These are Linux installation instructions. For Windows installation instructions see INSTALL-windows.html.
To use FreeGuide you need:
After installing XMLTV, you need to configure it. Connect to the Internet before doing this. UK people should type (at a command prompt):
tv_grab_uk --configure
and US and Canadian people should type:
tv_grab_na --configure
people from New Zealand should type:
tv_grab_nz --configure
people from Finland should type:
tv_grab_fi --configure
people from Italy should type:
tv_grab_it --configure
people from Spain should type:
tv_grab_es --configure
people from the Netherlands should type (you may get some errors, but it should work):
tv_grab_nl --configure
people from Denmark should type:
tv_grab_dk --configure
people from Hungary should type:
tv_grab_hu --configure
Follow the instructions to configure your grabber.
German people don't need to do perform this step, lucky them!
When XMLTV is installed and configured, download the FreeGuide-xx-Linux-Install jar file and run it with java -jar FreeGuide-xx-Linux-Install.jar. This will install FreeGuide in a directory of your choice.
You can now run FreeGuide by typing:
cd ~/freeguide-tv (adapt if you installed it elsewhere)
java -jar FreeGuide.jar
If you've used the default options everywhere, it should just work.
See the README for info on how to use FreeGuide.
If you have any problems, contact us and we'll sort you out.