Questions[xbmc](ubuntu)

I get media files which are not indexed by kodi (running on Ubuntu 15.10) - they need to be renamed first (and then they get indexed and fully processed).

I did not find any built-in solution in kodi to monitor and rename files - beside an explanation about the format they should be in. There is also a list of recommended standalone software.

I am surprised that the renaming is no built into kodi and before jumping in with cron and filebot I wanted to make sure that I will not be reinventing the wheel.

I have a Raspberry Pi running Raspbmc (XBMC) connected to the home network. Is there any XBMC remote control application I can use on my Ubuntu notebook to control the Raspbmc (XBMC)?

I'm running Ubuntu 12.10 desktop 64-bit. I've installed the latest version of XBMC (Eden). Everything seems to be working great.

The only small issue I'm running into is that I can't figure out how to make XBMC launch automatically on boot/restart. In the 'Startup Applications Preferences' dialog in Ubuntu I have added a new launcher with the command

/usr/bin/xbmc

and ticked the checkbox next to it. When I restart though XBMC doesn't launch. I know this is the correct path because I ran

which xbmc

in the Terminal to confirm it.

Am I doing something really stupid here? How come XBMC won't launch automatically? It works fine if I click its icon in the dock.

Many thanks,

I have a similar problem as this post: How do I turn off the screen saver using the command line?

However, these new commands (and likewise if I set the options from the GUI) only seem to work if I am actually normally logged in to X.

I am using an XBMC-only desktop session, and when I type this command:

gsettings get org.gnome.desktop.screensaver idle-activation-enabled

I get "true" (which explains why it keeps going blank after 10 mins), but when I type this command:

gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.screensaver idle-activation-enabled false

I get the following:

** (process:4909): WARNING **: Command line 'dbus-launch --autolaunch=b3ac84dfb4159464a026d84900000006 --binary-syntax --close-stderr' exited with non-zero exit status 1: Autolaunch error: X11 initialization failed.\n

Is there any way of altering this setting system wide?

Where can I get XBMC for Ubuntu?

I have the team-xbmc ppa added however they have no packages, is there an older deb or is there somewhere where i can get the source and build myself?