Mike, I am not sure what UBUNTU is up to these days. I try every other new release, and always go back to Linux Mint. So, you have done the install? And, have FRODO? Or, EDEN? John On 02/03/2013 04:42 PM, Michael Havens wrote: > it is strange.... the xbmc repos are included in mint (I had installed > it at one time) but not in ubuntu (the computer it is on now). This is > what confused me! Thanks for saying that it is a PPA! With that > information I was able to locate tghe repository for xbmc. > :-)~MIKE~(-: > > > On Sun, Feb 3, 2013 at 4:28 PM, Stephen > wrote: > > Verify that the pa mage is indeed called xbmc? I have seen > packages named something I would not have at first guessed before. > Also verify you have the needed repos enabled. > > On Feb 3, 2013 4:02 PM, "Michael Havens" > wrote: > > well, I decided to move my secondary computer into the living > room and just run xmbc as a program (bummer). So I go to a > terminal and: > > ~$ sudo apt-get install xbmc > Reading package lists... Done > Building dependency tree > Reading state information... Done > E: Unable to locate package xbmc > > so update my apt database but that doesn't help any. Then I do > a little web searching and find that apt-get is the way I > should do it. I found the > '=Installing_XBMC_for_Linux#Ubuntu_2' page and it implies that > xmbc id in the official ubuntu repository so apt should do it. > > So please, what am I doing wrong? > > :-)~MIKE~(-: > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss