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

See the flatpak config files here:

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

It should start up using this, on cast:

~/scripts/ubuntu/cast/start_my_apps.sh

That runs

/usr/bin/flatpak run tv.kodi.Kodi

Not sure that is working yet tbh...

Install

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

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)