Download XBMC Media Center 10.0 RC1

The developers of XBMC Media Center released the first release candidate of version 10.0 a few days ago, codenamed Dharma. XBMC Media Center is cross platform media center software with support for Mac OS X, Linux, Windows and AppleTV. Support for the original Xbox has ended at the end of May this year split off to the separate project XBMC4Xbox. The provisional list changes for version 10.0 lists several changes, such as an improvement to the skins framework and engine, and new scrapers that have been added. Furthermore, the necessary work has been done to broaden the playback options. The corresponding announcement looks like this:

Dharma RC1

It’s that time again. After an extremely productive DevCon where we hammered out some nasty bugs, we’re proud to announce Dharma Release Candidate 1.

Major fixes since Beta4:

• A fix for a problem when pausing/seeking. This was known to cause static or erratic behavior on some amplifiers.
• Beta4 introduced a regression with Linux and Live users that led to broken or choppy playback. Please note that anyone upgrading to RC1 on these platforms is highly advised to remove ~/.asoundrc, and create a new one if you had done so previously.
• The Bootable LiveCD script is now much more reliable. What a great way to install to a flash drive!

And a few new features:

• After adding a source, you are now prompted to set content. This should be much more logical for new users.
• New icons for the addon browser.

We are nearing release… Download RC1 now and keep the good reports coming. Let’s get Final out the door!