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why isn't xbmc in the official repositories?

Asked by Uri Shabtay

hello,

as i asked in AskUbuntu here: http://askubuntu.com/questions/69914/why-isnt-xbmc-media-center-in-ubuntu-software-center
why isn't the XBoxMediaCenter (aka: xbmc) isn't in Ubuntu's official repos.? isn't it open source?

i realize Debian is the main source of the packages, but can't Ubuntu devs. add a package by themselves?

thanks in advance.

Uri

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

There is a PPA you can add. It's maintained by the XBMC team
https://launchpad.net/~team-xbmc/+archive/ppa

Change the PPA to Maverick and it will install ok

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Uri Shabtay (uri.shabtay) said : 		#2

First - i'm using Oneiric. Second, i doubt the fact the xbmc maintainers can make the PPA suitable for Precise in time for 12.04 release.. and third, no, i don't like installing PPA's for brand new software, but for software updates..

Since xbmc is fully open sourced, and the licensed issue is long behind us (as can be read here: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=469397 and here: http://trac.xbmc.org/ticket/7983 ) i believe Ubuntu should add this (and maybe also Boxee) to the latest and greatest selection of software in the USC

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#3

Then I suggest you report a bug requesing it. If you are not on Maverick, you can CHANGE the repo to use Maverick and it will install.

You can report a bug using:

ubuntu-bug xbmc

If that fails then use:

http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com
and / or
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug/?no-redirect

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Uri Shabtay (uri.shabtay) said : 		#4

thanks :)

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