Personal Package Archives, or PPAs are software repositories that hold compiled version of software, primarily for Ubuntu and various Ubuntu derivatives (such as Lubuntu, non-Debian versions of Linux Mint, XBMCbuntu, and many others).
The Team XBMC PPA provides the only officially supported pre-compiled binaries for Ubuntu and Ubuntu-based systems.
NOTICE All users should use the Team XBMC PPA instead of the system repositories (or any build that uses external ffmpeg/libav) for proper support.
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What official ppa's does Team XBMC have?
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- See also: Connecting to Linux/XBMCbuntu via SSH
There are currently, 3 official repositories providing XBMC.
Note: For XBMC Beta or Release Candidate use unstable ppa, xbmc-nightly ppa will yield alpha builds (from master), remainder ppa (main ppa) yields point release final versions.
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FAQ
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What repositories are in my sources list?
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You can get a complete listing of what repositories are part of your sources list by typing:
sudo apt-cache policy
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What Version of XBMC do I currently have installed?
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You can detremine the current version of XBMC you have installed, by typing:
sudo apt-cache policy xbmc
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Are any dependencies required?
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Some dependencies are required to add ppas into your distro via terminal, by typing:
sudo apt-get install python-software-properties pkg-config
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How do I add or remove ppas?
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- 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
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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
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See also