How to install Kodi on Ubuntu Linux Systems. Kodi (formerly XBMC) is a free and open source media player application developed by the XBMC/Kodi Foundation, a non-profit technology consortium.
Kodi is available for multiple operating-systems and hardware platforms, featuring a 10-foot user interface for use with televisions and remote controls. It allows users to play and view most videos, music, podcasts, and other digital media files from local and network storage media and the internet.
Install Kodi on Ubuntu 18.04
Run the following commands in terminal to install Kodi:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install software-properties-common apt-transport-https
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:team-xbmc/ppa
sudo apt update
sudo apt install kodi
To update Kodi when a new version is released, just do a general system/package or use the following commands in the terminal (or via SSH):
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
Note: In some cases where additional packages are required, Kodi will fail to upgrade when using the upgrade commands as above. To install additional packages use the command below:
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
Uninstalling Kodi
Run the following commands to uninstall Kodi and remove the settings folder to remove all settings and library data. This will not delete any videos or music, but just the settings and library data itself:
sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove kodi
sudo add-apt-repository --remove ppa:team-xbmc/ppa
rm -r ~/.kodi/
If you need to remove and purge an application and finally removing/purging also the application configurations files, do so by using the following commands:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get remove kodi*
sudo apt-get purge kodi*