2009-06-19, 04:26
>>X<<' Wrote:From reading that thread I posted the link to its not in the PPA yet ?
Not that I know the difference
Oh my bad.
Anyway, the difference between SVN and SVN PPA's:
SVN means that you download the source code to XBMC and compile it yourself, then install it.
The PPA's are pre-compiled for you and you just download and install them. As far as XBMC goes there are two different PPA's available. There is what is considered the 'stable' PPA's which are updated with each official release of XBMC (about every six months) and then the SVN PPA's which are updated regularly to follow the changes that have taken place in XBMC's code.
It is not always recommended to use the SVN unless you are willing to put up with problems that can result from following the "Bleeding Edge." But if you are willing to take the risk you get the advantage of being able to take advantage of fixes and new features right away, like Gnif's patch that fixes a problem with starting XBMC in fullscreen that results in significant performance increases on iGPU's (like the 9400M found in ION boards).
Well I hope that is useful information to you
-Bahndit