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<section begin="intro" />XBMCbuntu is a combination XBMC/operating system for use on PCs that are mainly just running XBMC. It is an alternative to installing Windows or a larger (and sometimes more complicated) Linux-based OS.<section end="intro" /><br />
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== Hardware requirements ==<br />
{{see also|Supported hardware}}<br />
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XBMCbuntu should work with the general hardware requirements for Linux:<br />
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{{#lst:Supported hardware|Linux}}<br />
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== Installing ==<br />
{{main|HOW-TO:Install KodiBuntu from a USB drive}}<br />
XBMCbuntu comes in an ISO form that can be written to a USB drive or burned to an optical disc.<br />
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Download the current stable KodiBuntu/XBMCbuntu image from: '''<code>http://xbmc.org/download/</code>'''<br />
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* Unlike XBMCbuntu '''v12''', '''v13''' has only one iso image file for all x86 computers, regardless of GPU.<br />
* Currently, only a '''64-bit''' version is available, but this should cover the vast majority of users.}}<br />
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== Upgrading Kodi Media Center ==<br />
{{main|HOW-TO:Install XBMC for Linux#Upgrading}}<br />
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=== Upgrading the OS ===<br />
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Current XBMCbuntu is based on a LTS release (long term release) which is supported for 5 years, this means that you wont require to upgrade the OS base in order to obtain updated or upgrade application packages.<br />
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See [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases Current Ubuntu releases] if your current distro is listed under End of life table, you will need to upgrade your OS to a supported release.<br />
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However should you need to upgrade the OS base a quick how-to follows.<br />
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{{#lst:XBMCbuntu FAQ|upgradeOS}}<br />
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== XBMCbuntu FAQ ==<br />
{{See|XBMCbuntu_FAQ}}<br />
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== Basic use ==<br />
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=== Desktop mode ===<br />
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XBMCbuntu can boot directly into XBMC or it can also boot into a desktop mode for using applications such as a web browser.<br />
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In order to enter desktop mode, exit XBMC and on the login screen use the top-right pulldown menu and select the proper session, which will be XBMCbuntu.<br />
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{{note|If you last booted directly or switched to desktop and shutdown the HTPC while in desktop, on next reboot you will get the last used session by default.}} <br />
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To return to XBMC, logout again and select XBMC as session in the top-right pulldown menu.<br />
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=== Login ===<br />
To login to the command line interface press {{keypress|Ctrl|Alt|F1 - F6 }} or connect over [[SSH]] with the following login information:<br />
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'''username:''' xbmc<br /><br />
'''password:''' none<br />
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=== Media center ===<br />
XBMCbuntu contains [[XBMC for Linux]] compiled with the 'standalone' mode, this enabled certain functions that are not available in normal XBMC installations (Windows, Mac Linux), these functions include Power Management, and Network Management.<br />
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=== Using desktop mode ===<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Linux]]<br />
* [[HOW-TO:Install XBMC for Linux]]<br />
* [[OpenELEC]]<br />
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