|
|
Line 67: |
Line 67: |
| sudo add-apt-repository ppa:graphics-drivers/ppa | | sudo add-apt-repository ppa:graphics-drivers/ppa |
| sudo apt-get update | | sudo apt-get update |
| sudo apt-get install nvidia-graphics-drivers-XXX nvidia-settings libvdpau | | sudo apt-get install nvidia-xxx nvidia-settings libvdpau |
| (XXX being the selected driver version, e.g. 355) | | (XXX being the selected driver version, e.g. 355) |
| </syntaxhighlight><br /> | | </syntaxhighlight><br /> |
Revision as of 15:28, 14 August 2015
Template:Kodi FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions for KodiBuntu (formally known as XBMCbuntu).
General FAQ
- See also: All platforms FAQ for FAQs that apply to all versions of Kodi.
- See also: Linux FAQ for general Kodi on Linux questions.
|
What version of Lubuntu is used by the current Kodibuntu?
|
|
- For v13 and v14, Kodibuntu is based on Lubuntu 14.04LTS (Trusty Tahr)
|
|
What are Kodibuntu's minimum and recommended requirements?
|
|
Extended content
|
CPU
|
x86 or x86-64 processor such as: Intel Pentium 4/ Pentium M, AMD Athlon 64 / Opteron, or newer CPU (that support SSE2, which all CPUs made within the last 10-years does).
- If your GPU/VPU does not support hardware video decoding then you will require a fast modern processor is required to decode some 1080p videos encoded in H.264, VC-1/WMV9, HEVC/H.265 VP9, etc
|
RAM
|
- Recommended: 1GB or more in a HTPC media player appliance-like computer dedicated for Kodi, and 2GB or more in a computer for multipurpose use.
|
Graphics
|
Kodi will run on most graphics cards made within the last 10-years or so, though for good hardware video decoding support a little newer graphics cards can be required. This includes most cards from AMD/ATI, Intel, or NVIDIA which support OpenGL 2.0 or later.
AMD/Intel
|
Video decoding
|
For hardware video decoding, which may be necessary on low-performance CPUs to playback 1080p content, make sure your GPU or VPU supports either VAAPI or VDPAU. For everything but older AMD cards and Nvidia, VAAPI is recommended. On AMD, you might have to start with the environment variable KODI_GL_INTERFACE set to GLX in order to get VDPAU support.
|
Drive space
|
The Kodi application generally only takes up between 100 to 200 MB of space, depending on how the binary is compiled. Technically speaking, if your hardware supports netbooting, you do not even require a internal storage for either the operating-system or for Kodi.
- Minimum: 4 to 8GB
- Recommended: 16GB or more
- Depending on how big your video library is. Most of the space required for Kodi comes from the images/artwork cache.
|
Note: There´s no 304.xxx driver for Ubuntu 18.04 available anymore from the "Graphic Drivers"-ppa. Users who are using GeForce 6-series cards should either stay on an older Ubuntu version or use newer cards
|
|
|
To update Kodi when a new version is released, just do a general system/package or use the following commands in the terminal (or via SFTP):
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade --with-new-pkgs
|
|
Drivers
How can I Upgrade NVidia drivers in Ubuntu/Kodibuntu and variants?
|
|
Nvidia as well as drivers suppliers for Ubuntu and variants, recommended user to install these packages via repositories provided!
The maintainers ensure the drivers are correct and compatible to the distro being targeted.
sudo apt-get install python-software-properties pkg-config
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-x-swat/x-updates
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install nvidia-current nvidia-settings
Alternatively, there is now a repository for Nvidia graphics drivers containing upto the latest proprietary GPU drivers. You can specify the driver version that you want to install.
sudo apt-get install python-software-properties pkg-config
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:graphics-drivers/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install nvidia-xxx nvidia-settings libvdpau
(XXX being the selected driver version, e.g. 355)
A list of available driver versions can be found at launchpad.net/~graphics-drivers/+archive/ubuntu/ppa .
|
|
Handling files & Backups
How can I transfer files to/from Kodibuntu?
|
|
|
How can I backup all my settings to restore them if something goes wrong?
|
|
You can use the Add-on:Backup Backup and restore your Kodi database and configuration files in the event of a crash or file corruption.
Alternatively if you do not wish to use a addon, you can navigate to your userdata folder and copy/archive all its contents to a external drive. This can be achieved various ways, depending on your OS.
|
|
Connectivity
How can I connect a bluetooth keyboard/mouse/remote??
|
|
|
Troubleshooting
What if I have audio issues with Kodibuntu?
|
|
You can look at the audio troubleshooting page below, if your problems persist, you can always try to search for answers to your problem in forums and if none are found open your own thread.
Remember to have Debug log handy in pastebin, in such cases.
- See: Audio Troubleshooting
|
|
Can't install, because the install window is too big?
|
|
|
Can't install because the text is too small?
|
|
|
Linux FAQ
Upgrading Ubuntu / Kodibuntu
How do I upgrade the Kodibuntu base OS?
|
|
To actually upgrade the underlying Linux which "Kodibuntu" is based on, it is possible to do so via release upgrade.
There are advantages and disadvantages to doing so. It's not a method recommended lightly to inexperienced users, doing so means you understand and accept responsibility for breaking your system.
BACKUP! Never attempt any upgrades without having proper backups of the files you consider important or value or have a full system image/backup of working system you can restore.
RECOMMENDED! It is possible (in order to preserve systems tweaks) to just upgrade Kodi itself by treating it as a normal Linux package and update/install via: Upgrading Kodi via ppa in Kodibuntu
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install update-manager-core
sudo do-release-upgrade
This should upgrade your Base distribution, however if your current version is too old it may require repeating these steps until you reach the desired version.
Do note that this is not recommended to inexperienced Linux users in case of breakages that you wont be able to resolve.
|
|
Known issues
- See: Common issues