official Kodi PPA<\/a> has made the packages for all current Ubuntu releases including Ubuntu 21.04.<\/p>\nOpen terminal either from system app launcher or by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard. When it opens, do following steps one by one.<\/p>\n
1. Add Kodi PPA.<\/b><\/p>\n
To add the official Kodi PPA, run command in terminal:<\/p>\n
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:team-xbmc\/ppa<\/pre>\nType user password when it asks, with no asterisk feedback, and hit Enter to continue.<\/i><\/p>\n
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2. Install \/ Update Kodi.<\/b><\/p>\n
If you’re now running the stock version of Kodi package in Ubuntu, the Software Updater<\/i> will refused to update it. So it’s recommended to use the command below to install or update the media player.<\/p>\n
Firstly refresh system package cache, if you’re on Ubuntu 18.04, via command:<\/p>\n
sudo apt update<\/pre>\nThen install Kodi via command:<\/p>\n
sudo apt install kodi<\/pre>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/apt-kodi19.png\")
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Once installed Kodi, either launch it from system app launcher or log out and select “Kodi” session to login.<\/p>\n
How to Downgrade:<\/h3>\n
You can purge the Ubuntu PPA as well as downgrade Kodi to the stock version available in Ubuntu main repositories. To do so, run command:<\/p>\n
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