Hi thanks for replying but I still couldn't get xbmc to install!
Heres the outcome:
xbmc@xbmc-desktop:~$ wget
https://launchpad.net/~team-xbmc/+archiv...1_i386.deb
--2009-11-07 13:53:47--
https://launchpad.net/~team-xbmc/+archiv...1_i386.deb
Resolving launchpad.net... 91.189.89.222, 91.189.89.223
Connecting to launchpad.net|91.189.89.222|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 302 Moved Temporarily
Location:
http://launchpadlibrarian.net/35196206/l...1_i386.deb [following]
--2009-11-07 13:53:48--
http://launchpadlibrarian.net/35196206/l...1_i386.deb
Resolving launchpadlibrarian.net... 91.189.89.228, 91.189.89.229
Connecting to launchpadlibrarian.net|91.189.89.228|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 47020 (46K) [application/x-debian-package]
Saving to: `libass-dev_0.9.6-1xbmc1_i386.deb'
100%[======================================>] 47,020 --.-K/s in 0.08s
2009-11-07 13:53:48 (591 KB/s) - `libass-dev_0.9.6-1xbmc1_i386.deb' saved [47020/47020]
xbmc@xbmc-desktop:~$ wget
https://launchpad.net/~team-xbmc/+archiv...1_i386.deb
--2009-11-07 13:54:07--
https://launchpad.net/~team-xbmc/+archiv...1_i386.deb
Resolving launchpad.net... 91.189.89.223, 91.189.89.222
Connecting to launchpad.net|91.189.89.223|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 302 Moved Temporarily
Location:
http://launchpadlibrarian.net/35196207/l...1_i386.deb [following]
--2009-11-07 13:54:08--
http://launchpadlibrarian.net/35196207/l...1_i386.deb
Resolving launchpadlibrarian.net... 91.189.89.229, 91.189.89.228
Connecting to launchpadlibrarian.net|91.189.89.229|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 43774 (43K) [application/x-debian-package]
Saving to: `libass3_0.9.6-1xbmc1_i386.deb'
100%[======================================>] 43,774 --.-K/s in 0.07s
2009-11-07 13:54:08 (587 KB/s) - `libass3_0.9.6-1xbmc1_i386.deb' saved [43774/43774]
xbmc@xbmc-desktop:~$ sudo dpkg -i libass-dev_0.9.6-1xbmc1_i386.deb
[sudo] password for xbmc:
dpkg: error processing libass-dev_0.9.6-1xbmc1_i386.deb (--install):
package architecture (i386) does not match system (amd64)
Errors were encountered while processing:
libass-dev_0.9.6-1xbmc1_i386.deb
xbmc@xbmc-desktop:~$ sudo dpkg -i libass3_0.9.6-1xbmc1_i386.deb
dpkg: error processing libass3_0.9.6-1xbmc1_i386.deb (--install):
package architecture (i386) does not match system (amd64)
Errors were encountered while processing:
libass3_0.9.6-1xbmc1_i386.deb