2009-12-16, 13:42
Hi
Just wanted to let people know that it is entirely possible and pretty easy to run both XBMC and Boxee on a minimal Ubuntu Karmic installation.
I installed a minimal version of Karmic, then installed XBMC using the excellent updated script from here:
http://forum.xbmc.org/showpost.php?p=459...tcount=164
But check the whole thread for updates.
Then I installed Boxee using the deb provided during the Beta (I guess eventually they will add Karmic repos).
Then, I used the threads mentioned here to get irexec to launch Boxee or XBMC on a press of my remote:
http://forum.boxee.tv/showthread.php?p=71809#post71809
Specifically, this post: http://forum.boxee.tv/showthread.php?t=4...xec&page=3
Essentially, you create:
~/.lirc/irexec
And add the following to it:
Then you add
To ~/.lircrc
The only thing to do is, as I mentioned on that post above, run irexec via openbox using ~/.config/openbox/autostart.sh.
I just assigned my Red and Blue buttons on my Harmony to Start XBMC and Start Boxee.
So, to use, the box auto-boots with XBMC, if you want Boxee, simply exit out of XBMC using the Exit XBMC option from the main menu, then you press the button you assigned in
I know this is all very basic, but I wanted to post so others can see it is possible and easy to run XBMC and Boxee side by side on Karmic and to access them both via IR.
Just wanted to let people know that it is entirely possible and pretty easy to run both XBMC and Boxee on a minimal Ubuntu Karmic installation.
I installed a minimal version of Karmic, then installed XBMC using the excellent updated script from here:
http://forum.xbmc.org/showpost.php?p=459...tcount=164
But check the whole thread for updates.
Then I installed Boxee using the deb provided during the Beta (I guess eventually they will add Karmic repos).
Then, I used the threads mentioned here to get irexec to launch Boxee or XBMC on a press of my remote:
http://forum.boxee.tv/showthread.php?p=71809#post71809
Specifically, this post: http://forum.boxee.tv/showthread.php?t=4...xec&page=3
Essentially, you create:
~/.lirc/irexec
And add the following to it:
Code:
#start xbmc
begin
remote = YOUR_LIRC_REMOTE_NAME
prog = irexec
button = WHAT_EVER_BUTTON_1
config = xbmc --standalone &
end
#start boxee
begin
remote = YOUR_LIRC_REMOTE_NAME
prog = irexec
button = WHAT_EVER_BUTTON_2
config = /opt/boxee/run-boxee-desktop &
end
Then you add
Code:
include ~/.lirc/irexec
To ~/.lircrc
The only thing to do is, as I mentioned on that post above, run irexec via openbox using ~/.config/openbox/autostart.sh.
I just assigned my Red and Blue buttons on my Harmony to Start XBMC and Start Boxee.
So, to use, the box auto-boots with XBMC, if you want Boxee, simply exit out of XBMC using the Exit XBMC option from the main menu, then you press the button you assigned in
I know this is all very basic, but I wanted to post so others can see it is possible and easy to run XBMC and Boxee side by side on Karmic and to access them both via IR.