How To Install kodi-addons-dev on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install kodi-addons-dev on Ubuntu 20.04. kodi-addons-dev is Open Source Home Theatre (Addons Dev package)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install kodi-addons-dev on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is kodi-addons-dev

kodi-addons-dev 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 is the development package for Kodi Addons.

This package contains independent headers for building Addons without the whole Kodi source tree.

There are three methods to install kodi-addons-dev 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-addons-dev 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-addons-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install kodi-addons-dev

Install kodi-addons-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install kodi-addons-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install kodi-addons-dev

Install kodi-addons-dev 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-addons-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install kodi-addons-dev

How To Uninstall kodi-addons-dev on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the kodi-addons-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove kodi-addons-dev

Uninstall kodi-addons-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall kodi-addons-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove kodi-addons-dev

Remove kodi-addons-dev Configurations and Data

To remove kodi-addons-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge kodi-addons-dev

Remove kodi-addons-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove kodi-addons-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kodi-addons-dev

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install kodi-addons-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.