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Help me install XBMC nightly on Mythbuntu

post #1 of 3
7/26/12 at 7:45pm
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I'm a complete Linux n00b and am trying to get Mythbox to run. I figured out how to install the updated Mythbox .zip from:
https://github.com/mitchcapper/mythbox/

Now I need help to upgrade my mythbuntu XBMC to a nightly so this thing can work.
(I was able to install the nightly on a secondary Windows frontend w/ mythbox and it worked like a charm!!! - So updating XBMC on the mythbuntu machine is last step)

I initially installed XBMC Eden w/ the following code. Hopefully it's just as easy to get the latest nightly:
Code:
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:team-xbmc
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install xbmc
y
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post #2 of 3
7/26/12 at 8:29pm
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Update:
After some Trial and Error I got it installed w/ the following code:
Code:
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nathan-renniewaldock/xbmc-nightly
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install xbmc
y

However, not able to watch liveTV on Linux XBMC mythbox - same machine w/ backend. Yet I can watch mythbox on secondary windows frontend

On the Linux box, when I click a channel it quickly shows the spinning green circle thing for 1 second and dissappears. Nothing happens or gets loaded. I can view TV thru the frontend.

The only difference (Besides OS) is the following:
Settings > System Info
Windows: XBMC 12.0-ALPHA 4 Git:20120725-82b31e5(Compiled 7/26/12)
Linux: XBMC 12.0-ALPHA 4 Git:Unknown (Compiled 7/26/12)

Why is it "unknown" for Linux, is this normal? Should I have used a different PPA?
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post #3 of 3
7/26/12 at 8:38pm
In Linux, when troubleshooting an application, it is often useful to start the application from the terminal. This way it will often show the error that is occurring, then you can figure out how to correct the error. Some programs have options to show more verbose output, usually using the -v option.

As for the unknown git label. Git is repository that developers use to store source code. You can download and compile source code in a git repository. Since you didn't do this, I wouldn't worry about it.
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