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<section begin="intro" />XBMCbuntu is a boot-USB drive/LiveCD image with [[XBMC]] pre-configured to work directly out-of-the-box for a dedicated set-top-box style installation of XBMC. Users can either demo XBMC without touching the internal HDD, or use it to install XBMCbuntu on the HDD, without any pre-installed operating systems. XBMCbuntu is based on a light weight version of Ubuntu.<section end="intro" />
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<section begin="intro" />XBMCbuntu is a combination XBMC/operating system for use on PCs that are mainly just running XBMC. It is an alternative to installing Windows or a larger (and sometimes more complicated) Linux-based OS.<section end="intro" />
XBMCbuntu currently supports MCE (Media Center Edition) Remotes with USB IR-receiver receivers directly out-of-the-box. Installation only requires 8GB (or larger) USB drive or internal HDD.
 
When installed onto a USB flash drive or hard disk drive XBMCbuntu has the ability to save settings and make updates to XBMC Media Center and the operating-system back onto the USB flash drive or hard disk drive that it is installed onto, this is not possible when running XBMCbuntu from a Live CD booting from a CD-ROM disc as they are read-only and any changes settings are only temporarily saved until the system is rebooted.


== Hardware requirements ==
== Hardware requirements ==
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== Get and Install XBMCbuntu ==
== Installing ==
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{{main|HOW-TO:Install KodiBuntu from a USB drive}}
;Download from <code><big>http://xbmc.org/download/</big></code>
XBMCbuntu comes in an ISO form that can be written to a USB drive or burned to an optical disc.
 
Download the current stable KodiBuntu/XBMCbuntu image from: '''<code>http://xbmc.org/download/</code>'''
{{note|
* Unlike XBMCbuntu '''v12''', '''v13''' has only one iso image file for all x86 computers, regardless of GPU.
* Currently, only a '''64-bit''' version is available, but this should cover the vast majority of users.}}
 
== Upgrading Kodi Media Center ==
{{main|HOW-TO:Install XBMC for Linux#Upgrading}}
{{#lst:HOW-TO:Install XBMC for Linux|Ubuntu upgrade}}


{{note|XBMCbuntu v13 will not have flavours its a generic 64bit ISO}}
=== Upgrading the OS ===


XBMCbuntu comes in an ISO form that can be  burned to an optical disc. It can also be formatted to a USB drive, as mentioned in the next section.
Current XBMCbuntu is based on a LTS release (long term release) which is supported for 5 years, this means that you wont require to upgrade the OS base in order to obtain updated or upgrade application packages.


For instructions on how to acquire, create a bootable usb flash drive, boot or install to/from
See [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases Current Ubuntu releases] if your current distro is listed under End of life table, you will need to upgrade your OS to a supported release.


{{big|'''''See: ''[[Create and install from/to a bootable USB flash drive]]'''}}
However should you need to upgrade the OS base a quick how-to follows.
<section end="getandinstallxbmcbuntu" />
{{Collapse top|Click to show upgrading instructions for the OS -->}}
{{#lst:XBMCbuntu FAQ|upgradeOS}}
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== XBMCbuntu FAQ ==
{{See|XBMCbuntu_FAQ}}


==Changing XBMC version==
== Basic use ==
{{main|Team XBMC PPA}}
XBMCbuntu can boot directly into XBMC or it can also boot into a desktop mode for using applications such as a web browser.
{{note|If you last booted directly or switched to desktop and shutdown the HTPC while in desktop, on next reboot you will get the last used session by default.}}  


{{#lst:Team XBMC PPA|repos}}
=== Login ===
To login to the command line interface press {{keypress|Ctrl|Alt|F1 - F6 }} or connect over [[SSH]] with the following login information:


== XBMC Media Center ==
'''username:''' xbmc<br />
'''password:''' none
 
=== Media center ===
XBMCbuntu contains [[XBMC for Linux]] compiled with the 'standalone' mode, this enabled certain functions that are not available in normal XBMC installations (Windows, Mac Linux), these functions include Power Management, and Network Management.
XBMCbuntu contains [[XBMC for Linux]] compiled with the 'standalone' mode, this enabled certain functions that are not available in normal XBMC installations (Windows, Mac Linux), these functions include Power Management, and Network Management.
=== Using desktop mode ===
== See also ==
* [[Linux]]
* [[HOW-TO:Install XBMC for Linux]]
* [[OpenELEC]]
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Revision as of 12:57, 18 September 2014

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XBMCbuntu is a combination XBMC/operating system for use on PCs that are mainly just running XBMC. It is an alternative to installing Windows or a larger (and sometimes more complicated) Linux-based OS.

Hardware requirements

See also: Supported hardware

XBMCbuntu should work with the general hardware requirements for Linux:

Click to show hardware requirements -->
CPU x86 or x86-64 processor such as: Intel Pentium 4/ Pentium M, AMD Athlon 64 / Opteron, or newer CPU (that support SSE2, which all CPUs made within the last 10-years does).
  • If your GPU/VPU does not support hardware video decoding then you will require a fast modern processor is required to decode some 1080p videos encoded in H.264, VC-1/WMV9, HEVC/H.265 VP9, etc
RAM
  • Recommended: 1GB or more in a HTPC media player appliance-like computer dedicated for Kodi, and 2GB or more in a computer for multipurpose use.
Graphics

Kodi will run on most graphics cards made within the last 10-years or so, though for good hardware video decoding support a little newer graphics cards can be required. This includes most cards from AMD/ATI, Intel, or NVIDIA which support OpenGL 2.0 or later.

AMD/Intel

Video decoding For hardware video decoding, which may be necessary on low-performance CPUs to playback 1080p content, make sure your GPU or VPU supports either VAAPI or VDPAU. For everything but older AMD cards and Nvidia, VAAPI is recommended. On AMD, you might have to start with the environment variable KODI_GL_INTERFACE set to GLX in order to get VDPAU support.
ATI/AMD ( VA-API 2.0.0 or VDPAU ) Intel ( VA-API 1.7.1 ) Nvidia ( VDPAU )
Minimum without HW decoding: ATI Radeon RV710/M92 (HD 4300/4500) Note: These are uvd2.2 cards Arrandale / Clarkdale or newer Nvidia GeForce 6-Series
Minimum for HW decoding of 8-bit H.264 and VC-1: Radeon HD 5000 series or newer Sandy Bridge / Silvermont or newer GeForce 8 series or newer (released 2006)
Minimum for HW decoding of 8-bit HEVC (H.265): AMD Radeon Rx 300 series or newer Braswell / Skylake or newer Nvidia GeForce 900 series (GM20x) or newer
Minimum for HW decoding of 10-bit HEVC (H.265): AMD Radeon 400 series or newer Apollo Lake / Kaby Lake or newer Not available
Minimum for HW decoding of VP9: Stoney Ridge APU or newer; not available for desktop GPUs at the moment Apollo Lake / Kaby Lake or newer Not available
Drive space The Kodi application generally only takes up between 100 to 200 MB of space, depending on how the binary is compiled. Technically speaking, if your hardware supports netbooting, you do not even require a internal storage for either the operating-system or for Kodi.
  • Minimum: 4 to 8GB
  • Recommended: 16GB or more
Depending on how big your video library is. Most of the space required for Kodi comes from the images/artwork cache.

Note: There´s no 304.xxx driver for Ubuntu 18.04 available anymore from the "Graphic Drivers"-ppa. Users who are using GeForce 6-series cards should either stay on an older Ubuntu version or use newer cards

Installing

Main page: HOW-TO:Install KodiBuntu from a USB drive

XBMCbuntu comes in an ISO form that can be written to a USB drive or burned to an optical disc.

Download the current stable KodiBuntu/XBMCbuntu image from: http://xbmc.org/download/

Note:

  • Unlike XBMCbuntu v12, v13 has only one iso image file for all x86 computers, regardless of GPU.
  • Currently, only a 64-bit version is available, but this should cover the vast majority of users.

Upgrading Kodi Media Center

Main page: HOW-TO:Install XBMC for Linux#Upgrading

HOW-TO:Install XBMC for Linux

Upgrading the OS

Current XBMCbuntu is based on a LTS release (long term release) which is supported for 5 years, this means that you wont require to upgrade the OS base in order to obtain updated or upgrade application packages.

See Current Ubuntu releases if your current distro is listed under End of life table, you will need to upgrade your OS to a supported release.

However should you need to upgrade the OS base a quick how-to follows.

Click to show upgrading instructions for the OS -->

XBMCbuntu FAQ

XBMCbuntu FAQ

See: XBMCbuntu_FAQ

Basic use

XBMCbuntu can boot directly into XBMC or it can also boot into a desktop mode for using applications such as a web browser. Note: If you last booted directly or switched to desktop and shutdown the HTPC while in desktop, on next reboot you will get the last used session by default.

Login

To login to the command line interface press Ctrl+Alt+F1 - F6 or connect over SSH with the following login information:

username: xbmc
password: none

Media center

XBMCbuntu contains XBMC for Linux compiled with the 'standalone' mode, this enabled certain functions that are not available in normal XBMC installations (Windows, Mac Linux), these functions include Power Management, and Network Management.

Using desktop mode

See also

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