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'''F'''requently '''A'''sked '''Q'''uestions for KodiBuntu (formally known as XBMCbuntu).
 
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===What is XBMC Live?===
 
:'''XBMC Live''' is the XBMC Media Center software bundled with a embedded operating-system, for that set-top-box feeling. XBMC Live also lets you easily boot to the XBMC Live CD in order to demo XBMC 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).  
== General FAQ ==
:<big>''See also: '''All platforms FAQ''' for FAQs that apply to all versions of Kodi.''</big>
:<big>''See also: '''Linux FAQ''' for general Kodi on Linux questions.''</big>
 
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{{FAQ|1=what_version
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| Question=What version of Lubuntu is used by the current Kodibuntu?
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: For v13 and v14, Kodibuntu is based on Lubuntu 14.04LTS (Trusty Tahr)
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{{FAQ|1=upgrading
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HOW-TO:Install Kodi for Linux#Upgrading
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== Drivers ==
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{{FAQ|1=upgrade_drivers
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| Question=How can I Upgrade NVidia drivers in Ubuntu/Kodibuntu and variants?
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<section begin="Upgrade_nvidia_driver />
Nvidia as well as drivers suppliers for Ubuntu and variants, recommended user to install these packages via repositories provided!
The maintainers ensure the drivers are correct and compatible to the distro being targeted.
 
<syntaxhighlighter lang=bash enclose="div">
sudo apt-get install python-software-properties pkg-config
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-x-swat/x-updates
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install nvidia-current nvidia-settings
</syntaxhighlighter><br />
 
Alternatively, there is now a repository for Nvidia graphics drivers containing upto the latest proprietary GPU drivers. You can specify the driver version that you want to install.
 
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sudo apt-get install python-software-properties pkg-config
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:graphics-drivers/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install nvidia-XXX nvidia-settings libvdpau1
(XXX being the selected driver version, e.g. 355)
</syntaxhighlighter><br />
A list of available driver versions can be found at [http://launchpad.net/~graphics-drivers/+archive/ubuntu/ppa launchpad.net/~graphics-drivers/+archive/ubuntu/ppa] .


:XBMC Live CD can also create a bootable USB disk with which a completely independent OS can be booted, thus not requiring any modifications to the host PC disk.
{{forum link2|[[forum:142220|Nvidia Drivers updates Kodibuntu]] (Ubuntu and variants forum discussion thread)}}<br />
}}<section end="Upgrade_nvidia_driver" />
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===Does XBMC Live support Blu-ray or HD DVD playback with or without menus?===
== Handling files & Backups ==
:No. There is not yet any C/C++ open source software out there yet capable of fully playing back Blu-ray or HD DVD so we can not add the code from somewhere in any case. [http://www.ffmpeg.org FFmpeg (the open source codec-suit that XBMC uses)] will probably relativly soon be able to decode all audio and video codecs used in both Blu-ray and HD DVD, but even when that happens you still have to get around the DRM encryptions used by the disc formats and there is not yet any C/C++ open source software library capable of that on-the-fly, nither is there any C/C++ open source software library out there capable of displaying Blu-ray or HD DVD menus. XBMC need C/C++ open source software libraries for all of these things to fully support Blu-ray or HD DVD playback.


===How long time does it take to start XBMC Live?===
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:The time it takes to do a cold boot (from when the system is totally powered down) mostly depends on how long it takes for your motherboard to to complete the P.O.S.T. (Power On Self Test), on some motherboards the POST take 2 seconds (like on a IBM/Lenovo ThinkPad laptop) while on others it might take up to 30 seconds.  
{{FAQ|1=transferring_files
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| Question=How can I transfer files to/from Kodibuntu?
| Answer=
Use SFTP with a client such as Cyberduck or FileZilla or scp via SSH within Linux/OS X shell. '''username and password''' is '''xbmc''', '''kodi''', blank or the Kodi password selected during install.
}}
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:The good news is that XBMC Live supports Suspend, (look under XBMC settings in the GUI), and power-up from suspend takes about 3-seconds on most computers. Suspend (S3) mode on a computer is like a TV Stand-By mode, it that the system does not completely power-off but instead shutdown almost completely while still providing electricity to RAM (Random Access Memory) keeping everything saved, drawing perhaps around 1 WATT per hour while in this Suspend mode,, (most Apple Mac desktop computers use this as default making them really fast to 'boot').
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{{FAQ|1=Backup
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| Question=How can I backup all my settings to restore them if something goes wrong?
| Answer=
You can use the Add-on:Backup Backup and restore your Kodi database and configuration files in the event of a crash or file corruption.


===How can I transfer files to/from XBMC Live?===
Alternatively if you do not wish to use a addon, you can navigate to your userdata folder and copy/archive all its contents to a external drive. This can be achieved various ways, depending on your OS.
:FTP access has been superseded by SCP/SFTP. On Windows, use a client like WinSCP or FileZilla and use xbmc/xbmc as username/password.
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===How can I backup all my settings to restore them if something goes wrong?===
== Connectivity ==
:Save the file "ext3fs.img" and you will be done, unless you won't be able to boot any more from the flash drive; in this last case a rebuild is due, but you can then restore your last known good file on the brand new build
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{{FAQ|1=connectivity
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| Question=How can I connect a bluetooth keyboard/mouse/remote??
| Answer=
A good way to decipher this is to:
:See this video:http://lubuntu.net/blog/lubuntu-screencast-bluetooth
}}
|}


===How do I skip the boot menu and have XBMC Live boot automatically?===
== Troubleshooting ==
:To autoboot on the USB version, open syslinux.cfg from the USB Stick, move


:default x
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{{FAQ|1=audio_issues
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| Question=What if I have audio issues with Kodibuntu?
| Answer=
You can look at the audio troubleshooting page below, if your problems persist, you can always try to search for answers to your problem in forums and if none are found open your own thread.
Remember to have Log file handy in pastebin, in such cases.
}}


:to the top of the file and choose x as the number you want to boot (1 is nvidia, 2 is ATI/AMD, 3 is Intel), remove the # from the line containing "timeout" and choose a timeout in seconds, ie 1.
{{FAQ|1=window_too_big
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| Question=Can't install, because the install window is too big?
| Answer=
In the event you come across this issue, you can look at adapting the solutions proposed in the forum post below.
:See [[forum:126453|Can't install because the install window is too big?]]
}}


===How do I configure the graphic part of XBMC Live?===
{{FAQ|1=text_too_small
:If you have a working xorg.conf, create a directory on the XBMC Live USB drive called "config" (no quotes) and place a copy of the working xorg.conf there. That way the file will be merged into the live filesystem and used by Xorg.
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| Question=Can't install because the text is too small?
| Answer=
In the event you come across this issue, you can look at adapting the solutions proposed in the forum post below.
:See [[forum:126453|Can't install because the text is too small?]]
}}
|}


===What are the minimum requirement and recommended hardware for XBMC===
:For end-users the recommended minimum requirement is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X86 x86-based computer], with a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphics_Processing_Unit 3D GPU (Graphics Processing Unit)] that at least supports [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shader_model Shader Model 3.0] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenGL OpenGL 2.0] (that features 24bpp or 32bpp for 3D hardware-acceleration support, which XBMC GUI need to run smoothly at an acceptable frame-rate). Graphic adapters that support [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DirectX DirectX version 9.0c] or later usually meet all of those mentioned requirements, ([[Team-XBMC]] recommends [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nvidia NVIDIA GeForce 6150 or later] as NVIDIA are currently the manufacturer that offers [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphics_hardware_and_FOSS good device-drivers for Linux] (and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nvidia NVIDIA GeForce 6150 or later] supports OpenGL 2.0).


====XBMC Live minimum requirements====
== Upgrading Ubuntu / Kodibuntu ==
:*x86 (Intel/AMD-based) processor computer capable of booting to CD-ROM.
<section begin="upgradeOS" />
:**[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentium_4 Intel Pentium 4], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentium_M Intel Pentium M], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athlon_64 AMD Athlon XP/64], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opteron AMD Opteron], or newer CPU (that support [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streaming_SIMD_Extensions SSE]).
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:**Fast modern dual-core processor is required to decode H.264 videos in FullHD (1080p).
{{FAQ|1=Upgrading_OS_base
:**For clarification; XBMC Live does not work on the Xbox game-console.
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:*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radeon ATI/AMD], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_GMA Intel], or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GeForce NVIDIA] (recommended) graphic controller which supports [[XBMC for Linux specific FAQ|OpenGL 1.3 (+ GLSL) or later (2.0 recommended)]].
| Question=How do I upgrade the Kodibuntu base OS?
:**[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radeon ATI Radeon R420 (X800)] or newer supported, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radeon ATI Radeon R700 (HD 4000)] or newer recommended.
| Answer=
:**[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_GMA Intel GMA 950 (945G)] or newer supported, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_GMA#GMA_X4500_2 Intel GMA 4500] and newer recommended.
To actually upgrade the underlying Linux which "Kodibuntu" is based on, it is possible to do so via release upgrade.
:**[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GeForce NVIDIA GeForce 6-Series] and newer supported, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GeForce GeForce 8-Series] and newer recommended.
:*Optional is to install to a 2GB (or larger) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB_flash_drive USB-flash-drive].
:**If you like to install XBMC Live to USB then note that it [http://www.u3.com/uninstall/default.aspx can not still have U3 software on it (so uninstall that first)].
:**Larger than 2GB is if you have a lot of media as covers are cached on it.


=== Why is a OpenGL 2.0 compatible graphic-controller the recommended minimum for XBMC? ===
There are advantages and disadvantages to doing so. It's not a method recommended lightly to inexperienced users, doing so means you understand and accept responsibility for breaking your system.
:OpenGL 2.0 is not really the current minimum requirement to run XBMC, as in reality XBMC will today run with only OpenGL 1.4 + [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GLSL GLSL] support (everything else has fall-backs to be runned in software on the CPU, slower than GPU hardware though), however to be sure to stay future-proof Team-XBMC have decided that the OpenGL 2.0 is the recommended minimum requirement.  


=====Currently OpenGL 2.0 hardware is only needed for...=====
{{redv|'''BACKUP!'''| Never attempt any upgrades without having proper backups of the files you consider important or value or have a full system image/backup of working system you can restore.}}
:* Any deinterlacing that is not linear blending, (FFmpeg does linear blending in software on the CPU)
{{greenv|'''RECOMMENDED!'''|It is possible (in order to preserve systems tweaks) to just upgrade Kodi itself by treating it as a normal Linux package and update/install via: Upgrading Kodi via ppa in Kodibuntu}}
:* Video [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_post-processing video post-processing filtering] (bicubic upscaling, etc.)
:* Non-power of two textures for the GUI (using NPOT saves a lot of texture memory)
:* Hardware accelerated YUV 2 RGB conversion (actually GLSL is needed for this, and a few GPU hardware implementations as low as OpenGL 1.4 does provide GLSL as an extension. OpenGL 2.0 guarantees availability of GLSL).
=====In the future OpenGL 2.0 might also be needed for...=====
:* More [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_post-processing video post-processing filters] to improve visual quality perception.
:* [[Hardware Accelerated Video Decoding]] (using the GPU hardware to assist with video decoding)


[[Category:FAQ]]
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[[category:XBMC Live]]
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install update-manager-core
sudo do-release-upgrade
</syntaxhighlighter><br />
This should upgrade your Base distribution, however if your current version is too old it may require repeating these steps until you reach the desired version.
'''
Do note''' that this is not recommended to inexperienced Linux users in case of breakages that you wont be able to resolve.
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<section end="upgradeOS" />

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Frequently Asked Questions for KodiBuntu (formally known as XBMCbuntu).


General FAQ

See also: All platforms FAQ for FAQs that apply to all versions of Kodi.
See also: Linux FAQ for general Kodi on Linux questions.

What is Kodibuntu?
Link

What version of Lubuntu is used by the current Kodibuntu?
Link
For v13 and v14, Kodibuntu is based on Lubuntu 14.04LTS (Trusty Tahr)

What are Kodibuntu's minimum and recommended requirements?
Link

Upgrading Kodi
Link

HOW-TO:Install Kodi for Linux#Upgrading

Drivers

How can I Upgrade NVidia drivers in Ubuntu/Kodibuntu and variants?
Link

Nvidia as well as drivers suppliers for Ubuntu and variants, recommended user to install these packages via repositories provided! The maintainers ensure the drivers are correct and compatible to the distro being targeted.

<syntaxhighlighter lang=bash enclose="div"> sudo apt-get install python-software-properties pkg-config sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-x-swat/x-updates sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install nvidia-current nvidia-settings </syntaxhighlighter>

Alternatively, there is now a repository for Nvidia graphics drivers containing upto the latest proprietary GPU drivers. You can specify the driver version that you want to install.

<syntaxhighlighter lang=bash enclose="div"> sudo apt-get install python-software-properties pkg-config sudo add-apt-repository ppa:graphics-drivers/ppa sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install nvidia-XXX nvidia-settings libvdpau1 (XXX being the selected driver version, e.g. 355) </syntaxhighlighter>
A list of available driver versions can be found at launchpad.net/~graphics-drivers/+archive/ubuntu/ppa .

Attention talk.png Nvidia Drivers updates Kodibuntu (Ubuntu and variants forum discussion thread)

Handling files & Backups

How can I transfer files to/from Kodibuntu?
Link

Use SFTP with a client such as Cyberduck or FileZilla or scp via SSH within Linux/OS X shell. username and password is xbmc, kodi, blank or the Kodi password selected during install.

How can I backup all my settings to restore them if something goes wrong?
Link

You can use the Add-on:Backup Backup and restore your Kodi database and configuration files in the event of a crash or file corruption.

Alternatively if you do not wish to use a addon, you can navigate to your userdata folder and copy/archive all its contents to a external drive. This can be achieved various ways, depending on your OS.

Connectivity

How can I connect a bluetooth keyboard/mouse/remote??
Link

A good way to decipher this is to:

See this video:http://lubuntu.net/blog/lubuntu-screencast-bluetooth

Troubleshooting

What if I have audio issues with Kodibuntu?
Link

You can look at the audio troubleshooting page below, if your problems persist, you can always try to search for answers to your problem in forums and if none are found open your own thread. Remember to have Log file handy in pastebin, in such cases.

Can't install, because the install window is too big?
Link

In the event you come across this issue, you can look at adapting the solutions proposed in the forum post below.

See Can't install because the install window is too big?

Can't install because the text is too small?
Link

In the event you come across this issue, you can look at adapting the solutions proposed in the forum post below.

See Can't install because the text is too small?


Upgrading Ubuntu / Kodibuntu

How do I upgrade the Kodibuntu base OS?
Link

To actually upgrade the underlying Linux which "Kodibuntu" is based on, it is possible to do so via release upgrade.

There are advantages and disadvantages to doing so. It's not a method recommended lightly to inexperienced users, doing so means you understand and accept responsibility for breaking your system.

BACKUP! Never attempt any upgrades without having proper backups of the files you consider important or value or have a full system image/backup of working system you can restore.
RECOMMENDED! It is possible (in order to preserve systems tweaks) to just upgrade Kodi itself by treating it as a normal Linux package and update/install via: Upgrading Kodi via ppa in Kodibuntu


<syntaxhighlighter lang=bash enclose="div"> sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install update-manager-core sudo do-release-upgrade </syntaxhighlighter>
This should upgrade your Base distribution, however if your current version is too old it may require repeating these steps until you reach the desired version. Do note that this is not recommended to inexperienced Linux users in case of breakages that you wont be able to resolve.

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