{"id":9550,"date":"2019-11-17T13:42:41","date_gmt":"2019-11-17T13:42:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=9550"},"modified":"2019-11-17T13:42:41","modified_gmt":"2019-11-17T13:42:41","slug":"install-kodi-media-center-18-5-ubuntu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2019\/11\/install-kodi-media-center-18-5-ubuntu\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Install Kodi Media Center 18.5 in Ubuntu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/kodi-icon.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"245\" height=\"250\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5206\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Though it&#8217;s not officially announced at the moment, Kodi (formerly XBMC) 18.5 was released earlier today, available to install via PPA in Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 19.04, and Ubuntu 19.10.<\/p>\n<p>Kodi 18.5 is a bug-fix release contains following changes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Support shoutcast over https<\/li>\n<li>Add dual support for Artist Slideshow 2.x and 3.x<\/li>\n<li>Fix screensaver not going black when video is paused.<\/li>\n<li>Fix that Kodi 18.4 does not skip commericals<\/li>\n<li>Make archive files work via UPnP<\/li>\n<li>Fix scrollbar in skin settings.<\/li>\n<li>Fix loading external subtitles in custom folder.<\/li>\n<li>Fix that user-provided joystick configuration not applied.<\/li>\n<li>Fix &#8220;queue item&#8221; and &#8220;play next&#8221; for STRM files with Plugin URL<\/li>\n<li>Fix screen rendering issue in mac OS.<\/li>\n<li>Fix crash issue when changing the artwork of multipart video files.<\/li>\n<li>Fix the filename of the default studios icon.<\/li>\n<li>Clear resume bookmarks also when marking as unwatched<\/li>\n<li>Stop PVR services on logoff to avoid PVR reminder pop-up on login screen.<\/li>\n<li>Add addon settings support for property condition (basic conditions only)<\/li>\n<li>Fix wrong sort order list for music playlists node<\/li>\n<li>Fix watched videos not being hidden<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/kodi-18-splash-600x273.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"273\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-8584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/kodi-18-splash-600x273.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/kodi-18-splash-450x205.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/kodi-18-splash-768x349.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/kodi-18-splash.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>How to Install Kodi 18.5 in Ubuntu:<\/h4>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/launchpad.net\/~team-xbmc\/+archive\/ubuntu\/ppa\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kodi stable PPA<\/a> has made the new release packages for Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 19.04, and Ubuntu 19.10.<\/p>\n<p><b>1.<\/b> Open <u>terminal<\/u> either from application menu or by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard. When it opens, run command to add the PPA:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo add-apt-repository ppa:team-xbmc\/ppa<\/pre>\n<p><i>Type user password (no asterisk feedback) when it prompts and hit Enter to continue.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/kodi-ppa-bionic-600x94.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"94\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-8585\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/kodi-ppa-bionic-600x94.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/kodi-ppa-bionic-450x71.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/kodi-ppa-bionic.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>2.<\/b> Then either upgrading Kodi from an existing version via <b>Software Updater<\/b>:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/upgrade-kodi-450x314.jpg\" alt=\"upgrade Kodi\" width=\"450\" height=\"314\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/upgrade-kodi-450x314.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/upgrade-kodi-600x419.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/upgrade-kodi.jpg 740w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>or refresh system package cache and install Kodi 18.5 via commands:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo apt update\r\n\r\nsudo apt install kodi<\/pre>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/install-kodi-600x350.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-8587\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/install-kodi-600x350.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/install-kodi-450x263.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/install-kodi-768x448.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/install-kodi.jpg 810w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Uninstall:<\/h4>\n<p>To remove the Kodi PPA repository, simply open <b>Software &#038; Updates -> Other Software<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/remove-kodippa-450x301.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"301\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8588\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/remove-kodippa-450x301.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/remove-kodippa-600x401.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/remove-kodippa.jpg 733w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To remove Kodi, run command:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo apt remove --autoremove kodi kodi-data kodi-bin<\/pre>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/remove-kodi-600x108.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"108\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-8586\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/remove-kodi-600x108.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/remove-kodi-450x81.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/remove-kodi.jpg 747w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Though it&#8217;s not officially announced at the moment, Kodi (formerly XBMC) 18.5 was released earlier today, available to install via PPA in Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 19.04, and Ubuntu 19.10. Kodi 18.5 is a bug-fix release contains following changes: Support shoutcast over https Add dual support for Artist Slideshow 2.x and 3.x Fix screensaver [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,6],"tags":[1196],"class_list":["post-9550","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-howtos","category-news","tag-kodi"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9550","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9550"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9550\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9550"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9550"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9550"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}