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* Many addons will work on Raspbmc including SpotiMC for Spotify support | * Many addons will work on Raspbmc including SpotiMC for Spotify support | ||
* Same stability and support as the [[Crystalbuntu]] Linux distribution | * Same stability and support as the [[Crystalbuntu]] Linux distribution | ||
* AFP, NFS and SMB file sharing | * AFP, NFS and SMB file sharing | ||
* Configuration utility allowing installation of custom nightlies, audio configuration, update management, | * Configuration utility allowing installation of custom nightlies, audio configuration, update management, |
Revision as of 17:34, 11 May 2013
Raspbmc is an XBMC and linux-based OS distribution for Raspberry Pi, created and maintained by Sam Nazarko.
Main features
- Custom Linux distribution with minimalised kernel.
- Auto-updating
- UI installers for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X to allow installation onto am removable device (like USB key or external Hard drive), and NFS share
- PVR / AirTunes / AirPlay integration
- Many addons will work on Raspbmc including SpotiMC for Spotify support
- Same stability and support as the Crystalbuntu Linux distribution
- AFP, NFS and SMB file sharing
- Configuration utility allowing installation of custom nightlies, audio configuration, update management,
- Server mode – allows MySQL database hosting and Thumbnail sharing for XBMC multiseat systems.
- 1080p decoding
- Free!
Installing Raspbmc
Updating Raspbmc
Raspbmc auto-updates itself, as long as version 1.0 Final (or later) is installed and the option 'Keep Raspbmc updated' is enabled in Raspbmc settings under System Configuration.
Back Up Configuration/settings
- Login to the pi and, from the /home/pi/ dir, type:
tar -czf backup.tar.gz .xbmc/
- Transfer that file to a secondary machine (ftp, sftp, or scp are all viable options)
Put back the backup on the system:
- Return the tar file you copied in step 2 to the Raspberry Pi
- Run the following commands:
sudo initctl stop xbmc; tar -xzf backup.tar.gz; rm backup.tar.gz; sudo initctl start xbmc
Further reading
- http://www.raspbmc.com - Project home
- http://forum.stmlabs.com/forumdisplay.php?fid=7 - Raspbmc support forums
- http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/604- Raspbmc announcement from RaspberryPi.org
- forum.xbmc.org thread about Raspbmc