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'''Download and Install XBMC'''
You can get the XBMC here:
http://xbmc.org/download/
==Windows==
Click the Windows-Logo to get the newest stable Windows-Build for your machine. Download the Setup-File and install it. It will also install the needed libraries (DirectX, C++), so it will take a little bit to complete.
==Mac OS==
Download the current Mac-Version by clicking on the OSX-Logo (or – if you run a PPC – on the OSX- PPC-Link beneath the logo) and save the DMG-File to your drive. Install the DMG by clicking on it. Drag XBMC to your application folder as usual. You can delete the DMG-File after installation.
==Linux==
The installation varies between the different distributions of Linux. You may want to take a look at the XBMC-Wiki; you’ll find instructions for the various distributions: [[HOW-TO:Install XBMC for Linux]]
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After the installation launch your XBMC. You will be presented with the following screen:
[[File:Dharma Guide 01.png]]
You will notice that you cannot do anything right now, the Videos-Section is completely empty and so is everything else. We are going to change that in the next step.

Revision as of 19:17, 5 October 2011

Dharma Guide/Contents Download and Install XBMC

You can get the XBMC here:

http://xbmc.org/download/

Windows

Click the Windows-Logo to get the newest stable Windows-Build for your machine. Download the Setup-File and install it. It will also install the needed libraries (DirectX, C++), so it will take a little bit to complete.

Mac OS

Download the current Mac-Version by clicking on the OSX-Logo (or – if you run a PPC – on the OSX- PPC-Link beneath the logo) and save the DMG-File to your drive. Install the DMG by clicking on it. Drag XBMC to your application folder as usual. You can delete the DMG-File after installation.

Linux

The installation varies between the different distributions of Linux. You may want to take a look at the XBMC-Wiki; you’ll find instructions for the various distributions: HOW-TO:Install XBMC for Linux




After the installation launch your XBMC. You will be presented with the following screen:

File:Dharma Guide 01.png

You will notice that you cannot do anything right now, the Videos-Section is completely empty and so is everything else. We are going to change that in the next step.