 849 weeks ago

Hey fuji i have the same problem, but I haven't tried the "fix" from sierra. I'm also having a problem with streaming video. every couple of minutes or so the video speeds up and i miss a few minutes of dialogue.