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<big>{{notice|'''Test builds''' are available, - you wont need AMD/Nvidia/Intel specific iso, its a generic '''64bit''' XBMCbuntu iso '''Download now''' from '''<code>[[forum:189553|[beta] Xbmcbuntu 13 Testing Thread]]</code>'''|XBMCBuntu V13 testing builds}}</big>
{{divbox|red||'''Note:''' This Wiki page is outdated and Kodibuntu is not supported anymore. Therefore Kodibuntu is not available anymore at the download page}}


<section begin="intro" />XBMCbuntu is a boot-USB drive/LiveCD image with [[XBMC]] pre-configured to work directly out-of-the-box for a dedicated set-top-box style installation of XBMC. Users can either demo XBMC without touching the internal HDD, or use it to install XBMCbuntu on the HDD, without any pre-installed operating systems. XBMCbuntu is based on a light weight version of Ubuntu.<section end="intro" />
<section begin="intro" />Kodibuntu is a combination Kodi/operating system for use on PCs that are mainly just running Kodi. It is an alternative to installing Windows or a larger (and sometimes more complicated) Linux-based OS.<section end="intro" />


XBMCbuntu currently supports MCE (Media Center Edition) Remotes with USB IR-receiver receivers directly out-of-the-box. Installation only requires 8GB (or larger) USB drive or internal HDD.
== Hardware requirements ==
{{see also|Supported hardware}}


When installed onto a USB flash drive or hard disk drive XBMCbuntu has the ability to save settings and make updates to XBMC Media Center and the operating-system back onto the USB flash drive or hard disk drive that it is installed onto, this is not possible when running XBMCbuntu from a Live CD booting from a CD-ROM disc as they are read-only and any changes settings are only temporarily saved until the system is rebooted.
Kodibuntu should work with the general hardware requirements for Linux:
{{Collapse top|Click to show hardware requirements -->}}
{{#lst:Supported hardware|Linux}}
{{Collapse bottom}}
 
== Installing ==
Kodibuntu comes in an ISO form that can be written to a USB drive or burned to an optical disc.
 
Download the current stable Kodibuntu image from: '''<code>http://kodi.tv/download/</code>'''
 
The Complete installation guide can be found here: [http://howtouselinux.net/kodi-linux-part-1/ Kodi Linux - The Complete Guide]
{{note|
* Kodibuntu has only one iso image file for all x86 computers, regardless of GPU.
* Currently, only a '''64-bit''' version is available, but this should cover the vast majority of users.
* A pre release 32bit exists in mirrors with unstable ppa and RC candidate Kodi, which can be upgraded to stable kodi
* There will be no separate Kodibuntu release for Kodi 15.x as it's based on the same OS. To get Kodi 15.x on Kodibuntu, just upgrade the software as suggested below}}
 
== Updating ==
Current Kodibuntu is based on a LTS release (long term release) which is supported for 5 years, this means that it isn't required to upgrade the OS base in order to obtain updated or upgraded application packages.
 
=== How to upgrade Kodi ===
{{main|HOW-TO:Install Kodi for Linux#Upgrading}}
{{#lst:HOW-TO:Install Kodi for Linux|Ubuntu upgrade}}


== General FAQ ==
=== When to upgrade the OS ===
<section begin="xbmcbuntu_faq" />
{{See also| XBMCbuntu FAQ}}
{{See also| XBMC all platforms FAQ}}
{{See also| XBMC v13 (Gotham) FAQ}}
<section end="xbmcbuntu_faq" />


{| width="100%"
See [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases Current Ubuntu releases] if your current distro is listed under End of life table, you will need to upgrade your OS to a supported release.
{{FAQ|1=Connect_via_SSH
| BGcolor=WhiteSmoke
| Question=How do I connect to XBMCbuntu via SFTP/SSH?
| Answer=
You can either use a '''SFTP''' client for secure transfer and editing of files, or connect via SSH, which in addition allows you to also execute commands to the underlying Linux.
:''See also:'' [[SFTP|Connecting to XBMCbuntu via SFTP]] and [[SSH|Connecting to XBMCbuntu via SSH]]
}}
|}


== XBMCbuntu hardware requirements ==
XBMCbuntu starting with v13 is only available as a 64bit base.
* x86_64 (Intel/AMD) processor computer capable of booting from CD-ROM/USB drive.


{{#lst:Supported hardware|Linux}}
== Basic use ==
 
=== Desktop mode ===
 
Kodibuntu can boot directly into Kodi or it can also boot into a desktop mode for using applications such as a web browser.
 
In order to enter desktop mode, follow those steps below:
<gallery widths=500px heights=313px>
File:kodi-exit.png|'''Step 1:''' ''Exit'' Kodi.
File:kodi-session.png|'''Step 2:''' Select ''Lubuntu'' and enter your ''username'' and ''password''.
</gallery>
 
The username may differ from the one you supplied during installation. So please be aware, that "xbmc" (as shown in the screenshot) might not be the username you will see and/or have to use.
 
{{note|If you last booted directly or switched to desktop and shutdown the HTPC while in desktop, on next reboot you will get the last used session by default.}}
 
To return to Kodi, '''logout''', select '''Kodi''' as session in the top-right pulldown menu and enter your ''username'' and ''password'' again.
 
=== Login ===
To login to the command line interface press {{keypress|Ctrl|Alt|F1 - F6 }} or connect over [[SSH]] by using usernamne and password supplied during installation.
 
{{note|For the use of {{keypress|Ctrl|Alt|F1 - F6 }} no username and password is required. You are logged in directly to the command line.}}  
 
 
=== Media center ===
Kodibuntu contains [[Linux|Kodi for Linux]] compiled with the 'standalone' mode, this enabled certain functions that are not available in normal Kodi installations (Windows, Mac Linux), these functions include Power Management, and Network Management.
 
=== Using desktop mode ===
Chromium is included for web browsing and can be found in the start menu.
 
In Systems / Package Manager tools - you can install other applications for your specific needs.


== Get and Install XBMCbuntu ==
==Other Uses==
<section begin="getandinstallxbmcbuntu" />
;Download from <code><big>http://xbmc.org/download/</big></code>


{{note|XBMCbuntu v13 will not have flavours its a generic 64bit ISO}}


XBMCbuntu comes in an ISO form that can be  burned to an optical disc. It can also be formatted to a USB drive, as mentioned in the next section.
===KodiBuntu VNC Server===


For instructions on how to acquire, create a bootable usb flash drive, boot or install to/from
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/VNC/Servers


<big>'''''See: ''[[Create and install from/to a bootable USB flash drive]]'''</big>
*Install x11vnc
<section end="getandinstallxbmcbuntu" />
*Set password
=== Resolving potential install wizard issues ===
**x11vnc -storepasswd
{{cleanup}}
*Test connection by running manual start command.
<section begin="problematic_wizard" />
x11vnc -auth guess -forever -loop -noxdamage -repeat -rfbauth /home/USERNAME/.vnc/passwd -rfbport 5900 -shared
# Boot your system with the installer thumbdrive and select the "Try Ubuntu" option. This should boot into XBMC.
# Click the Shutdown menu in XBMC (lower-left corner) and select "Exit"
# You should be presented with a log-in screen. Click "Other..." and enter '''xbmc''' as the login and select '''XBMCbuntu''' from the dropdown menu (below the Login field).
# Click "Login" and you will be prompted for the Password; just leave it blank.
# Click "Login" again and the XBMCbuntu desktop should be displayed.
# On the top-left corner of the desktop should be an icon to install Ubuntu. Double-click the icon and, hopefully, you'll get the installation wizard this time.
<section end="problematic_wizard" />


<section begin="live_cd" />
{| width="100%"
{{FAQ|1=Running_as_LiveCD
| BGcolor=WhiteSmoke
| Question=When running XBMCbuntu as a Live CD my changes are lost. Why?
| Answer=
* Since a live CD is booted from read-only media, it requires either installation to rewriteable media (i.e. a USB flash drive or hard disk drive) or complete remastering to install additional software or modify the existing files.
}}


{{FAQ|1=LiveOS_password
Have x11vnc start automatically via upstart in any environment (<=Utopic)
| BGcolor=
sudo nano /etc/init/x11vnc.conf
| Question=What is the username and password to the underlying live OS environment?
| Answer=
<section begin="Upgrade_nvidia_driver />
The username and password to the underlying OS environment are not needed by the average users of XBMCbuntu, but here they are just in case you want to dig into the (very) advanced possibilities that are available. The default username and password on the live CD are listed below, but during installation, you will be able to change these to your own username and password. We recommend that you write down the username and password you have chosen, and store it away in a safe place;
<syntaxhighlight lang="xml" enclose="div">
Username: '''xbmc'''
Password: (none)
</syntaxhighlight>
}}
|}
<section end="live_cd" />


=== Upgrading XBMC via ppa in XBMCbuntu ===
# description "Start x11vnc at boot"
description "x11vnc"
start on runlevel [2345]
stop on runlevel [^2345]
console log
respawn
respawn limit 20 5
exec /usr/bin/x11vnc -auth guess -forever -loop -noxdamage -repeat -rfbauth /home/USERNAME/.vnc/passwd -rfbport 5900 -shared


{{#lst:Team_XBMC_PPA|repos}}
{{#lst:Team_XBMC_PPA|upgrading_xbmc}}


{{note| Given the substantial changes that v13 has audio wise, due to redesigned engine, you are recommended to do a fresh install of XBMCbuntu or remove any user configuration files for alsa and or alsa drivers}}


== XBMC Media Center ==
XBMCbuntu contains [[XBMC for Linux]] compiled with the 'standalone' mode, this enabled certain functions that are not available in normal XBMC installations (Windows, Mac Linux), these functions include Power Management, and Network Management.


[[Category:Installation]]
== See also ==
[[Category:Linux]]
* [[Linux]]
[[Category:XBMCbuntu|*]]
* [[HOW-TO:Install Kodi for Linux]]
[[Category:XBMC Manual]]
* [[JeOS implementations for Kodi]]
{{Gotham updated}}

Latest revision as of 07:42, 18 June 2020

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This page or section has not been updated in a long time, no longer applies, refers to features that have been replaced/removed, and/or may not be reliable.

This page is only kept for historical reasons, or in case someone wants to try updating it.

Note: This Wiki page is outdated and Kodibuntu is not supported anymore. Therefore Kodibuntu is not available anymore at the download page

Kodibuntu is a combination Kodi/operating system for use on PCs that are mainly just running Kodi. It is an alternative to installing Windows or a larger (and sometimes more complicated) Linux-based OS.

Hardware requirements

See also: Supported hardware

Kodibuntu should work with the general hardware requirements for Linux:

Click to show hardware requirements -->
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.
ATI/AMD ( VA-API 2.0.0 or VDPAU ) Intel ( VA-API 1.7.1 ) Nvidia ( VDPAU )
Minimum without HW decoding: ATI Radeon RV710/M92 (HD 4300/4500) Note: These are uvd2.2 cards Arrandale / Clarkdale or newer Nvidia GeForce 6-Series
Minimum for HW decoding of 8-bit H.264 and VC-1: Radeon HD 5000 series or newer Sandy Bridge / Silvermont or newer GeForce 8 series or newer (released 2006)
Minimum for HW decoding of 8-bit HEVC (H.265): AMD Radeon Rx 300 series or newer Braswell / Skylake or newer Nvidia GeForce 900 series (GM20x) or newer
Minimum for HW decoding of 10-bit HEVC (H.265): AMD Radeon 400 series or newer Apollo Lake / Kaby Lake or newer Not available
Minimum for HW decoding of VP9: Stoney Ridge APU or newer; not available for desktop GPUs at the moment Apollo Lake / Kaby Lake or newer Not available
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

Installing

Kodibuntu comes in an ISO form that can be written to a USB drive or burned to an optical disc.

Download the current stable Kodibuntu image from: http://kodi.tv/download/

The Complete installation guide can be found here: Kodi Linux - The Complete Guide

Note:

  • Kodibuntu has only one iso image file for all x86 computers, regardless of GPU.
  • Currently, only a 64-bit version is available, but this should cover the vast majority of users.
  • A pre release 32bit exists in mirrors with unstable ppa and RC candidate Kodi, which can be upgraded to stable kodi
  • There will be no separate Kodibuntu release for Kodi 15.x as it's based on the same OS. To get Kodi 15.x on Kodibuntu, just upgrade the software as suggested below

Updating

Current Kodibuntu is based on a LTS release (long term release) which is supported for 5 years, this means that it isn't required to upgrade the OS base in order to obtain updated or upgraded application packages.

How to upgrade Kodi

Main page: HOW-TO:Install Kodi for Linux#Upgrading

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


When to upgrade the OS

See Current Ubuntu releases if your current distro is listed under End of life table, you will need to upgrade your OS to a supported release.


Basic use

Desktop mode

Kodibuntu can boot directly into Kodi or it can also boot into a desktop mode for using applications such as a web browser.

In order to enter desktop mode, follow those steps below:

  • Step 1: Exit Kodi.

    Step 1: Exit Kodi.

  • Step 2: Select Lubuntu and enter your username and password.

    Step 2: Select Lubuntu and enter your username and password.

The username may differ from the one you supplied during installation. So please be aware, that "xbmc" (as shown in the screenshot) might not be the username you will see and/or have to use.

Note: If you last booted directly or switched to desktop and shutdown the HTPC while in desktop, on next reboot you will get the last used session by default.

To return to Kodi, logout, select Kodi as session in the top-right pulldown menu and enter your username and password again.

Login

To login to the command line interface press Ctrl+Alt+F1 - F6 or connect over SSH by using usernamne and password supplied during installation.

Note: For the use of Ctrl+Alt+F1 - F6 no username and password is required. You are logged in directly to the command line.


Media center

Kodibuntu contains Kodi for Linux compiled with the 'standalone' mode, this enabled certain functions that are not available in normal Kodi installations (Windows, Mac Linux), these functions include Power Management, and Network Management.

Using desktop mode

Chromium is included for web browsing and can be found in the start menu.

In Systems / Package Manager tools - you can install other applications for your specific needs.

Other Uses

KodiBuntu VNC Server

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/VNC/Servers

  • Install x11vnc
  • Set password
    • x11vnc -storepasswd
  • Test connection by running manual start command.
x11vnc -auth guess -forever -loop -noxdamage -repeat -rfbauth /home/USERNAME/.vnc/passwd -rfbport 5900 -shared


Have x11vnc start automatically via upstart in any environment (<=Utopic) 

sudo nano /etc/init/x11vnc.conf

# description "Start x11vnc at boot"
description "x11vnc"
start on runlevel [2345]
stop on runlevel [^2345]
console log
respawn
respawn limit 20 5
exec /usr/bin/x11vnc -auth guess -forever -loop -noxdamage -repeat -rfbauth /home/USERNAME/.vnc/passwd -rfbport 5900 -shared



See also

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