[ATV2] Possible to install skin w/out "Install from zip" function?

Hello,

I have a few questions related to installing skins on ATV2...

I've seen that all the guides suggest copying the skin zip archive over to /private/var/mobile and then using the addon "install from zip" functionality to extract the skin to the proper directory. This begs the question; what does this function do exactly? Does it simply unzip the archive to a specific directory or does it do additional processing which is key to a proper skin install?

I have run into issues with the "install from zip" function on multiple occasions where I select the zip and then it appears to do nothing and no status updates are shown whatsoever. I ensure the permissions are correct, but I get the same results...

I would much prefer to simply install my skins manually over ssh. Is there a guide for doing so? If I extract my skin zip, rename to skin.blah/ and scp it over to my ATV2 where does it need to end up?

scp -r skin.blah root@atv2:/[what directory goes here]
extra configuration needed?

Thanks for any insights,

Lunias