2009-01-09, 12:17
I put together the following script to fully install xbmc and set it to autostart. This script can be run from a Vanilla install of Kubuntu 8.04 Desktop. It may work on other versions but I have only tested on 8.04.
Create a file such as install_xbmc.sh and paste the following code into it:
execute the script using:
Reboot and hopefully it will all work, it did for me in a VM.
EDIT: got most of the info from The PPA thread and the autostart thread.
Cheers,
Hitman
Create a file such as install_xbmc.sh and paste the following code into it:
Code:
# Set user that runs XBMC here, assumes that the user that executed the
# script will be running XBMC, if not then comment out this line and uncomment
# the one after and change <username> to the required user.
XBMC_USER=`who am i | awk '{ print $1 }'`
#XBMC_USER=<username>
# Add sources:
echo "deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/team-xbmc-gutsy/ubuntu gutsy main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/team-xbmc-gutsy/ubuntu gutsy main
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/team-xbmc-hardy/ubuntu hardy main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/team-xbmc-hardy/ubuntu hardy main
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/team-xbmc-intrepid/ubuntu intrepid main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/team-xbmc-intrepid/ubuntu intrepid main
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/team-xbmc-svn/ubuntu gutsy main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/team-xbmc-svn/ubuntu gutsy main
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/team-xbmc-svn/ubuntu hardy main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/team-xbmc-svn/ubuntu hardy main
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/team-xbmc-svn/ubuntu intrepid main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/team-xbmc-svn/ubuntu intrepid main
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/xbmc-addons/ubuntu intrepid main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/xbmc-addons/ubuntu intrepid main
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/xbmc-addons/ubuntu hardy main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/xbmc-addons/ubuntu hardy main
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/xbmc-addons/ubuntu gutsy main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/xbmc-addons/ubuntu gutsy main" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/xbmc.list
# Update and install xbmc (Uncomment or add packages as required)
apt-get update
apt-get -y --force-yes install xbmc
#apt-get -y --force-yes install xbmc-skin-mediastream
#apt-get -y --force-yes install xbmc-eventclients-*
#apt-get -y --force-yes install xbmc-scripts
# Autostart configuration
# get homedir (as ~${XBMC_USER} didn't seem to work via sudo)
HOME_DIR=`grep ${XBMC_USER} /etc/passwd | cut -d":" -f6`
echo "#!/bin/bash
exec /usr/bin/xbmc --standalone" > ${HOME_DIR}/.xinitrc
chown ${XBMC_USER}:${XBMC_USER} ${HOME_DIR}/.xinitrc
chmod +x ${HOME_DIR}/.xinitrc
echo "if [[ x\`pidof X\` = \"x\" ]]; then startx; fi" >> ${HOME_DIR}/.bash_login
chown ${XBMC_USER}:${XBMC_USER} ${HOME_DIR}/.bash_login
#apt-get -y --force-yes install rcconf
apt-get -y --force-yes install mingetty
sed -i '/^exec \/sbin\/getty 38400 tty1/s/^/#/' /etc/event.d/tty1
sed -i "/exec \/sbin\/getty 38400 tty1/ aexec \/sbin\/mingetty \-\-autologin ${XBMC_USER} tty1" /etc/event.d/tty1
# Allow powerdown
polkit-auth --user ${XBMC_USER} --grant org.freedesktop.hal.power-management.shutdown
polkit-auth --user ${XBMC_USER} --grant org.freedesktop.hal.power-management.shutdown-multiple-sessions
polkit-auth --user ${XBMC_USER} --grant org.freedesktop.hal.power-management.reboot
polkit-auth --user ${XBMC_USER} --grant org.freedesktop.hal.power-management.reboot-multiple-sessions
polkit-auth --user ${XBMC_USER} --grant org.freedesktop.hal.power-management.set-powersave
polkit-auth --user ${XBMC_USER} --grant org.freedesktop.hal.power-management.suspend
polkit-auth --user ${XBMC_USER} --grant org.freedesktop.hal.power-management.hibernate
sed -i '/SystemPowerManagement/s/deny/allow/g' /etc/dbus-1/system.d/hal.conf
sed -i "/user/s/0/${XBMC_USER}/g" /etc/dbus-1/system.d/hal.conf
# Remove kdm from autostarting
update-rc.d -f kdm removeexecute the script using:
Code:
sudo sh install_xbmc.shReboot and hopefully it will all work, it did for me in a VM.
EDIT: got most of the info from The PPA thread and the autostart thread.
Cheers,
Hitman
