[RyRy]

I've followed: http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=XBM..._XBMCbuntu

But for some reason I don't/can't find out what ppa I have...

From below, I only did the bold and underlined command, the next two commands I have no idea bout.

sudo apt-get install python-software-properties pkg-config
sudo add-apt-repository -r ppa:whatever-ppa-you-have-now
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:whatever-ppa-here
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get install xbmc xbmc.bin

[nickr]

Your ppa's are listed in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/

You can simply delete the files that have xbmc ppas or comment out the offending lines.

[RyRy]

Your ppa's are listed in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/

You can simply delete the files that have xbmc ppas or comment out the offending lines.

Linux noob here, I still can't work out how to browse Ubuntu to find files, I struggled to find a terminal to enter the commands as it is :S

Care to explain how to get to the ppa file?

[NEOhidra]

I am not using linux but here is what i know:

ppa:team-xbmc/ppa - that ppa cintains the stable version (currently XBMC 12 Frodo)

ppa:team-xbmc/unstable - its for betas and release candidates (currently Beta version for XBMC 13)

Those who use linux feel free to correct me.
RyRy - most probably you are using the ppa for stable versions. If you want to get XBMC 13 you will have to remove that ppa (sudo add-apt-repository -r ppa:team-xbmc/ppa) or comment it in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/. After that add the unstable ppa (sudo add-apt-repository ppa:team-xbmc/unstable).

Then continue with:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get install xbmc xbmc.

[DaVu]

Your ppa's are listed in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/

You can simply delete the files that have xbmc ppas or comment out the offending lines.

Linux noob here, I still can't work out how to browse Ubuntu to find files, I struggled to find a terminal to enter the commands as it is :S

Care to explain how to get to the ppa file?

Hi...

Exit XBMC and login to XBMCbuntu (same username and password you have given at the installation). Then a new desktop environment should come up. On this screen you have at the bottom left a similar button from the windows start-button. Press it and search for "terminal" or "x-terminal"

Open the terminal and enter:

Code:

ls /etc/apt/sources.list.d/

in this folder you may have some subfolders and maybe your existing ppa listed in there (as a subfolder). If you found a ppa listed in there, then use the following commands in a terminal.

Code:

sudo apt-get install python-software-properties pkg-config
sudo add-apt-repository -r ppa:the ppa you found in "/etc/apt/sources.list.d/"
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:team-xbmc/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get install xbmc xbmc.bin

The command "sudo add-apt-repository ppa:team-xbmc/ppa" adds the repository for the latest stable XBMC version (Frodo 12.3). If you wanna test the Gotham beta1 then you have to change the third line in:

Code:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:team-xbmc/unstable

When you´re ready with everything, you have to quit XBMCbuntu and login to XBMC (also same username and password, that was given at the installation). If you don´t do this, you will always login to XBMCbuntu and not to XBMC. XBMCbuntu remembers on which environment you were last and always boot to this.

Hope this helps
Cheers

[AuXBoX]

this is what you need to do

Code:

sudo add-apt-repository -r ppa:team-xbmc/ppa
sudo add-apt-repository -r ppa:team-xbmc/xbmc-nightly
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:team-xbmc/unstable
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get remove xbmc xbmc-bin
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get install xbmc xbmc-bin

Don't worry if you get errors while removing the PPA's because you might not have them installed on your system anyway but i put them in there to make sure.

[imjohnl]

Is there just an "update" feature? I would love to go to the more stable Frodo 12.3 from 12.10 (xbmcBuntu). I get a pop up that it is an older version but don't know how to go to the newst version.
Thanks

[AuXBoX]

Yeh if you havent changed the PPA

You just

Code:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

[imjohnl]

Yeh if you havent changed the PPA

You just

Code:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

So I just exit and login to Ubuntu and a terminal window or can this be typed into somewhere inside xbmc?
Thank you,

[wsnipex]

yes. or via ssh, or switch to a console with CTRL+ALT+F1

[nickr]

No you can't type it into xbmc, but you can SSH (wiki) in from another computer and do it. Personally I don't have keyboards attached to my htpcs so SSH is essential.

[AuXBoX]

download PUTTY onto computer on same network and do it that way
or
CTRL+ALT+F2 to get to console
then
CTRL+ALT+F7 to get back to XBMC

[un1versal]

Ive updated the xbmcbuntu wiki commands on upgrade and nonsense related. hope it helps.