Kodi “Leia” 18.3 released. Here is how to install Kodi Media Player on Ubuntu Linux. Kodi (formerly known as XBMC) is an award-winning free and open source (GPL) software media player and entertainment hub that can be installed on Linux, OSX, Windows, iOS and Android, 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.
Kodi “Leia” 18.3
Estuary
- Fixed favourites widget not scrolling properly on 16:10 displays
- Fixed API button was not reachable with a mouse on Settings window
- Fixed Skin Settings window scrollbar focus
- Fixed order of TV Show title and Episode title in Video Info dialog
- Added Search button to the side menu in the Video and Music windows
- Fixed Wall and Infowall views scroll to bottom on certain aspect-ratios
- Fixed broken side menu navigation in the Addon Browser window
PVR
- Fixed a Group Manager crash when adding a new group
- Fixed EPG UI corruption and/or EPG data not showing with newly added channels
- Fixed PVR guide window channel data being overwritten
Music
- Added support for DTS-HD audio tracks
- Fixed wrong album or artist thumb art being picked from scraper results
The remaining fixes are under the hood and range from addressing nasty memory leaks to DVD playback from HTTPS sources, with a couple of crash and burn events in between.
Install Kodi 18.3 in Ubuntu
Run the following commands in terminal to install Kodi 18.3 in Ubuntu:
sudo apt remove --autoremove kodi kodi-data kodi-bin
sudo apt-get update
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:team-xbmc/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt install kodi