Step-by-step – Kodi CentOS 8.x/Stream-8 Installation

March 8, 2021 | By the+gnu+linux+evangelist.

GNU/Linux CentOS 8.x/Stream-8 Installing Kodi – QuickStart Guide

Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Install the Latest Kodi 21 Omega in CentOS 8.x/Stream-8 GNU/Linux Desktop.

And Kodi for CentOS 8 (formerly known as XBMC) is an Award-Winning Free and Open Source (GPL) Software Media Center for Executing Videos, Music, Pictures, Games, and more.

Again here are the Kodi Features at a Glance:

  • Music: Kodi can play all your music including AAC, MP3, FLAC, OGG, WAV and WMA formats.
  • Movies: Kodi can Execute All the Main Video Formats, including streamable online media, ISOs, 3D, H.264, HEVC, WEBM.
  • TV Shows: The TV shows library supports episode and season views with posters or banners, watched tags, show descriptions and actors.
  • Photos: Import Pictures into a library and browse the different views, start a slideshow, sort or filter them all using your remote control.
  • PVR and Live TV: Kodi allows you to Watch and Record Live TV all from the GUI interface. It works with a number of popular backends including MediaPortal, MythTV, NextPVR, Tvheadend, VDR, Windows Media Center, and more.
  • Add-ons: Take Kodi to a whole new level with the vast selection of community created add-ons that are available though our repositories.
  • Skin: Kodi allows you to completely Change the whole GUI.
  • UPnP: With UPnP compatibility you can stream to and from any other Kodi instances and play to other UPnP compatible devices in your home with ease
  • Web Interfaces: Interact with Kodi using its JSON-RPC based remote interface.
  • Remote Controls: With support for hundreds of remote controls, CEC-compatible TVs, or one of the new Smartphone and Tablet Apps, Kodi allows you to control your media your way.

Finally, this Setup is Valid also for All the others Red Hat Linux Based Distros like:

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • Oracle Enterprise Linux
  • Rocky Linux
  • AlmaLinux
How to Install Kodi Media Center on Linux CentOS 8.x/Stream-8 - Featured
  1. 1. Launching Terminal

    Open a Terminal window
    (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands).

    How to Install Kodi Flatpak on CentOS 8.x/Stream-8 - Open Terminal Shell Emulator
    In case first see: Terminal QuickStart Guide.
  2. 2. Setting Up Flatpak

    How to Setup Flatpak on CentOS 8

    Flatpak CentOS 8.x/Stream-8 Installation Guide

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