Deb packages for XMBC
Since the Xbox Media Center was released it was relatively impossible to find the easy way to install it.
XBMC (formerly named “XBox Media Center”) is a free and open source (GPL) media-player and entertainment hub. XBMC can play a very complete spectrum of of multimedia formats, and featuring playlist, audio visualizations, slideshow, and weather forecast functions, together with a multitude of third-party plugins.
Now it is possible to install the XMBC on Ubuntu using deb packges that some people have prepared. Also we can add some repositories to synaptic and install it directly.
You just need to add these repositories to your /etc/apt/sources.list file:
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/team-xbmc-hardy/ubuntu hardy main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/team-xbmc-hardy/ubuntu hardy main
Then install it (and the skins, scripts…):
sudo apt-get install xbmc xbmc-skin-* xbmc-eventclients-*
It’s a nice Media Center, eventhough we have other media centers on GNU/Linux like Elisa or Sofa that are pretty as well.
- Link | Ubuntulife
- Download | Deb packages (if you don’t want to add the repositories)
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