Installed Ubuntu 22.10 and KODI with no problems. In Ubuntu 22.04 and earlier versions KODI is a Hidden folder in the Home directory.That doesn't seem to be the case for U-22.10. I was able to find a kodi4 folder under the user folder but the layout is not quite the same as the previous versions folders. Normally I do not use flatpack or snap to install programs.(personal preference) May have used flatpac in his case. Found KODI folder exactly where Tes said it would be. Thanks.
I am using an Intel NUC linked to a Marantz audio-video-receiver via HDMI, which is then linked to my TV via HDMI also. I am running Kodi in order to use this setup as a media player.
On Ubuntu 16.04 and 18.04 I had Pulseaudio disabled in order enable audio passthough from the NUC to the AVR, so that the AVR would be aware that I was feeding it a certain kind of audio signal, DTS say.
I was using the setup described here https://kodi.wiki/view/PulseAudio/HOW-TO:_Disable_PulseAudio_and_use_ALSA_(without_removing_PulseAudio)_for_Ubuntu Short summary: I had /etc/pulse/client.conf adjusted in order to include
autospawn = no
After upgrading Ubuntu to 20.04 this option seems to no longer work, audio passthrough is disabled and the passthrough option is not available in Kodi's settings.
I also tried to run
KODI_AE_SINK=ALSA kodi
but this didn't work either. While the passthrough option re-appeared with this command line option, the feature still doesn't work and/or the video playback sound is just static or crackling (depending on the choice of settings).
So, my question is this: Is there any way to get Pulseaudio and ALSA to interplay as they did in the previous versions? I'm hoping to avoid having to downgrade to 18.04 in order to be able to use the audio passthrough feature again.
I recently updated from Ubuntu 19.04 to 19.10 and noticed the multimedia keys such as Play and Stop stopped working in Kodi. Whenever I press a multimedia key, it only shows a big crossed circle icon (also in desktop). I tried to enable/disable the shortcuts for the multimedia keys, but it didn't work. I also cannot create a new shortcut with the multimedia keys, because the big icon already appears when pressing the key. I'm no more sure if I had to disable or enable the shortcuts in 19.04 though.
I'm not sure, if it is related, but the Ubuntu upgrade finished not clean. It ended in console and I had to reset my PC. However everything seems to work correctly besides the multimedia keys.
Any help would be appretiated.
I have spent 6 hours researching, found PPA repositories and I see it there, but it will not install. I am new to Ubuntu and just trying to learn and hitting a road block here. Help!
I used these commands:
sudo add-apt-repository -r -y ppa:team-xbmc/ppa
sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:team-xbmc/kodi-old
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install kodi=2:16* kodi-bin=2:16*
On Ubuntu server 16.04, with only X installed and no window manager, I can still launch Kodi without the --standalone switch. For example from a local console:
xinit kodi -- vtx
This leads me to ask: what is the difference between "kodi" and "kodi --standalone" if I can still launch kodi without calling the "kodi-standalone" or "--standalone" switch?
I understand kodi is for launching with a window manager, and kodi-standalone is a script that launches kodi with the --standalone switch.
My question is why, since I have with no WM installed, do both kodi and kodi-standalone (or kodi --standalone) launch just fine?