HOW-TO:Install Kodi for Linux

2014-11-23T13:53:49Z

Tuju:

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{{see also|Linux FAQ}}

These are instructions for people who already have a Linux-based OS setup. If you have not installed a Linux-based OS yet, you might wish to try out [[XBMCbuntu]] which will install both the OS and XBMC with an easy installer.

= Official Team Kodi/XBMC repositories =

== Ubuntu ==
;Simple Install Instructions

{{note|1=[http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UsingTheTerminal Click here to find out how to use the terminal.]}}

Use the command line terminal and enter the following commands. Follow the prompts as you would any other software installation.

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sudo apt-get install python-software-properties pkg-config
sudo apt-get install software-properties-common
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:team-xbmc/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install xbmc
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{{#lst:Team XBMC PPA|repos}}

=== Upgrading ===
<section begin="Ubuntu upgrade" />
To update XBMC/Kodi when a new version is released, just do a general system/package or use the following commands in the terminal (or via [[SSH]]):

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sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install xbmc
</syntaxhighlight>
<section end="Ubuntu upgrade" />

=== XBMCbuntu ===
{{main|XBMCbuntu}}
{{#lst:XBMCbuntu|intro}}

=== Installing a development build ===
{{see also|Development builds}}
To install a beta/unstable version of XBMC you must first add the unstable repository, then install XBMC:

Use <code>ppa:team-xbmc/xbmc-nightly</code> for nightly builds and <code>ppa:team-xbmc/unstable</code> for [[beta]] builds.

<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:team-xbmc/xbmc-nightly
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install xbmc
</syntaxhighlight>

Follow the prompts to add the repository, then to add the updates, and finally install the new version of XBMC.

=== Going back to a stable version from a development version ===
To return to a stable release:

Find the current PPA you are using:
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
sudo apt-cache policy
</syntaxhighlight>

Remove the unstable or nightly PPA where it says '''PPAHERE''':
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
sudo add-apt-repository -r ppa:PPAHERE
</syntaxhighlight>

Then restore the stable version with the following commands:
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:team-xbmc/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get remove xbmc
sudo apt-get install xbmc
</syntaxhighlight>

=== Uninstalling ===
If you need to remove and purge an application and finally removing/purging also the application configurations files, do so by using the following commands:

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sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get remove xbmc*
sudo apt-get purge xbmc*
</syntaxhighlight>

Then remove the settings folder to remove all settings and library data. This will not delete any videos or music, but just the settings and library data itself:
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rm ~/.xbmc/
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= Other repositories =


Unofficial Linux binaries that are un/semi supported by Team XBMC. These use internal ffmpeg libraries rather than system ffmpeg or libav, which is recommended for XBMC.

== Debian ==
http://people.debian.org/~rbalint/ppa/xbmc-ffmpeg/

== Fedora ==

Kodi can be installed from [http://rpmfusion.org/ rpmfusion] repositories. Building a dedicated home theatre system can be easily done using packages found from Fedora's [http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/HTPC HTPC page].

== OpenELEC ==
{{main|OpenELEC}}
{{#lst:OpenELEC|intro}}

= Installation from source =

If distribution packages are not available, or you need a newer version, or specific features enabled, then you will most likely need to compile from source. While compiling from source does not differ very much between distributions (except for installation of build dependencies), a few different guides are available in this wiki.

* [[HOW-TO compile XBMC for Linux from source code]]
* [[HOW-TO compile XBMC for Linux on Debian/Ubuntu]] - This is a tutorial on how to compile and install XBMC on Debian and Ubuntu.

= See also =
* [[Linux]]
* [[HOW-TO:Autostart XBMC for Linux]]

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