XBMC mediacenter for ubuntu.....

XBMC Media Center (formerly named Xbox Media Center) is an award winning free and open source cross-platform media player and home entertainment software .

Howto install :-

For Ubuntu 9.10 :- Open the terminal and type :

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:team-xbmc
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install xbmc xbmc-standalone
sudo apt-get update

and done.

For Ubuntu 9.04 :-

Add the following key in the terminal :

sudo apt-key adv –keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com –recv-keys 9317790E

In the terminal, type :

sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

and add these lines and save it .

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/team-xbmc/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/team-xbmc/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main

Now run :

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt0-get install xbmc

other two media centers for ubuntu are Enna Media Center and MOOVIDA .