XBMC is a multi-platform (Linux, Mac OSX, Windows and Xbox), a free and open source (GPL) software media player. The latest version named Dharma is released.
Linux specific features in the latest XBMC 10.0 include initial support OpenGL ES 2.0, VAAPI (Video Acceleration API) support (requires VAAPI compatible hardware and drivers), OpenMAX Video Acceleration support (requires OpenMax IL compatible hardware, like Tegra2), NEON (ARM) Video Acceleration support (requires NEON compatible hardware, like OMAP3) as well as improved VDPAU Hardware Video Acceleration support and its upscaling/deinterlacing capabilities.
Install XBMC 10.0 "Dharma" in Ubuntu:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa: team-xbmc/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install xbmc
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