The Ubuntu package for the current
version of Boxee as of this writing, 0.9.22.13692M, does not install on
the latest version of Ubuntu. It throws an error "Dependency is not
satisfiable: libxmlrpc-c3" The problem arises because libxmlrpc-c3 has
been renamed to libxmlprc-c3-0. The solution is to modify the debian
package and change its dependencies. This is easier than it sounds, but
you have to know how. Download the debian installer from the Boxee
website, and place it in your home directory and then open up a terminal
dpkg-deb -x boxee-0.9.22.13692.i486.modfied.deb boxee
dpkg-deb --control boxee-0.9.22.13692.i486.modfied.deb boxee/DEBIAN
Now we need to edit the file that lists the dependencies. Run the first command to do it with a GUI, or the second to use vim.
gedit boxee/DEBIAN/control
vi boxee/DEBIAN/control
Find
libxmlrpc-c3 in this file and append -0 to the end of it so that is
read "libxmlrpc-c3-0", and save the file. Now we need to repackage our
changes into a new debian package file.
dpkg -b boxee boxee-works.deb
When
it is done simply double-click the newly created boxee-works.deb file
and install it with Software Center. Hopefully it will not be too long
before the peeps over at Boxee fix the package so that it Just Works™.
Enjoy guys, hi.. hi.. hi...


