How To Install kodi-x11 on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install kodi-x11
on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is kodi-x11
kodi-x11 is:
Kodi, formerly known as XBMC is an award winning free and open source software media-player and entertainment hub for all your digital media. Kodi is available for Linux, Mac OS X (Leopard, Tiger and Apple TV) and Microsoft Windows, as well as the original Xbox game console. Created in 2003 by a group of like minded programmers, Kodi is a non-profit project run and developed by volunteers located around the world. More than 50 software developers have contributed to Kodi, and 100-plus translators have worked to expand its reach, making it available in more than 30 languages.
While Kodi functions very well as a standard media player application for your computer, it has been designed to be the perfect companion for your HTPC. Supporting an almost endless range of remote controls, and combined with its beautiful interface and powerful skinning engine, Kodi feels very natural to use from the couch and is the ideal solution for your home theater. Once installed, your computer will become a fully functional multimedia jukebox.
This package contains the binaries needed to have a working Kodi on X11.
There are three methods to install kodi-x11
on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install kodi-x11 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install kodi-x11
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install kodi-x11
Install kodi-x11 Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install kodi-x11
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install kodi-x11
Install kodi-x11 Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude
using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install kodi-x11
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install kodi-x11
How To Uninstall kodi-x11 on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the kodi-x11
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove kodi-x11
Uninstall kodi-x11 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall kodi-x11
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove kodi-x11
Remove kodi-x11 Configurations and Data
To remove kodi-x11
configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge kodi-x11
Remove kodi-x11 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove kodi-x11
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kodi-x11
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kodi-x11
package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.