How to Build Your Own Home Theater Personal Computer With an Older Computer

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Download and burn a bootable CD .iso file.

   Get the most recent stable release (LTS).
   
   Go http://www.ubuntu.com/download/ubuntu/download and follow the download and how to burn a CD’s instructions.
   
   This part can be done in another computer.
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   Step 2: Restart the computer.

   Put the CD into the CD/DVD reader and restart the computer.
   
   If you restart your computer and it return back to your installed operating system (i.e.
   
   Windows XP) go to Set Bios to boot from a CD ROM and follow the instructions.
   
   If you cannot boot from the CD/DVD reader, even when the instructions were successfully done, check the CD in other computer in order to discard a CD/DVD unit malfunction. , Press Install Ubuntu button. , Updates can be downloaded later, but they are not necessary unless the computer will be used for another purposes such as Internet browser or e-mail reader. , Press continue , Press Install now. ,,, Select the option Log in automatically and press Continue.
   
   Save your user name and password in a piece of paper for future references. , Restart the computer when Ubuntu ask for it. , Ubuntu Linux is already installed and ready for it use. , Go to the first icon, select it and write in it the word terminal.
   
   Double click over the icon with the same name.
   
   A window like the next image will appear. , If Ubuntu asks you for a password please enter the password created in point
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   Note: do not worry about warnings, just repeat the instructions. sudo add-apt-repository ppa:team-xbmc sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install xbmc sudo apt-get update , To avoid repeating the last point every time just drag the icon and drop in into the vertical toolbar(For how to use XBMC go to www.xbmc.org)
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   Step 3: Install Ubuntu: after restart the computer with the CD/DVD into the computer

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   Step 4: a screen like this one will appear.

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   Step 5: If Ubuntu cannot detect Internet do not worry

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   Step 6: press continue.

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   Step 7: It is recommended to select Erase disk and install Ubuntu in order to use the hard disk drive at full capacity.

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   Step 8: If you have more than one hard disk drive

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   Step 9: select the drive where Ubuntu will be installed.

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    Step 10: Before finishing the installation

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    Step 11: Ubuntu will ask for your location

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    Step 12: this is for time and date setting

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    Step 13: Select you keyboard layout and press continue.

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    Step 14: In this screen is important to fill all the information required.

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    Step 15: Please wait until the installation is done.

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    Step 16: After restart the computer a desktop like this will appear.

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    Step 17: Install Xbox Media Center.

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    Step 18: Write or copy the next lines

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    Step 19: one line at the time

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    Step 20: inside the window and press enter.

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    Step 21: To try the software make a click over the first icon and write xbmc

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    Step 22: if everything is correct an icon with the name Xbox media center will appear

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    Step 23: if not try the previous step again.

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