Kodi

KODI IS LIFE

Tricks and Tips

Ensure no tearing

• Get nvidia-settings working right
  • Ensure 4k, 60 fps
  • TO KILL TEARING YOU MUST FORCE FULL COMPOSITION, it should be a setting under Screen > Advanced

Configure

Config files

See the flatpak config files here:

~/.var/app/tv.kodi.Kodi/data

The log file is here:

~/.var/app/tv.kodi.Kodi/data/temp/kodi.log

Startup

It should start up using this, on case:

~/scripts/ubuntu/case/start_my_apps.sh

That runs

/usr/bin/flatpak run tv.kodi.Kodi --audio-backend=pulseaudio

Not sure that is working yet tbh...

Audio

Flatpak kodi and root system audio are currently fubar. Out-of-the-box will BREAK YOUR EARS, or worse, remain silent. To fix it, hardcode pulseaudio with this option:

--audio-backend=pulseaudio

Media

Fucking flatpak knows nothing of the root filesystem. Do this to grant it:

sudo flatpak override --filesystem=host tv.kodi.Kodi

If you want to fiddle with giving it less access, you can maybe try something like this but you may have to diddle the whole damned library...

sudo flatpak override --reset tv.kodi.Kodi
sudo flatpak override --filesystem=/spiceflow/media tv.kodi.Kodi

Install

case

Kodi has sadly chosen to go flatpak.

sudo apt purge kodi\*
cd development/config/ubuntu/case/etc/apt/sources.list.d/
git rm -f team-xbmc-ubuntu-ppa-noble.sources

sudo apt install flatpak
sudo apt install gnome-software-plugin-flatpak
flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://dl.flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
flatpak install flathub tv.kodi.Kodi

Migration from apt to flatpak:

Copy config from apt to flatpak:

cd ~/.var/app/tv.kodi/Kodi
mv data data-orig
cp -rp ~/.kodi directory to ~/.var/app/tv.kodi.Kodi
mv .kodi data
# NOT ~/.var/app/tv.kodi.Kodi/data/.kodi
# YES ~/.var/app/tv.kodi.Kodi/data/userdata
# NOT ~/var/app/tv.kodi.Kodi/data/.kodi/userdata

cast

sudo apt purge kodi\*
sudo rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/team-xbmc-ubuntu-ppa-oracular.sources
sudo apt install flatpak
sudo apt install gnome-software-plugin-flatpak
flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://dl.flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
flatpak install flathub tv.kodi.Kodi
# add this to 
flatpak run tv.kodi.Kodi --audio-backend=pulseaudio # and quit, this creates config files
cd ~/.var/app/tv.kodi/Kodi
mv data data-orig
mv ~/.kodi data
cd ~/development/config/common/home/m
mkdir -p .var/app/tv.kodi.Kodi/data/userdata
git mv .kodi/userdata/* .var/app/tv.kodi.Kodi/data/userdata/ # might have to move conflicting files?
setup_stow.sh
# set up kodi alias to: flatpak run tv.kodi.Kodi --audio-backend=pulseaudio
# that's not how i did it but it should be close to correct

HISTORY deprecated

install

• First you must remove any old install:

sudo apt remove --autoremove kodi
sudo apt autoremove

• Add official kodi ppa:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:team-xbmc/ppa

• Install:

sudo apt install kodi

Upgrade

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade # as usual, once you have added the ppa (see Install)