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# Installing FreeGuide on Ubuntu

### Get Java

On Ubuntu Hardy 8.04 and later, make sure the "universe" repository is enabled, and then install the OpenJDK version of Java by opening a terminal and typing:

`sudo apt-get install openjdk-6-jre`

On older Ubuntu versions, make sure the "multiverse" repository is enabled, and then install the Sun version of Java by opening a terminal and typing:

`sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jre`

### Get XMLTV

You can get the latest version of XMLTV by typing (in a terminal):

`sudo apt-get install xmltv`

The xmltv package is in the "universe" repository, so ensure that it is enabled.

### Get FreeGuide

In recent versions of Ubuntu (since Ubuntu Gutsy 7.10), freeguide is in the "multiverse" repository*, so enable that and type:

`sudo apt-get install freeguide`

(If you are using an earlier Ubuntu version, you can download and install the FreeGuide package from http://packages.ubuntu.com/feisty/misc/freeguide. This is a Feisty package, but it should work on any version of Ubuntu (it certainly works on Dapper and Edgy).)

You can now run FreeGuide by choosing it from the menu (under "Sound and Video") or alternatively by typing into a terminal:

`freeguide`

You'll now need to answer a few questions, and then you're ready to go.

If you use a proxy server (if you don't know, you probably don't), you'll need to read this page: Configure Proxy On Linux.

*Note: FreeGuide is entirely Free Software licenced under GPL v2. It is in the multiverse repository because it used to require the Sun version of Java. Hopefully it will soon be moved to universe, now that there is a Free Software version of Java (OpenJDK) which can run FreeGuide.

### Get the very latest

If you'd like to download the very latest version of FreeGuide instead of using the one packaged by your distribution (not recommended), you can download various packages from the sourceforge download page.

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