Kodi
- Installation via packaged source build
- Building from source code:
- Adding to SteamOS
- Kodi PVR Addons
- Extra software and addons
- Tips and tricks
- Controls and Navigation
- Troubleshooting
#About
This page details information for Kodi installation and usage on SteamOS. Currently, the Libregeek brewmaster repository hosts the latest Kodi 15 "Isengard" release from upstream Git, with the Kodi 16 "Jarvis" release residing in the Libregeek brewmaster_testing repository.
Please see Development and features, and the Package Repository wiki pages. for more detailed information.
#Usage
Please ensure you have this GitHub repository cloned and Debian/Libregeek sources are added.
This packaged version is currently available via the brewmaster and brewmaster dist releases of the Libregeek package repository. Please see the package repository wiki page for more details on release versions available.
sudo apt-get install kodi
git clone https://github.com/ProfessorKaos64/SteamOS-Tools-Packaging
cd SteamOS-Tools-Packaging/kodi
./build-kodi.sh [optional argument]
Available [argument] types:
--cores #n
Specify #n is the number of concurrent threads/core threads you wish to use. Typically use 2 for dual-core CPUs, or 4 for quad-core CPUs.
You do not need to specify [extra_opts] or [#cores].
If you installed via apt-get, Choose the Kodi shortcut from Settings > Add Shortcut. Otherwise you will need to create your own desktop shortcut in /usr/share/applications/
You can install the Kodi PVR addons via apt-get like so:
sudo apt-get install [addon]
Replace "[addon]" with any of the available addons listed below
- kodi-pvr-dev
- kodi-pvr-tvheadend-ht
- kodi-pvr-argustv
- kodi-pvr-demo
- kodi-pvr-dev
- kodi-pvr-dvblink
- kodi-pvr-dvbviewer
- kodi-pvr-filmon
- kodi-pvr-hts
- kodi-pvr-iptvsimple
- kodi-pvr-mediaportal-tvserver
- kodi-pvr-mythtv
- kodi-pvr-nextpvr
- kodi-pvr-njoy
- kodi-pvr-pctv
- kodi-pvr-stalker
- kodi-pvr-tvheadend-hts
- kodi-pvr-vbox
- kodi-pvr-vdr-vnsi
- kodi-pvr-vuplus
- kodi-pvr-wmc
- Super Repo for XBMC/Kodi (Netflix and other software).
Note: The SteamOS beta channel as recently (as of about 20151021) added the ability to watch many protected/DRM content in the native BPM browser. I am unsure how to work this into Kodi, or if I even could.
Prior info:
You will need Chrome installed. This still seems a bit buggy, and movies will not seem to launch. This is being looked into. More than likely, the Chrome window is not being presented front and center, a previous issue with the "Web apps" this repository also offers.
Try installing the package kodi-peripheral-joystick via console:
sudo apt-get install -f kodi-peripheral-joystick
