2009-06-05, 00:25
I got my ION based machine a couple of days ago and straight away installed windows. I really liked the sound of Linux but it seemed a little scary all that command line stuff, no thanks come on I'm a mac user the two couldn't be further apart. After a day of playing with windows I realised that without DXVA Windows wasn't going to cut it, no 1080p in XBMC what's the point. I deiced to take the plunge and install Linux. At this point I was still a little scared of Linux so I deiced to install it along side Windows using this guide http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhnLk3gviWY A couple of hours later I had XBMC and Linux up and running I was amazed and how easy the whole thing was. Linux seems to much faster then windows and it's not really that hard to setup.
Below are complete noob instruction for any beginners out there.
To any Linux geniuses, please remember I have only been using Linux for 1 day so if there are easier ways to do any of the instruction below, please let me know.
The Noob guide to installing xbmc on linux ubuntu 9.04 with a NVDIA based machine.
Installing XBMC
Right lets get started
Now were going to need to open Software Package Manager in order to add the XBMC Repository.
Click System -> Synaptic Package Manager
Then within the Package Manager window
Click Settings-> Repositories
The Next screen you see should look something like the image below. Make sure that the first four boxes are ticked if they are we're ready to more to the next step. In the same window click on the Third Party Software Tab.
Press add. Then type the line below.
Then click Add Source
Leave this window open and open a text editor.
Applications -> Accessories -> Text Editor
Copy and Paste the below in to your new Text Editor window
Below are complete noob instruction for any beginners out there.
To any Linux geniuses, please remember I have only been using Linux for 1 day so if there are easier ways to do any of the instruction below, please let me know.
The Noob guide to installing xbmc on linux ubuntu 9.04 with a NVDIA based machine.
Installing XBMC
Right lets get started
Now were going to need to open Software Package Manager in order to add the XBMC Repository.
Click System -> Synaptic Package Manager
Then within the Package Manager window
Click Settings-> Repositories
The Next screen you see should look something like the image below. Make sure that the first four boxes are ticked if they are we're ready to more to the next step. In the same window click on the Third Party Software Tab.
Press add. Then type the line below.
Code:
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/team-xbmc/jaunty-ppa/ubuntu jaunty main
Leave this window open and open a text editor.
Applications -> Accessories -> Text Editor
Copy and Paste the below in to your new Text Editor window
Code:
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