HOW-TO:Install Kodi on Apple TV 2

The current stable release for iOS is.
 * Requirements:


 * If you have any issues, be sure to read the iOS FAQ!

Installing from the command line
And you're done! You should now be running for Apple TV 2. See here to verify your Kodi version.
 * 1) Open up your terminal/ssh application and enter the following command to log in to your ATV2. Note, you need to replace "YOUR.ATV2.IP.ADDRESS" with the IP address of the Apple TV:
 * ssh root@YOUR.ATV2.IP.ADDRESS
 * EXAMPLE:
 * 1) You will be asked for a password: default password is alpine
 * 2) Continue to enter the following commands:
 * apt-get install wget
 * wget -O- http://apt.awkwardtv.org/awkwardtv.pub | apt-key add -
 * echo "deb http://apt.awkwardtv.org/ stable main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/awkwardtv.list
 * echo "deb http://mirrors.kodi.tv/apt/atv2 ./" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/xbmc.list
 * apt-get update
 * apt-get install org.xbmc.kodi-atv2
 * reboot

Installing from NitoTV
And you're done! You should now be running for Apple TV 2. See here to verify your version.
 * NitoTV on the Apple TV 2
 * 1) Scroll right to the NitoTV menu on the Apple TV and choose the first option "Install Software".
 * 2) Scroll down the list until you see "Kodi-ATV2" and click on that.
 * 3) From that menu press "install" and your Apple TV will install  and then do a SOFT reboot (no tethered boot required).
 * 4)  will now be in your Apple TV menu, scroll right to it, click and enjoy.

Updating
Either update through NitoTV or issue the following commands to update:
 * 1) Open up your terminal/ssh application and enter the following command to log in to your ATV2:
 * ssh root@YOUR.ATV2.IP.ADDRESS
 * EXAMPLE:
 * 1) You will be asked for a password: default password is alpine
 * 2) Continue to enter the following commands:
 * apt-get update
 * apt-get install org.xbmc.kodi-atv2

Development and custom builds
ALWAYS BACKUP YOUR USERDATA FOLDER WHEN USING DEVELOPMENT BUILDS!


 * 1) Open one of the above URL locations in a web browser and copy the url of the most recent file in that listing.
 * EXAMPLE:
 * 1) Open up your terminal/ssh application and enter the following command to log in to your ATV2:
 * ssh root@YOUR.ATV2.IP.ADDRESS
 * EXAMPLE:
 * 1) You will be asked for a password: default password is alpine
 * 2) Continue to enter the following commands:
 * rm -f *kodi*.deb
 * apt-get update
 * wget URL-FROM-STEP-ONE-HERE
 * EXAMPLE:
 * dpkg -i *kodi*.deb
 * rm *kodi*.deb

See here to verify your version.

Going from Kodi to XBMC
Due to the name change, the steps for downgrading between Kodi (starting at v14 and up) to XBMC (v13.2 and lower) requires slightly different steps:


 * 1) Open one of the above URL locations in a web browser and copy the url of the version you wish to install.
 * EXAMPLE:
 * 1) Open up your terminal/ssh application and enter the following command to log in to your ATV2:
 * ssh root@YOUR.ATV2.IP.ADDRESS
 * EXAMPLE:
 * 1) You will be asked for a password: default password is alpine
 * 2) Continue to enter the following commands:
 * rm -f *kodi*.deb
 * rm -f *xbmc*.deb
 * apt-get update
 * wget URL-FROM-STEP-ONE-HERE
 * EXAMPLE:
 * wget http://mirrors.kodi.tv/apt/atv2/deb/org.xbmc.xbmc-seatbeltunlock_1.0-5_iphoneos-arm.deb
 * dpkg -i *xbmc*.deb
 * rm *xbmc*.deb

See here to verify your version.

Uninstalling just
SSH into your Apple TV (Using the same instructions from above to login). Then run:

apt-get remove org.xbmc.xbmc-atv2 or apt-get remove org.xbmc.kodi-atv2

It will ask you if you want to continue: The following packages will be REMOVED: org.xbmc.kodi-atv2 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 5 not upgraded. After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue [Y/n]? Just enter "Y" to accept and continue.

Removing settings
will uninstall from your Apple TV but will leave certain things (databases and everything in your userdata folder) behind to make it easier if you wanted to reinstall. To delete those also run: rm -Rf /private/var/mobile/Library/Preferences/XBMC rm -Rf /private/var/mobile/Library/Preferences/Kodi This will then be completely clear and will be removed.

Deleting dependencies
has three dependencies that it installs along with itself when you first install (org.xbmc.xbmc-seatbeltunlock, gawk, bsdiff). After uninstalling you can also uninstall these 3 dependencies by running this command: