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See also: XBMC Live specific FAQ

XBMCbuntu (aka XBMC Live) is the XBMC Media Center software bundled with an embedded operating-system, all pre-packaged for that set-top-box feeling. XBMC Live also lets you easily boot to the XBMC Live CD in order to demo XBMC Media Center for your friends and family on practically any relatively modern computer, (as long as it was manufactured in the last 5-years or so it should meet the XBMC's minimum requirements).

What is XBMC Live?

XBMC Live is a boot-CD with XBMC Media Center pre-configued to work directly out-of-the-box without touching the users harddrive for demo purposes. Once booted, XBMC Live will give the user the option to either just run it as a demo from only the CD (not touching your harddrive) or do a permanent installation of XBMC Live complete with embedded operating-system onto a 4GB (or larger) USB-flash-memory-stick or your internal harddrive for a dedicated set-top-box style installation of XBMC, currently with Microsoft's Windows MCE (Media Center Edition) Remote with USB IR-receiver receiver dongle as the default supported controller which is supported directly out-of-the-box.

When installed onto a USB flash drive or hard disk drive XBMC Live has the ability to save settings and make updates to XBMC Media Center and the operating-system back onto the USB flash drive or hard disk drive that it is installed onto, this is not possible when running XBMC Live from a Live CD booting from a CD-ROM disc as they are read-only and any changes settings are only temporarily saved until the system is rebooted.

XBMC Live minimum and recommended hardware requirements

How To Install XBMC Live

Installing XBMC Live to an external disk or USB flash drive can be accomplished in three simple steps.

Before installing XBMC Live to USB device (hard drive or flash drive) it is highly recommended that any USB drives other than the one being used for installation be unplugged to prevent the accidental overwrite of data on other drives. Installing XBMC Live will format the selected drive and erase all data on the drive prior to installation.

  1. Download the XBMC Live ISO image from XBMC Downloads and burn it to a CD-R/RW.
  2. Disconnect all USB storage devices other than the drive intended for installation.
  3. Boot your computer using the XBMC Live disc you just created and follow the instructions on the screen. In some cases you may need to change settings in the BIOS of your computer in order to boot to a CD. For more information on booting from a CD, read the About.com article "How to Boot from CD or DVD".
  • When prompted it is recommended that you elect not to set the permanent storage area to "None."

Username and password to the underlying OS environment

Username and password to the underlying OS environment are not needed by average users of XBMC Live, but here they are just in case you want to dig into the (very) advanced possibilities that are available. The default username and password are listed below, but during installation, you will be able to change these to your own username and password. We reccommend that you write down the username and password you have chosen, and store it away in a safe place; 

Username: xbmc
Password: xbmc

XBMC Live running as Live CD

  • Since a Live CD is booted from read-only media, it requires either installation to rewriteable media (i.e. a USB flash drive or hard disk drive) or complete remastering to install additional software or modify the existing files.

XBMC Live installed on USB or HDD

See also: HOW-TO:Install XBMC Live from a USB thumbdrive
  • Some computers, particularly older ones, may not have a BIOS that supports USB booting. Many which do support USB booting may still be unable to boot the device in question. In these cases a computer can often be "redirected" to boot from a USB device through use of an initial bootable CD or floppy disk for live USB installs.
  • In contrast to the Live CD, the data contained on the booting device can be changed and additional data stored on the same device. This allows for Live USB/HDD to be used as personal storage, as it allows a user to carry their preferred operating system, applications, and configuration as well as personal files with them, making it easy to share a single system between multiple users.
  • The absence of moving parts in USB flash devices allows for faster seek time than is possible with hard drives or optical media, meaning all programs will start faster from a USB flash drive than from a local hard disk or Live CD.
  • Due to the additional write cycles that occur on a full-blown installation to a USB flash drive, the life of the USB flash drive may be slightly reduced. This usually does not apply to systems particularly designed for live systems which keep all changes in RAM until the user logs off, and XBMC Live developers have done their best to try to prevent this from happening.

XBMC Media Center

XBMC Live 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.

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