Michael, What is in your sources.list? cat /etc/apt/sources.list Mark On Sun, Mar 8, 2015 at 3:44 PM, coverturtle wrote: > Michael, > About the SD card: > The Raspberry is not the fastest processor but it's still a > bunch faster than the SD card. So it's best to get the > fastest SD card you can afford, at least a 16GB card. > > You may have an older version, but my raspberry mod 2 > had no trouble loading the raspberry version of debian that > was available over a year ago. It is running an 8GB > SanDisk Ultra 30MB/s 6 HC I. I loaded XBMC on it with > no complaints. Of course you probably have a newer > version of the Pi and the software. > > If I had to change anything, I would try to use the fastest > SD Card I could afford, preferable the kind used in the > new high-end cameras. Also, the one with the most > storage I could afford, but the priority is speed over > storage size. > > The other thing is that open source development can > sometimes be frustrating (like I can't install batctl on > my linux box right now) so just keep trying. But just > once or twice a day because you know the developers > probably won't upload updates to the mirrors more > than once a day. > > And relax. > > FWIW, that's all I have for you. > > Good luck, > Jon > > > > On 03/08/2015 04:45 PM, Michael Havens wrote: > >> hi guys, I got a problem. I ordered a Raspberry PI to run XBMC (aka >> Kodi) on so I can return the NUC to my father. The PI installs an IS >> called Raspian (a modified Debian). I am now having problems >> insralling XBMC (aka Kodi). Here is what happens: >> >> I ran apt-get upgrade- no problem >> ~ $ sudo apt-get install xbmc >> Reading package lists... Done >> Building dependency tree >> Reading state information... Done >> Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have >> requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable >> distribution that some required packages have not yet been created >> or been moved out of Incoming. >> The following information may help to resolve the situation: >> >> The following packages have unmet dependencies: >> xbmc : Depends: xbmc-bin (>= 2:11.0~git20120510.82388d5-1) but it is >> not installable >> Depends: xbmc-bin (< 2:11.0~git20120510.82388d5-1.1~) but it >> is not installable >> E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages. >> >> ~ $ sudo apt-get install xbmc-bin >> Reading package lists... Done >> Building dependency tree >> Reading state information... Done >> Package xbmc-bin is not available, but is referred to by another package. >> This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or >> is only available from another source >> >> E: Package 'xbmc-bin' has no installation candidate >> >> So what do I need to do? Whenever I install xbmc from a n ubuntu based >> os it installs with no problem. Every other time I installed it onto a >> debian based os it installed with no problems. >> Another thing, I am also supposed to add a repository but this is the >> result: >> >> ~ $ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:team-xbmc/ppa >> sudo: add-apt-repository: command not found >> ~ $ sudo apt-add-repository ppa:team-xbmc/ppa >> sudo: apt-add-repository: command not found >> >> I believe I added the repository onto a debian based os before but if >> it is not possible this is operator error. >> > > --------------------------------------------------- > 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 >