Ubuntu binary add-ons

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Ubuntu binary add-ons

How to install certain binary add-ons for Ubuntu, such as PVR, audio decoder/encoders, audio DSP, screensavers, and visualizations.

PVR

See: Ubuntu PVR add-ons

Audio encoders

See: Ripping CDs#Adding audio encoders for Ubuntu

Audio decoders

Audio decoders are now binary add-ons, but in Ubuntu they are not packaged with Kodi. All other official Kodi versions have these add-ons included with the default install. For Ubuntu, they must be installed through apt-get, similar to how PVR add-ons are installed. In the future this will be something the user can manage from within the Kodi GUI, but for now they must be installed outside of Kodi.

Note: If you don't already have the Team Kodi (team-xbmc) PPA added, then you will need to do so in order to install the audio encoders (see here). If you're not sure, you probably already have it installed, as that is how you normally install Kodi in the first place.

1. Quit Kodi if it is already running and open a terminal window
2. Type in

   sudo apt-get update

   and enter your password when prompted
3. Type in

   sudo apt-get install PACKAGENAMEHERE

   but replace PACKAGENAMEHERE with a package name from the table below.

   example: sudo apt-get install kodi-audiodecoder-nosefart

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

Audio decoder add-on packages

Package name	Description
kodi-audiodecoder-modplug
kodi-audiodecoder-nosefart
kodi-audiodecoder-sidplay
kodi-audiodecoder-snesapu
kodi-audiodecoder-stsound
kodi-audiodecoder-timidity
kodi-audiodecoder-vgmstream

Photos/pictures

Support for newer image formats is also added via add-ons. Adding the HEIF-format support can done via:

sudo apt-get install kodi-imagedecoder-heif

Screensavers

See also: Category:Screensaver add-ons

Binary screensavers (the "non-python" ones) are now binary add-ons, but in Ubuntu they are not packaged with Kodi. All other official Kodi versions have these add-ons included with the default install. For Ubuntu, they must be installed through apt-get, similar to how PVR add-ons are installed. In the future this will be something the user can manage from within the Kodi GUI, but for now they must be installed outside of Kodi.

Note: If you don't already have the Team Kodi (team-xbmc) PPA added, then you will need to do so in order to install the audio encoders (see here). If you're not sure, you probably already have it installed, as that is how you normally install Kodi in the first place.

1. Quit Kodi if it is already running and open a terminal window
2. Type in

   sudo apt-get update

   and enter your password when prompted
3. Type in

   sudo apt-get install PACKAGENAMEHERE

   but replace PACKAGENAMEHERE with a package name from the table below.

   example: sudo apt-get install kodi-screensavers-rsxs

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

Screensaver add-on packages

Package name	Description
kodi-screensavers-rsxs

Visualizations

See also: Music_navigation

Music visualizations are now binary add-ons, but in Ubuntu they are not packaged with Kodi. All other official Kodi versions have these add-ons included with the default install. For Ubuntu, they must be installed through apt-get, similar to how PVR add-ons are installed. In the future this will be something the user can manage from within the Kodi GUI, but for now they must be installed outside of Kodi.

Note: If you don't already have the Team Kodi (team-xbmc) PPA added, then you will need to do so in order to install the audio encoders (see here). If you're not sure, you probably already have it installed, as that is how you normally install Kodi in the first place.

1. Quit Kodi if it is already running and open a terminal window
2. Type in

   sudo apt-get update

   and enter your password when prompted
3. Type in

   sudo apt-get install PACKAGENAMEHERE

   but replace PACKAGENAMEHERE with a package name from the table below.

   example: sudo apt-get install kodi-screensavers-rsxs

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

Visualization add-on packages

Package name	Description
kodi-visualization-goom
kodi-visualization-projectm
kodi-visualization-shadertoy
kodi-visualization-spectrum
kodi-visualization-waveform
xbmc-visualization-fishbmc