If you are someone who you use your computer to watch series, movies, watch YouTube videos or any other activity that is related to multimedia, we have an application that is perfect for you.
It has already been mentioned several times in the blog and to tell the truth, this application can be used for various purposes as it has the possibility of adding add-ons that can give it extra functions.
Kodi is this application we are talking about, I assure you that you have already heard about it or even know it, Kodi, formerly known as XBMC is a multiplatform entertainment multimedia center, distributed under the GNU / GPL license.
Kodi gives us the possibility of turning our computer into a multimedia center with which we can enjoy our videos and favorite music.
Thanks to extensions, plugins and add-ons that exist for Kodi, it can perform tasks in addition to playing multimedia content.
Due to this feature of extended power thanks to the above, Kodi has been frequently attacked because add-ons created by third parties allow access to copyrighted material.
But if we give a little review to the benefits of the GNU / GPL licenses, it is that anyone has the possibility to obtain the source code, modify it, distribute it and so on.
And at this point the people behind the development of Kodi do not have to be attacked, but well that is another point completely apart.
How to install Kodi on Ubuntu?
Kodi is distributed through installation packages from its official website, but in the case of Ubuntu we have an official repository which we can use to install this entertainment center on our computer.
For this we must open a terminal and execute the following commands.
First we must add the Kodi repository to the system:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:team-xbmc/ppa
We notify the system that we have added a new repository:
sudo apt update
And finally we install the application with this command:
sudo apt install kodi
We just have to wait for it to download everything necessary and conclude the Kodi installation process on our system.
Once this is done, we already have the application installed, to run it we just have to look for it in our application menu or use the application search engine.
When running Kodi it will take a bit of time to load its components, the default interface is in English.
Here, the Kodi configuration to your liking and need is part of you.
Where to look for add-ons for Kodi?
There are many sites dedicated to the collection of add-ons for Kodi, although from their official website you can find quite a few, the link is this.
How to uninstall Kodi from the system?
In order to be able to remove Kodi additionally of our team, either because the application was not merely what you expected or you have simply found something better, we must do the following.
We are going to open a terminal and execute the following commands:
First we update our list of repositories, for any possible changes:
sudo apt-get update
And we execute the commands to remove Kodi from our computer.
sudo apt-get remove kodi* sudo apt-get purge kodi*
With this, we will no longer have the application installed on the computer, although we can also take an extra step to free up space and delete everything that Kodi left on the computer.
Applications usually create some files in our main user folder, where they usually save information, cache or their settings.
To delete the Kodi folder where the temporary files were saved and configuration of our user in a terminal we execute the following command:
rm -r ~/.kodi/
Without further ado, you will no longer see anything from Kodi on your computer.
Finally, I only have a personal comment to argue that Kodi is an excellent application that is very good in use by people who know how to respect copyrights. Let's avoid falling into using and supporting all those who use Kodi to damage intellectual property.