HOW-TO:Install Kodi on Raspberry Pi

The basic hardware you will need is
 * the R-Pi board itself
 * a power supply (Micro-USB, 5V, 1200 mA)
 * a SDHC memory card to install the software.

Basic options

 * Easy / Kodi centric distributions
 * OpenELEC - Installing • FAQ • Help forum • USB drive install


 * OSMC - Installing • FAQ • Help • Forum


 * XBian - Installing • FAQ • Starters guide • Forum


 * Advanced / can be used with Kodi
 * Raspbian - Up-to-date versions of Kodi are now on the default Raspbian repositories. See full guide here


 * CarPC - Guide


 * RetroPie -  See full guide here


 * Recalbox - Installing (note: game controllers currently don't work in Kodi, so an additional remote or keyboard is needed)


 * Arch Linux ARM - RPi2 • RPi1


 * Buildroot - For experimented users only !

Specific install guides
For installs that don't directly include and/or boot into Kodi automatically.

Raspbian
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install kodi


 * Alternative source
 * You can also download Kodi from http://michael.gorven.za.net

RetroPie
Here's a youtube guide:

Compiling Kodi
Notes for advanced users who wish to try and build Kodi from source code.
 * Various good notes mentioned here: http://not-guild.de/temp/kodi.txt