Sudo apt-get install xbmc xbmc-standalone Sudo apt-get install python-software-properties pkg-config After some googling, I had to change the managed property to true in /etc/NetworkManager/nfĪfter making sure my Ubuntu was updated with the newest features, all I needed to do was execute the following commands in order to get my xbmc setup : There was no way to view or configure eth0 in Unbuntu anymore. In an attempt to solve the problem, I added the following in my /etc/network/interfaces file :Īfter a reboot however, while I now got an IP address from my router, the connection was “unmanaged”. I wasn’t able to get an IP address from my router (while the wireless connection worked fine after providing the WPA2 password). Having network (wired + wireless) up & runningīoth the wireless card as the wired controller were discovered by Ubuntu, however, the wired connection wasn’t working initially. Another option off course is to through the XBMC Live CD. Installing it on the AsRock was simply next-next-next-finish, and after a while it booted into the Gnome Desktop. I installed Ubuntu after burning the standard desktop edition ISO to a CD.
Being able to suspend / resume the machine using the remote control.