Official Ubuntu PPA

This page contains information necessary to understand and use software repositories

LINUX FOO You are required to understand some basics of Linux, like use a terminal directly or via SSH

NOTICE Do not install XBMC from your default software repositories, it will result in outdated and unsupported/unmaintained versions of XBMC.

Outline

XBMC for Ubuntu and derivatives distros is provided to you via the ppa's below. To get a supported build of a XBMC version, you must use the XBMC ppas provided to you, and must not install XBMC, from universe repositories.

Information

ppas are software repositories that hold compiled version of the software you need for you Ubuntu Distro or derivative version.

A Ubuntu derivative, is for example Lubuntu, Linux Mint (Except Linux Mint Debian) and XBMCbuntu, amongst many others.

Repositories XBMC

There are currently 3 official repositories providing XBMC.

• https://launchpad.net/~team-xbmc/+archive/ppa ppa:team-xbmc/ppa
• https://launchpad.net/~team-xbmc/+archive/unstable ppa:team-xbmc/unstable
• https://launchpad.net/~team-xbmc/+archive/xbmc-nightly ppa:team-xbmc/xbmc-nightly

If you wondering where to type commands

See also: Connecting to Linux/XBMCbuntu via SSH

FAQ

What repositories are in my sources list? Link You can get a complete listing of what repositories are part of your sources list by typing: sudo apt-cache policy

What Version of XBMC do I currently have installed? Link You can detremine the current version of XBMC you have installed, by typing: sudo apt-cache policy xbmc

Are any dependencies required? Link Some dependencies are required to add ppas into your distro via terminal, by typing: sudo apt-get install python-software-properties pkg-config

How do I add or remove ppas? Link You can remove a ppa from your distro's sources list via terminal, by typing sudo add-apt-repository -r ppa:current_XBMC_providing_ppa You can add a ppa to your distro's sources list via terminal, by typing sudo add-apt-repository ppa:the_ppa_you_wish_to_use

How do I upgrade xbmc? Link After adding or removing any ppa you need to refresh your sources list and finally upgrade xbmc, by typing: sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get --only-upgrade install xbmc xbmc.bin

External references

see also: apt-get/How-to