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The simple answer is to run ssam_lnx.dynamic, which is in ssamtfe/Bin. Found that on a russian forum, used google translate…

Full instructions below.

First install 32 bit libraries and linux32.
sudo apt-get install ia32-libs linux32

Now go download serious sam the first encounter installer from here.

Now make the installer executable.
chmod 755 Desktop/serious.sam.tfe_1.05beta3-english-2.run

Insert disk and run the installer, you can double click it and select run, or enter below in terminal.
Desktop/serious.sam.tfe_1.05beta3-english-2.run

After you install it open the ssam_lnx.dynamic in ssamtfe/Bin, which can be found in your home folder.

If you enabled the 0.20.2 fixes build repository, then run the commands below, before upgrading to the svn version.

sudo rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mythbuntu-gutsy.list

First you need to remove the current mythtv packages, otherwise the svn version will conflict with it.

sudo apt-get remove mythtv-*

Now do the below:

Add the apt key for the mythbuntu svn repository.

wget http://mythbuntu.org/files/EEED06D0.gpg && sudo apt-key add EEED06D0.gpg && rm EEED06D0.gpg

Now add the mirror for the mythbuntu svn repository.

echo "deb http://weeklybuilds.mythbuntu.org/mythbuntu-trunk/ubuntu gutsy multiverse universe restricted main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mythbuntu-gutsy.list

or the uk mirror:

echo "deb http://uk.weeklybuilds.mythbuntu.org/mythbuntu-trunk/ubuntu gutsy multiverse universe restricted main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mythbuntu-gutsy.list

Now update your package list.

sudo apt-get update

Now install the mythtv packages.

sudo apt-get install mythtv-*

These instructions may work for the official ubuntu distribution and other ubuntu based distributions.

Some of the instructions above are from mythbuntu’s site.

Update
You can download version SVN-578 with video transcoding enabled here (32 bit). Also you need to remove your fuppes.db, which is under .fuppes in your home folder.
Changelog

Download fuppes SVN 549 ubuntu package (32 bit)

Tested in ubuntu 7.10 only. Video transcoding has been disabled, as it won’t compile with it enabled, didn’t try building the latest svn version of fuppes. You can get a working fuppes.cfg file here.

If you followed the guide how to install 32 bit firefox with flash w/sound and java for AMD64, and now you want quick time videos and other formats to play in your browser then this how to is for you, make sure you follow the how to install 32 bit firefox before doing this, as this is only if you already have the 32bit firefox installed.

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Update 12/13/09
You can install ushare with apt-get or aptitude.

sudo aptitude install ushare

and to setup you can edit /etc/ushare.conf

sudo nano /etc/ushare.conf

The config file explains everything.

To run you can start the service.

sudo service ushare start

If you want to stop it, replace start with stop.

Just tried to see if xbox would see it and it didn’t, but that’s because the service doesn’t read everything in the config file, only the shares you specify. So if you run ushare -x, your xbox will see it, or you can try editing the /etc/init.d/ushare file.

sudo nano /etc/init.d/ushare

add the below under “CONFIGFILE=/etc/ushare.conf”.

USHARE_OPTIONS=-x

Update ushare 1.1
You can download ushare 1.1 from here. Packages for ubuntu 7.10 can also be found there.

Another update
This how to has been posted on digg, so I made a mirror, just in case my site goes down.
Mirror

Update
uShare has been updated, see here for info. You don’t need the patched version to do this anymore, just the latest version.
Finally a way to stream videos to the 360 without windows.

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This how to is for tversity running in vmware server, assuming you already have vmware server working.

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Use the Add/Remove option in the menu to install it. Make sure when you search you choose to search all packages.
Then do the below:

sudo nvidia-glx-config enable
sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg

You might not have to reconfigure xserver, but I would do it just in case. You could find out the hard way by clicking ctrl alt back space. If you get an xserver error, then you know you have to reconfigure. So click through all the dialogs, and then click alt F1. Then login and run sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg.

Problem:
After you reboot or logout the power saving setting changes.
Solution:

kate ~/.kde/Autostart/power.sh

add:

#/bin/sh
xset dpms 1800 1800 1800 #change all 1800 to the number of seconds you want it to turn off the monitor. 60 * x

save it then run:

chmod 755 ~/.kde/Autostart/power.sh