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= General =
Control how add-ons are updated and see which add-ons are running.
{{Main|Add-ons}}


= General =
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Control how add-ons are updated and see which add-ons are running.
{{Main|Add-ons}}




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| When enabled, a banner will briefly display advising that an add-on update has occurred.
| When enabled, a banner will briefly display advising that an add-on update has occurred. Check the '''[[Event_Log|Event log]]''' to see what has been updated.
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| Many add-ons require other add-ons to work. These are called dependencies. An example of this are Skins that install other add-ons to provide further features. When a skin or other type of add-on is uninstalled, it may leave behind add-on dependencies.<br>
| Many add-ons require other add-ons to work. These are called dependencies. An example of this are Skins that install other add-ons to provide further features. When a skin or other type of add-on is uninstalled, it may leave behind add-on dependencies.<br>
Check here which dependencies are installed, access their informaiton page and their status. Items listed as "Orphaned" are no longer required by any add-on and are safe to uninstall.
Check here which dependencies are installed, access their informaiton page and their status.
Items listed as ''Orphaned'' are no longer required by any add-on and are safe to uninstall.
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== Remove all orphaned add-ons ==
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| Select to uninstall all modules and support libraries that are marked as ''Orphaned''. <ref>https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/pull/19843</ref>
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[[Category:Settings]]
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Latest revision as of 05:34, 19 January 2023

Home icon grey.png   ▶ Settings ▶ System ▶ Add-ons


General

Control how add-ons are updated and see which add-ons are running.


Updates

Settings level: Basic
Description: Sets how Updating of add-ons is handled. Available options are...
  • Install updates automatically - Recommended (default)
  • Notify, but don't install updates
  • Never check for updates - Not recommended as you may miss out on critical updates that may break some features of Kodi.

See: Updating Repository
See: Updating Add-ons


Show notifications

Settings level: Basic
Description: When enabled, a banner will briefly display advising that an add-on update has occurred. Check the Event log to see what has been updated.


Manage dependencies

Settings level: Advanced
Description: Many add-ons require other add-ons to work. These are called dependencies. An example of this are Skins that install other add-ons to provide further features. When a skin or other type of add-on is uninstalled, it may leave behind add-on dependencies.

Check here which dependencies are installed, access their informaiton page and their status. Items listed as Orphaned are no longer required by any add-on and are safe to uninstall.


Remove all orphaned add-ons

Settings level: Advanced
Description: Select to uninstall all modules and support libraries that are marked as Orphaned. [1]


Running

Settings level: Advanced
Description: Shows add-ons that are currently running in the background.


Unknown sources

Settings level: Basic
Description: The only trusted Repository is the Kodi Official Repository. This repository is enabled by default.

To install add-ons that are not in the Kodi repository, you must enable this setting to allow installing add-ons using the zip file method. See: Installing from zip file


Update official add-ons from

Settings level: Standard
Description: When an add-on exists in the official Kodi repository and also in another repository installed on your system (eg a developers beta channel), this setting determines where updates should be installed from.

The default download location will always be the Kodi repository. If you prefer to download from the developer's more frequently updated beta channel, then select Any repository to download the newest version from any repository. This is a global setting.


References



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