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The basic hardware you will need is  
The basic hardware you will need is  
* the R-Pi board itself
* the R-Pi board itself
* a power supply (Micro-USB, 5V, 1200 mA)
* a power supply (Micro-USB, 5V, upto 2500 mA)
* a SDHC memory card to install the software.
* a (micro)SDHC memory card to install the software. (Because video decoding is more resource-intensive than many other operations, it may be more important to have a fast/high quality memory card for Kodi than for other uses.)


<section begin="install"/>The easiest way to install Kodi on an R-Pi is to use one of these pre-made OS/Kodi packages:
 
* '''[[OpenELEC]] -''' [http://wiki.openelec.tv/index.php?title=Installing_OpenELEC_on_Raspberry_Pi Installing] • [http://wiki.openelec.tv/index.php?title=Raspberry_Pi_FAQ FAQ] • [http://openelec.tv/forum/124-raspberry-pi Help forum] • [[HOW-TO:Install XBMC on Raspberry Pi with USB drive|USB drive install]]
== Basic options ==
* '''[[OSMC]] -''' [https://osmc.tv/download/ Installing] • [https://osmc.tv/help/wiki FAQ] • [https://osmc.tv/help/ Help] • [https://discourse.osmc.tv Forum]  
 
* '''[[XBian]] -''' [http://xbian.org/getxbian/ Installing] • [http://xbian.org/faq/ FAQ] • [http://xbian.org/getting-started/ Starters guide] • [http://forum.xbian.org/ Forum]  
<section begin="install"/>
* '''Raspbian -''' http://michael.gorven.za.net/
;Easy / Kodi centric distributions
* '''Arch Linux ARM -''' [http://archlinuxarm.org/platforms/armv7/broadcom/raspberry-pi-2 RPi2] • [http://archlinuxarm.org/platforms/armv6/raspberry-pi RPi1]
* '''[[LibreELEC]] -''' [https://libreelec.tv/downloads_new/ Download] • [https://wiki.libreelec.tv Wiki] • [http://forum.libreelec.tv Forum]
* '''[[Buildroot]]''' - For experimented users only !
 
* '''[[OSMC]] -''' [https://osmc.tv/ Home] [https://osmc.tv/download/ Installing] • [https://osmc.tv/wiki Wiki] • [https://discourse.osmc.tv Support Forum]  
 
* '''[[XBian]] -''' [http://xbian.org/getxbian/ Installing] • [http://xbian.org/faq/ FAQ] • [http://xbian.org/getting-started/ Starters guide] • [http://forum.xbian.org/ Forum]
 
 
;Advanced / can be used with Kodi
* '''Arch Linux ARM -''' [https://archlinuxarm.org/platforms/armv8/broadcom/raspberry-pi-4 RPi4] • [https://archlinuxarm.org/platforms/armv8/broadcom/raspberry-pi-3 RPi3] • [http://archlinuxarm.org/platforms/armv7/broadcom/raspberry-pi-2 RPi2] • [http://archlinuxarm.org/platforms/armv6/raspberry-pi RPi1]
 
Note that Arch ARM provides different Kodi packages optimized for different RPi models.  All builds offer some flavor of HW accelerated decoding just like LibreELEC.  The following packages will supply the current stable version of Kodi:
 
[https://github.com/archlinuxarm/PKGBUILDs/tree/master/alarm/kodi-rpi kodi-rpi] for RPi 3/4/400
 
[https://github.com/archlinuxarm/PKGBUILDs/tree/master/alarm/kodi-rpi-legacy kodi-rpi-legacy] for RPi 2
 
Users wanting to track the master branch may select:
 
[https://github.com/archlinuxarm/PKGBUILDs/tree/master/alarm/kodi-rpi kodi-rpi-git] for RPi 3/4/400 only
 
* '''Batocera Linux -''' [https://batocera-linux.xorhub.com/#learn Learn More]
 
* '''[[Buildroot]]''' - For experienced users only !
 
* '''CarPC -''' [http://www.engineering-diy.blogspot.ro/2015/01/raspberrypi-carpc-tutorial.html Guide]
 
* '''Raspberry Pi OS -''' Up-to-date versions '''(Currently Leia 18.7)''' of Kodi are now on the default Raspbian repositories. See '''[[HOW-TO:Install Kodi on Raspberry Pi#Raspberry Pi OS|full guide here]]'''.
 
* '''Recalbox -''' [http://www.recalbox.com/diyrecalbox Installing]
<section end="install"/>
<section end="install"/>


{{Helix updated}}
* '''RetroPie - ''' See '''[[HOW-TO:Install Kodi on Raspberry Pi#RetroPie|full guide here]]'''
 
== Specific install guides ==
For installs that don't directly include and/or boot into Kodi automatically.
 
=== Raspberry Pi OS ===
{{editor note|We need to expand on this section, but here are the basic commands if you are familiar with the command-line:}}
 
'''(Current Version - 18.7)'''
 
<pre>
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install kodi
</pre>
 
 
;PVR Addons
* PVR Addons can be installed directly from the command line:
<pre>
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install PACKAGENAMEHERE
</pre>
but replace '''PACKAGENAMEHERE''' with the PVR addon required.
<pre>example: sudo apt-get install kodi-pvr-hts</pre>
The PVR client add-on should now be installed. If Kodi was already running, restart it to load the add-on.
 
=== RetroPie ===
Here's a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyeCQS7ITnU youtube guide]:
 
{{#widget:YouTube|id=MyeCQS7ITnU}}
 
== Compiling Kodi ==
Notes for advanced users who wish to try and build Kodi from source code.
* Various good notes mentioned here: https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/blob/master/docs/README.RaspberryPi.md
 
{{updated|22}}


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Latest revision as of 10:50, 19 January 2023

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The basic hardware you will need is

  • the R-Pi board itself
  • a power supply (Micro-USB, 5V, upto 2500 mA)
  • a (micro)SDHC memory card to install the software. (Because video decoding is more resource-intensive than many other operations, it may be more important to have a fast/high quality memory card for Kodi than for other uses.)


Basic options

Easy / Kodi centric distributions


Advanced / can be used with Kodi

Note that Arch ARM provides different Kodi packages optimized for different RPi models. All builds offer some flavor of HW accelerated decoding just like LibreELEC. The following packages will supply the current stable version of Kodi:

kodi-rpi for RPi 3/4/400

kodi-rpi-legacy for RPi 2

Users wanting to track the master branch may select:

kodi-rpi-git for RPi 3/4/400 only

  • Raspberry Pi OS - Up-to-date versions (Currently Leia 18.7) of Kodi are now on the default Raspbian repositories. See full guide here.


Specific install guides

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

Raspberry Pi OS

Editor note: We need to expand on this section, but here are the basic commands if you are familiar with the command-line:

(Current Version - 18.7) 

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install kodi


PVR Addons
  • PVR Addons can be installed directly from the command line:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install PACKAGENAMEHERE

but replace PACKAGENAMEHERE with the PVR addon required. 

example: sudo apt-get install kodi-pvr-hts

The PVR client add-on should now be installed. If Kodi was already running, restart it to load the add-on.

RetroPie

Here's a youtube guide:

Compiling Kodi

Notes for advanced users who wish to try and build Kodi from source code.

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