Install XBMC Media Center on Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin/Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot/Linux Mint 12 Lisa/Linux Mint 13

You need to install xbmc from script because there are PPA's available for installation of XBMC on Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot/Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin/Ubuntu 11.04/10.10/10.04/9.10/9.04/8.04/Linux Mint 12/Linux Mint 13.
When installing XBMC it also install the medibuntu packages and Ubuntu restricted extras.
Note: Stable PPA is available now for XBMC Scroll Down to See
>> Method 1 to Install XBMC on Ubuntu 11.10:
To Install in Ubuntu 11.10/Linux Mint 12 open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the Terminal:
Now adding maverick ppa and installing XBMC enter following commands in Terminal:
- sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras
- sudo apt-get update
- sudo wget --output-document=/etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list http://www.medibuntu.org/sources.list.d/$(lsb_release -cs).list && sudo apt-get --quiet update && sudo apt-get --yes --quiet --allow-unauthenticated install medibuntu-keyring && sudo apt-get --quiet update
- echo deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/team-xbmc/ppa/ubuntu maverick main | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/xbmc.list
- sudo apt-key adv --keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 91E7EE5E
- sudo apt-get update
- sudo apt-get install xbmc
>> Method 2 to Install XBMC on Ubuntu 11.10/Ubuntu 11.04/10.10/10.04/9.10/9.04/8.04:
To install XBMC on Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the Terminal: (You don't need to enter all PPA's)
- sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nathan-renniewaldock/xbmc-stable
This following PPA is for XBMC Eden 11.0 PRE (unstable)- sudo add-apt-repository ppa:team-xbmc/unstable
This following PPA is for XBMC Eden 11.0 PRE (unstable)- sudo add-apt-repository ppa:alexandr-surkov/xbmc
This following PPA is for XBMC Eden 11.0 PRE (unstable)- sudo add-apt-repository ppa:alexandr-surkov/xbmc-pvr
This following PPA is for XBMC Eden 11 (Official)- sudo add-apt-repository ppa:team-xbmc/ppa
Then install- sudo apt-get update
- sudo apt-get install xbmc
>> Install XBMC on Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin:
To install XBMC on Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the Terminal: (You don't need to enter all PPA's)
>> Install XBMC on Linux Mint 12 Lisa:To install XBMC Dharma 11.0 PRE (unstable)
- sudo add-apt-repository ppa:alexandr-surkov/xbmc-pvr
- sudo apt-get update
- sudo apt-get install xbmc tvheadend
The Following PPA for XBMC Dharma 10.1, ohne PVR- sudo apt-add-repository ppa:nathan-renniewaldock/xbmc-old-stable
The Following PPA for XBMC Eden 11.0 (Stable) (Recommended)- sudo apt-add-repository ppa:nathan-renniewaldock/xbmc-stable
Then Install- sudo apt-get update
- sudo apt-get install xbmc
To install XBMC on Linux Mint 12 Lisa open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the Terminal:
When installation finished close terminal and start XBMC. Enjoy
- wget -O xbmc-linux_mint_12.sh http://goo.gl/L7Igc
- chmod +x xbmc-linux_mint_12.sh
- ./xbmc-linux_mint_12.sh
-----Update-----
Topic Updated on March 2012




9/12/2011
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