Step-by-step – Kodi Installation in Pop!_OS

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

GNU/Linux Pop!_OS Installing Kodi – QuickStart Guide

Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Install Latest Kodi 20.x Nexus on Pop!_OS 18.04+ GNU/Linux Desktop.

And Kodi for Pop!_OS (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.
How to Install Kodi on Linux Pop!_OS 11 - Featured
  1. 1. Launching Terminal

    Open a Terminal Shell emulator window
    Hit Win/Cmd to Show Bar.
    (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)

    Open Terminal Shell Emulator
    Or Right-Click on Desktop or Folder and Choose “Open in Terminal”:
    Menu Open in Terminal
  2. 2. Setting Up Flatpak

    How to Setup Flatpak on Pop!_OS

    Flatpak Pop!_OS Installation Guide
    First, check if it’s already there:
    which flatpak

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