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Download Instructions

2007-05-21T10:51:41Z

John Taylor: /* Getting the CD's */

== Important ==

Read the [[Known_Issues|Known Issues]] page first. There are some warnings to Ubuntu users who have already modified their Ubuntu installation or customized their .conf files that LinuxMCE will override their changes.

== Getting help ==

In addition to the usual community options like forums, for the moment a few volunteers have agreed to provide [[Tech_Support|live tech support via Yahoo/Skype]] to identify common installation problems so they can be fixed in the next release.

== Reading before installing LinuxMCE ==

Before installing LinuxMCE, I suggest reading [[What_To_Expect|What to expect]] which says exactly what sequences and equipment was used to setup my whole home media + automation system as shown in the demo video, and warns what are the pitfalls you may run into.

Also read:

The [[Installation_Guide|Detailed step-by-step instructions for installing LinuxMCE]] which has step-by-step instructions on installing Ubuntu and LinuxMCE.
Then the short [[Architecture_Intro|Architecture Intro]] which explains what pc's you'll need to install software on and how they all work together.
Then there's a [[QuickStart_Guide|Quick Start Guide]] which explains how to set the video and audio settings using the AV Wizard, and to add devices to LinuxMCE with the Setup Wizard.
The [[Usage_Intro|Usage Intro]] is a quick primer on how to use LinuxMCE once it's installed.

LinuxMCE is a huge program with lots of features that you won't even notice right away, and the wiki already has a ton of pages which I imported from existing sources when I launched LinuxMCE, such as the original [[User's_Manual|User's Manual]] and [[Programmer's_Guide|Programmer's Guide]]. I found most of these docs weren't well organized and some of the data isn't up to date. But it's a wiki and all pages are open for editing, so hopefully this will improve.

== Getting the CD's ==

As explained in the [[Installation_Guide|Installation Guide]] You need 2 cd's to install LinuxMCE, which you can get here:

1) Ubuntu 6.10 desktop live cd. For now Linux MCE can only be installed on top of the Ubuntu 6.10 distribution of Linux, which is available [http://mirrors.kernel.org/ubuntu-releases/6.10/ubuntu-6.10-desktop-i386.iso here].

2) The LinuxMCE install cd, which is available on these [[Mirrors]].

== The LinuxMCE installer ==

Once you have already burned the LinuxMCE install cd, and finished installing Ubuntu 6.10, here is the installer application you run from within Ubuntu to install LinuxMCE:

[http://linuxmce.com/download.php http://linuxmce.com/images/generic_download_button.gif]

== Getting the source code ==
Instructions on getting the source code and compiling it are located on [[Building From Source]] page.

Download Instructions

2007-05-21T10:38:33Z

John Taylor: /* Getting the CD's */

== Important ==

Read the [[Known_Issues|Known Issues]] page first. There are some warnings to Ubuntu users who have already modified their Ubuntu installation or customized their .conf files that LinuxMCE will override their changes.

== Getting help ==

In addition to the usual community options like forums, for the moment a few volunteers have agreed to provide [[Tech_Support|live tech support via Yahoo/Skype]] to identify common installation problems so they can be fixed in the next release.

== Reading before installing LinuxMCE ==

Before installing LinuxMCE, I suggest reading [[What_To_Expect|What to expect]] which says exactly what sequences and equipment was used to setup my whole home media + automation system as shown in the demo video, and warns what are the pitfalls you may run into.

Also read:

The [[Installation_Guide|Detailed step-by-step instructions for installing LinuxMCE]] which has step-by-step instructions on installing Ubuntu and LinuxMCE.
Then the short [[Architecture_Intro|Architecture Intro]] which explains what pc's you'll need to install software on and how they all work together.
Then there's a [[QuickStart_Guide|Quick Start Guide]] which explains how to set the video and audio settings using the AV Wizard, and to add devices to LinuxMCE with the Setup Wizard.
The [[Usage_Intro|Usage Intro]] is a quick primer on how to use LinuxMCE once it's installed.

LinuxMCE is a huge program with lots of features that you won't even notice right away, and the wiki already has a ton of pages which I imported from existing sources when I launched LinuxMCE, such as the original [[User's_Manual|User's Manual]] and [[Programmer's_Guide|Programmer's Guide]]. I found most of these docs weren't well organized and some of the data isn't up to date. But it's a wiki and all pages are open for editing, so hopefully this will improve.

== Getting the CD's ==

As explained in the [[Installation_Guide|Installation Guide]] You need 2 cd's to install LinuxMCE, which you can get here:

1) Ubuntu 7.04 desktop live cd. For now Linux MCE can only be installed on top of the Ubuntu 7.04 distribution of Linux, which is available [http://mirrors.kernel.org/ubuntu-releases/6.10/ubuntu-6.10-desktop-i386.iso here].

2) The LinuxMCE install cd, which is available on these [[Mirrors]].

== The LinuxMCE installer ==

Once you have already burned the LinuxMCE install cd, and finished installing Ubuntu 6.10, here is the installer application you run from within Ubuntu to install LinuxMCE:

[http://linuxmce.com/download.php http://linuxmce.com/images/generic_download_button.gif]

== Getting the source code ==
Instructions on getting the source code and compiling it are located on [[Building From Source]] page.