TOC 1. Introduction 2. Getting the source code 3. Installing the required Ubuntu packages 4. How to compile 5. Uninstalling ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Introduction ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- We currently recommend Ubuntu Hardy(8.04) or later. A gfx-adapter with OpenGL acceleration is highly recommended and 24/32 bitdepth is required with OpenGL. NOTE TO NEW LINUX USERS: All lines that are prefixed with the '#' character are commands that need to be typed into a terminal window / console (similar to the command prompt for Windows). Note that the '#' character itself should NOT be typed as part of the command. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Getting the source code ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- # sudo apt-get install git-core # cd $HOME # git clone git://github.com/xbmc/xbmc.git xbmc ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. Installing the required Ubuntu packages ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Two methods exist to install the required Ubuntu packages: [NOTICE] For supported old Ubuntu versions, some packages might be outdated. For those, you can either compile them manually, or use our backports available from our official PPA: http://launchpad.net/~team-xbmc/+archive/ppa -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3.1. Copy and paste the following line corresponding to your system -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Ubuntu (all versions >= 7.04): # sudo apt-get install automake bison build-essential cmake curl cvs default-jre fp-compiler gawk gdc gettext git-core gperf libasound2-dev libass-dev libboost-dev libboost-thread-dev libbz2-dev libcap-dev libcdio-dev libcurl3 libcurl4-gnutls-dev libdbus-1-dev libenca-dev libflac-dev libfontconfig-dev libfreetype6-dev libfribidi-dev libglew-dev libhal-dev libhal-storage-dev libiso9660-dev libjasper-dev libjpeg-dev liblzo2-dev libmad0-dev libmicrohttpd-dev libmodplug-dev libmpeg2-4-dev libmpeg3-dev libmysqlclient-dev libogg-dev libogg-dev libpcre3-dev libplist-dev libpng-dev libpulse-dev libsamplerate-dev libsdl-dev libsdl-gfx1.2-dev libsdl-image1.2-dev libsdl-mixer1.2-dev libsmbclient-dev libsqlite3-dev libssh-dev libssl-dev libtiff-dev libtinyxml-dev libtool libudev-dev libusb-dev libvdpau-dev libvorbisenc2 libxmu-dev libxrandr-dev libxrender-dev libxt-dev libyajl-dev mesa-utils nasm pmount python-dev python-imaging python-sqlite swig unzip yasm zip zlib1g-dev For >= 10.10: # sudo apt-get install autopoint libltdl-dev On 8.10 and older versions, libcurl is outdated and thus XBMC will not compile properly. In this case you will have to manually compile the latest version. # wget http://curl.sourceforge.net/download/curl-7.19.7.tar.gz # tar -xzf curl-7.19.7.tar.gz # cd curl-7.19.7 # ./configure --disable-ipv6 --without-libidn --disable-ldap --prefix=/usr # make # sudo make install For >= 12.10 # sudo apt-get install libtag1-dev For <= 12.04 We need a new version of taglib than what is available. We supply a Makefile in lib/taglib to make it easy to install into /usr/local. # make -C lib/taglib # sudo make -C lib/taglib install Unless you are proficient with how linux libraries and versions work, do not try to provide it yourself, as you will likely mess up for other programs. -------------------------------------------------------------- 3.2. Use a single command to get all build dependencies -------------------------------------------------------------- You can get all build dependencies used for building the packages on the PPA. For this, you need to specify the PPA in your apt sources. Please find the documentation on how to add a PPA to your system here: http://launchpad.net/+help/soyuz/ppa-sources-list.html The PPA used for XBMC (developpement version) is located on the following page: http://launchpad.net/~team-xbmc/+archive/unstable [Note 1] Click on "Technical details about this PPA" to display the sources.list entries. [Note 2] If you are using a distribution that has outdated libraries, do not forget to use the following ppa: http://launchpad.net/~team-xbmc/+archive/ppa Update apt: # sudo apt-get update Here is the magic command to get the build dependencies (used to compile the version on the PPA). # sudo apt-get build-dep xbmc *** For Hardy add "deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/team-xbmc/xbmc-ppa-build-depends/ubuntu hardy main" to sources.list *** Avoid using "aptitude" for the build-dep command. It doesn't resolve everything. *** For developers and anyone else who compiles frequently it is recommended to use ccache sudo apt-get install ccache *** A tip for those with multiple computers at home is to check out distcc (totally unsupported from xbmc of course) sudo apt-get install distcc ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. How to compile ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- See README.linux ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4.1. Test Suite ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- See README.linux ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. Uninstalling ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- $ sudo apt-get remove xbmc* EOF