I have a media PC connected to my TV at home. How do I install Ubuntu TV on this PC?
I have a media PC connected to my TV at home. How do I install Ubuntu TV on this PC?
You can install Ubuntu by downloading it, buning it on a cd/DVD or a USB.
install Ubuntu, When booted in Ubuntu follow the steps bellow.
step 1
Remove the Video Lens that comes with the YouTube scope or else there will be conflicts:
sudo apt-get remove lens-video
Install Ubuntu TV using the test PPA
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nilarimogard/test3
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
sudo apt-get install unity-lens-video
step 2
To generate previews for your videos (which should be placed under ~/Videos/unity/local/featured ), use:
edit the ~/Videos to wherever you have your Videos
/usr/lib/unity-lens-video/create_tmb.sh ~/Videos
step 3
Logging in to Unity 2D won't work and you must run Ubuntu TV from the session you're currently logged in so open a terminal and copy/paste the following commands:
gsettings set com.canonical.Unity2d form-factor tv
if you were running Unity 2D already:
killall unity-2d-{panel,places,launcher,spread} && killall unity-2d-{panel,places,launcher,spread}
for unity 3d / Gnome-shell
metacity --replace &
to run ubuntu-tv copy/paste this in gnome-terminal
unity-2d-shell -opengl
to Close ubuntu-tv run this
for unity
unity --replace
for gnome-shell
gnome-shell --replace
To revert the changes
sudo apt-get install ppa-purge
sudo ppa-purge ppa:nilarimogard/test3
sudo apt-get remove unity-lens-video
Source:
How To Install Ubuntu TV From A PPA ~ Web Upd8: Ubuntu / Linux blog
If you want to compile it from source(ubuntu-tv)
use this
sudo apt-get build-dep unity-2d
sudo apt-get install bzr dconf-tools ffmpeg gnome-common libdeclarative-multimedia
bzr branch lp:~s-team/ubuntutv/trunk ubuntu-tv
cd ubuntu-tv
cmake .
make
cd ..
bzr branch lp:~s-team/ubuntutv/unity-lens-video
cd unity-lens-video
./autogen.sh --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc
sudo make install
cd ..
There are four dirs to be filled with media:
- ~/Videos/unity/local/featured
- ~/Videos/unity/local/rented
- ~/Videos/unity/local/purchased
- ~/Videos/unity/local/recorded
Generate thumbnails for your videos:
/usr/lib/unity-lens-video/create_tmb.sh "~/Video's/"
To refresh the video list
cd
cd ubuntu-tv/shell/dash/epgdata
python refreshdata.py
cd
Set the formFactor D-Conf key to “tv”
GSETTINGS_SCHEMA_DIR=ubuntu-tv/data gsettings set com.canonical.Unity2d form-factor tv
Prepare your environment
if you’re running unity-2d, you need to kill unity-2d-panel, unity-2d-places, unity-2d-launcher, unity-2d-spread (twice):
killall unity-2d-{panel,places,launcher,spread} && killall unity-2d-{panel,places,launcher,spread}
Run it like so:
metacity --replace &
cd ubuntu-tv
./shell/app/unity-2d-shell -opengl