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Karellen at 00:04, 8 July 2020

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	You may want to have a look at this MythTV article [[MythTV\|here (link)]]		You may want to have a look at this MythTV article [[Archive:MythTV\|here (link)]]

Karellen at 22:12, 17 June 2020

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	A more updated minimal install article is [[XBMCbuntu~~\|located here]]~~.		A more updated minimal install article is XBMCbuntu.

	The purpose of this guide is to give a helping hand to those users who are completely new to XBMC Media Center and Linux, and users who still want to build a Linux based, dedicated [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_theater_PC HTPC (Home Theater PC)], in a true living-room media center computer setup, but do not have any knowledge and experience about the Linux world.		The purpose of this guide is to give a helping hand to those users who are completely new to XBMC Media Center and Linux, and users who still want to build a Linux based, dedicated [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_theater_PC HTPC (Home Theater PC)], in a true living-room media center computer setup, but do not have any knowledge and experience about the Linux world.

	You always have the chance to try [[XBMC Live]] to demo and test out XBMC Media Center running on top of Linux, but if you want to have more control and more customization possibilities, then a Linux installation like described in this guide might be more suitable.		You always have the chance to try XBMC Live to demo and test out XBMC Media Center running on top of Linux, but if you want to have more control and more customization possibilities, then a Linux installation like described in this guide might be more suitable.

	In case you have any issues/ questions and comments, feel free to visit [http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?t=44019 this forum thread]		In case you have any issues/ questions and comments, feel free to visit [http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?t=44019 this forum thread]

Ned Scott: Ned Scott moved page HOW-TO:Install XBMC on Ubuntu/HOW-TO 2 to Archive:HOW-TO:Install XBMC on Ubuntu/HOW-TO 2

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Ned Scott at 09:10, 27 June 2013

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	A more updated minimal install article is [[XBMCbuntu\|located here]].		A more updated minimal install article is [[XBMCbuntu\|located here]].

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	You may want to have a look at this MythTV article [[MythTV\|here (link)]]		You may want to have a look at this MythTV article [[MythTV\|here (link)]]

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>UNiversal at 19:54, 7 April 2013

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	A more updated minimal install article is [[XBMCbuntu\|located here]].		A more updated minimal install article is [[XBMCbuntu\|located here]].

>UNiversal: /* Sound configuration in XBMC */

2012-11-25T16:24:38Z

Sound configuration in XBMC

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	'''''For HDMI:'''''<br />		'''''For HDMI:'''''<br />
	To have analog and navigation sound working:<br />		To have analog and navigation sound working:<br />
	~~<div style="height: 32px; border: thin inset black; background: #E6E6FA">~~
	# sudo nano /etc/asound.conf		# sudo nano /etc/asound.conf
	~~</div><br />~~
	and insert the following lines:		and insert the following lines:
	<~~div style="height: auto; border: thin inset black; background: #E6E6FA"~~>
	pcm.!default {		<pre>pcm.!default {
	type plug		type plug
	slave {		slave {
	pcm "hdmi"		pcm "hdmi"
	}		}
	}</~~div><br /~~>		</pre>
	then save the file.<br />		then save the file.<br />

>UNiversal: /* Wake On Lan */ yey now when I get to update all these outdated how-tos that still have some valid information my eyes wont hurt so dammed much

2012-11-25T16:23:27Z

Wake On Lan: yey now when I get to update all these outdated how-tos that still have some valid information my eyes wont hurt so dammed much

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	= Wake On Lan =		= Wake On Lan =

	~~<div style="height: 32px; border: thin inset black; background: #E6E6FA">~~
	# sudo apt-get install -y ethtool		# sudo apt-get install -y ethtool
	~~</div><br />~~
	~~<div style="height: 32px; border: thin inset black; background: #E6E6FA">~~
	# sudo nano /etc/init.d/wol.sh		# sudo nano /etc/init.d/wol.sh
	~~</div>~~

	Copy the following text into it, then save the file:		Copy the following text into it, then save the file:

	~~<div style="height: 32px; border: thin inset black; background: #E6E6FA">~~		ethtool -s eth0 wol g
	ethtool -s eth0 wol g
	~~</div><br />~~
	Make this newly created script executable:		Make this newly created script executable:
	~~<div style="height: 32px; border: thin inset black; background: #E6E6FA">~~
	# sudo chmod a+x /etc/init.d/wol.sh		# sudo chmod a+x /etc/init.d/wol.sh
	~~</div><br />~~
	Make it start during boot:		Make it start during boot:
	~~<div style="height: 32px; border: thin inset black; background: #E6E6FA">~~
	# sudo update-rc.d -f wol.sh defaults		# sudo update-rc.d -f wol.sh defaults
	~~</div>~~

	<br />		<br />

	= Sound configuration in XBMC =		= Sound configuration in XBMC =

>UNiversal: /* Enable thermal monitoring */ humph

2012-11-25T16:20:48Z

Enable thermal monitoring: humph

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	To install the necessary package:		To install the necessary package:
	~~<div style="height: 32px; border: thin inset black; background: #E6E6FA">~~
	# sudo apt-get install -y lm-sensors		# sudo apt-get install -y lm-sensors
	~~</div>~~

	Once lm-sensors installed, you have to run sensor detection to identify your sensors:		Once lm-sensors installed, you have to run sensor detection to identify your sensors:
	~~<div style="height: 32px; border: thin inset black; background: #E6E6FA">~~
	# sudo sensors-detect		# sudo sensors-detect
	~~</div>~~
	There will be a lot of questions here, but you can answer by "enter" key to all of them except the last question which is "Do you want to add these lines automatically?" At here, you have to type "yes", then enter.'''.		There will be a lot of questions here, but you can answer by "enter" key to all of them except the last question which is "Do you want to add these lines automatically?" At here, you have to type "yes", then enter.'''.


	Reboot the computer:		Reboot the computer:
	~~<div style="height: 32px; border: thin inset black; background: #E6E6FA">~~
	# sudo reboot		# sudo reboot
	~~</div>~~

	After rebooted, check if the sensors are working:		After rebooted, check if the sensors are working:
	~~<div style="height: 32px; border: thin inset black; background: #E6E6FA">~~
	# sensors -u		# sensors -u
	~~</div>~~
	You should see the output of the sensors here.<br />		You should see the output of the sensors here.<br />

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	To let XBMC detect your CPU temps provided by lm-sensors, you have to edit your advancedsettings.xml and insert the following:		To let XBMC detect your CPU temps provided by lm-sensors, you have to edit your advancedsettings.xml and insert the following:
	~~<div style="height: auto; border: thin inset black; background: #E6E6FA">~~
	<advancedsettings~~> <br /~~>		<advancedsettings>
	<cputempcommand>sensors\|sed -ne "s/Core 1: \+[-+]$[0-9]\+$.*/\1 C/p"</cputempcommand~~> <br /~~>		<cputempcommand>sensors\|sed -ne "s/Core 1: \+[-+]$[0-9]\+$.*/\1 C/p"</cputempcommand>
	</advancedsettings~~> <br />~~		</advancedsettings>
	~~</div> <br /~~>

	== XBMC GPU (nvidia) temp detection ==		== XBMC GPU (nvidia) temp detection ==
	To let XBMC detect your GPU temps provided by nvidia-settings, you have to edit your advancedsettings.xml and insert the following:		To let XBMC detect your GPU temps provided by nvidia-settings, you have to edit your advancedsettings.xml and insert the following:
	~~<div style="height: auto; border: thin inset black; background: #E6E6FA">~~
	<advancedsettings~~> <br /~~>		<advancedsettings>
	<gputempcommand>echo "$(nvidia-settings -tq gpuCoreTemp) C"</gputempcommand~~> <br /~~>		<gputempcommand>echo "$(nvidia-settings -tq gpuCoreTemp) C"</gputempcommand>
	</advancedsettings~~> <br /~~>		</advancedsettings>
	~~</div>~~

>UNiversal: /* Install Splash */ ARGH

2012-11-25T16:17:50Z

Install Splash: ARGH

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	'''NEXT STEP'''<br />		'''NEXT STEP'''<br />
	~~<div style="height: 32px; border: thin inset black; background: #E6E6FA">~~
	# sudo apt-get -y install usplash libusplash-dev		# sudo apt-get -y install usplash libusplash-dev
	~~</div>~~

	'''NEXT STEP Hardy''' - <span style="color:red">Skip this and jump to '''''NEXT STEP Intrepid or Jaunty''''', if you are installing Intepid or Jaunty</span> <br />		'''NEXT STEP Hardy''' - <span style="color:red">Skip this and jump to '''''NEXT STEP Intrepid or Jaunty''''', if you are installing Intepid or Jaunty</span> <br />
	~~<div style="height: 32px; border: thin inset black; background: #E6E6FA">~~
	# sudo apt-get -y install usplash-theme-ubuntu		# sudo apt-get -y install usplash-theme-ubuntu
	~~</div>~~

	'''NEXT STEP Hardy''' - <span style="color:red">Skip this and jump to '''''NEXT STEP Intrepid or Jaunty''''', if you are installing Intepid or Jaunty</span> <br />		'''NEXT STEP Hardy''' - <span style="color:red">Skip this and jump to '''''NEXT STEP Intrepid or Jaunty''''', if you are installing Intepid or Jaunty</span> <br />
	'''<span style="color:red">CHOICE 1</span> - Downloading spinner-blue'''<br />		'''<span style="color:red">CHOICE 1</span> - Downloading spinner-blue'''<br />
	~~<div style="height: 32px; border: thin inset black; background: #E6E6FA">~~
	# sudo wget http://217.20.138.65/xbmc/splash/usplash-spinner-hardy.so -O /usr/lib/usplash/usplash-theme-ubuntu.so		# sudo wget http://217.20.138.65/xbmc/splash/usplash-spinner-hardy.so -O /usr/lib/usplash/usplash-theme-ubuntu.so
	~~</div>~~

	'''NEXT STEP Hardy''' - <span style="color:red">Skip this and jump to '''''NEXT STEP Intrepid or Jaunty''''', if you are installing Intepid or Jaunty</span> <br />		'''NEXT STEP Hardy''' - <span style="color:red">Skip this and jump to '''''NEXT STEP Intrepid or Jaunty''''', if you are installing Intepid or Jaunty</span> <br />
	'''<span style="color:red">CHOICE 2</span> - Downloading pulsating-logo'''<br />		'''<span style="color:red">CHOICE 2</span> - Downloading pulsating-logo'''<br />
	~~<div style="height: 32px; border: thin inset black; background: #E6E6FA">~~
	# sudo wget http://217.20.138.65/xbmc/splash/usplash-pulsating-hardy.so -O /usr/lib/usplash/usplash-theme-ubuntu.so		# sudo wget http://217.20.138.65/xbmc/splash/usplash-pulsating-hardy.so -O /usr/lib/usplash/usplash-theme-ubuntu.so
	~~</div>~~

	'''NEXT STEP Intrepid''' - <span style="color:red">Skip this and jump to '''''NEXT STEP Jaunty''''', if you are installing Jaunty</span> <br />		'''NEXT STEP Intrepid''' - <span style="color:red">Skip this and jump to '''''NEXT STEP Jaunty''''', if you are installing Jaunty</span> <br />
	'''<span style="color:red">CHOICE 1</span> - Downloading spinner-blue'''<br />		'''<span style="color:red">CHOICE 1</span> - Downloading spinner-blue'''<br />
	~~<div style="height: 32px; border: thin inset black; background: #E6E6FA">~~
	# sudo wget http://217.20.138.65/xbmc/splash/usplash-spinner-intrepid.so -O /usr/lib/usplash/usplash-theme-ubuntu.so		# sudo wget http://217.20.138.65/xbmc/splash/usplash-spinner-intrepid.so -O /usr/lib/usplash/usplash-theme-ubuntu.so
	~~</div>~~

	'''NEXT STEP Intrepid''' - <span style="color:red">Skip this and jump to '''''NEXT STEP Jaunty''''', if you are installing Jaunty</span> <br />		'''NEXT STEP Intrepid''' - <span style="color:red">Skip this and jump to '''''NEXT STEP Jaunty''''', if you are installing Jaunty</span> <br />
	'''<span style="color:red">CHOICE 2</span> - Downloading pulsating-logo'''<br />		'''<span style="color:red">CHOICE 2</span> - Downloading pulsating-logo'''<br />
	~~<div style="height: 32px; border: thin inset black; background: #E6E6FA">~~
	# sudo wget http://217.20.138.65/xbmc/splash/usplash-pulsating-intrepid.so -O /usr/lib/usplash/usplash-theme-ubuntu.so		# sudo wget http://217.20.138.65/xbmc/splash/usplash-pulsating-intrepid.so -O /usr/lib/usplash/usplash-theme-ubuntu.so
	~~</div>~~

	'''NEXT STEP Jaunty'''<br />		'''NEXT STEP Jaunty'''<br />
	'''<span style="color:red">CHOICE 1</span> - spinner-blue'''<br />		'''<span style="color:red">CHOICE 1</span> - spinner-blue'''<br />
	~~<div style="height: 32px; border: thin inset black; background: #E6E6FA">~~
	# sudo wget http://217.20.138.65/xbmc/splash/usplash-spinner-jaunty.so -O /usr/lib/usplash/usplash-theme-ubuntu.so		# sudo wget http://217.20.138.65/xbmc/splash/usplash-spinner-jaunty.so -O /usr/lib/usplash/usplash-theme-ubuntu.so
	~~</div>~~

	'''NEXT STEP Jaunty'''<br />		'''NEXT STEP Jaunty'''<br />
	'''<span style="color:red">CHOICE 2</span> - Downloading pulsating-logo'''<br />		'''<span style="color:red">CHOICE 2</span> - Downloading pulsating-logo'''<br />
	~~<div style="height: 32px; border: thin inset black; background: #E6E6FA">~~
	# sudo wget http://217.20.138.65/xbmc/splash/usplash-pulsating-jaunty.so -O /usr/lib/usplash/usplash-theme-ubuntu.so		# sudo wget http://217.20.138.65/xbmc/splash/usplash-pulsating-jaunty.so -O /usr/lib/usplash/usplash-theme-ubuntu.so
	~~</div>~~


	'''NEXT STEP'''<br />		'''NEXT STEP'''<br />
	~~<div style="height: 32px; border: thin inset black; background: #E6E6FA">~~
	# sudo nano /etc/usplash.conf		# sudo nano /etc/usplash.conf
	~~</div>~~

	and set your desired splash resolution, so inserting the following to here.		and set your desired splash resolution, so inserting the following to here.
	('''''Please note:''''' this is a FullHD example):		('''''Please note:''''' this is a FullHD example):

	~~<div style="height: auto; border: thin inset black; background: #E6E6FA">~~
	xres=1920<br />		xres=1920<br />
	yres=1080		yres=1080
	~~</div>~~

	'''NEXT STEP'''<br />		'''NEXT STEP'''<br />
	~~<div style="height: 32px; border: thin inset black; background: #E6E6FA">~~
	# sudo update-initramfs -u		# sudo update-initramfs -u
	~~</div>~~

	<br />		<br />

>UNiversal: /* Power Management */

2012-11-25T16:15:32Z

Power Management

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	'''NEXT STEP'''<br />		'''NEXT STEP'''<br />
	~~<div style="height: 32px; border: thin inset black; background: #E6E6FA">~~
	# sudo wget http://217.20.138.65/xbmc/PolicyKit.conf -O /etc/PolicyKit/PolicyKit.conf		# sudo wget http://217.20.138.65/xbmc/PolicyKit.conf -O /etc/PolicyKit/PolicyKit.conf
	~~</div>~~
	Please note: if you installed your system with username other than "xbmc" during the installation, you have to modify the file according to the username.		Please note: if you installed your system with username other than "xbmc" during the installation, you have to modify the file according to the username.

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	'''NEXT STEP'''<br />		'''NEXT STEP'''<br />
	~~<div style="height: 32px; border: thin inset black; background: #E6E6FA">~~
	# sudo apt-get install powernowd		# sudo apt-get install powernowd
	~~</div>~~

	<br />		<br />