How to Install Kodi on Ubuntu 24.04 – Step-by-step

GNU/Linux Ubuntu 24.04 Installing Kodi – QuickStart Guide

Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Install the Latest Kodi 21 Omega in Ubuntu 24.04 Noble LTS GNU/Linux Desktop.

And Kodi for Ubuntu 24.04 (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 for all the Ubuntu-based Distros like:

• Linux Mint
• Zorin OS
• Lubuntu
• Elementary OS
• Kde Neon
• Pop_OS!
• Xubuntu
• Linux Lite
• Bodhi
• Puppy
• Kubuntu
• LXLE
• Trisquel
• Voyager Ubuntu
• feren OS
• Peppermint
• Linux Ultimate Edition

1. 1. Launching Terminal

   Open a Terminal window
   Ctrl+Alt+t on Desktop
   (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands).

   
   In case first see: Terminal QuickStart Guide.
   

2. 2. Setting Up Flatpak

   How to Setup Flatpak on Ubuntu 24.04

   Flatpak Installation in Ubuntu 24.04 Guide

   Flatpak Ubuntu 24.04 Setup
   To check if it’s already there:

   which flatpak