rhino Wrote:DejaVu can yuo show step-by-step in detail of how to get chrome inside XBMC Live, please. I'm a linux nood. thanks.
Sorry. Only just seen this.
How I got Chrome running in XBMCLive. Should still work in Eden, although I have not tested it lately.
Install Google Chrome into XBMC and Load it via Executor.
Surf the Internet, check Facebook/eBay all from your Living Room TV.
Press CTRL-Alt-F2 to drop to Command Line or use Putty from Windows.
Do these 1 at a time -
Code:
wget -q -O - https://dl-ssl.google.com/linux/linux_signing_key.pub | sudo apt-key add -
Code:
sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://dl.google.com/linux/deb/ stable main" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google.list'
Code:
sudo aptitude update
Code:
sudo aptitude install google-chrome-stable
Now we need a script to run google via executor.
Code:
cd ~
mkdir scripts
cd scripts
sudo nano chrome.sh
Nano opens (fresh text file).
Copy and Paste (Right Click in Putty is Paste!) this into it.
Code:
#!/bin/bash
fluxbox &
google-chrome
killall -9 fluxbox
Save and Exit Nano - CTRL-X and press Y, then Enter.
Code:
sudo chmod +x chrome.sh
Now, back to XBMC load up Executor -
Add-Ons > Executor
Navigate to /home/xbmc/scripts
and select the chrome.sh
For Arguments - Press Enter.
For Program name - Google Chrome
Now try running Google Chrome. If everything upto now went OK, you should be able to go to Google/Facebook or wherever.
To close it, press CTRL-F4 or \ to switch back to XBMC.
If the Font sizes or icons are too small - and they are likely to be.
Do this -
Code:
sudo nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf
Under
Section "Monitor"
add the line
Code:
Option "DPI" "100x100"
This will make the writing larger and more readable. If it's not, use higher numbers. I found 100 to be perfect. 200 seemed a bit large.
