#1 2023-02-15 01:03:15

nandi

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Kodi nexus

Recently i tried to install Kodi Nexus with flatpak which is not working just blank screen for 5 sec and crashes. Some cryptic message about bubblewrap and  how cant create files in the tmp folder. Anyone had succes install higher then Kodi 19.1 on debian?

hhh

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Re: Kodi nexus

sudo apt install software-properties-common

Then...

https://kodi.wiki/view/HOW-TO:Install_Kodi_for_Linux

Use at your own risk...

https://wiki.debian.org/DontBreakDebian

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nandi

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Re: Kodi nexus

Oh thank you i did not know you can make debian use ubuntu ppa sources. To be honest i broke every ubuntu install which i had debian somehow survived everything. I tried that ppa on diferrent partition with an ubuntu which was not working either before i broke it.
My question was more about if you guys had positiv experience running Kodi 20 on a debian and if yes which kernel and python version that was?

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hhh

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Re: Kodi nexus

Oh thank you i did not know you can make debian use ubuntu ppa sources.

It is highly risky to do so. The PPAs are for versions of Ubuntu, so you have to figure out which version works with current Debian stable, and then you have to beware that the package you are installing might be bringing in other packages that are in that PPA, any one of which could overwrite an existing Debian package and potentially break your Debian install. I'd be highly wary of installing a complicated package like a media center from a PPA and instead figure out why Flatpak isn't working or, even better, install the Debian package...

https://wiki.debian.org/Kodi

https://packages.debian.org/search?keywords=kodi

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nandi

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Re: Kodi nexus

Yes you are right something wrong with the permissions with the kodi flatpak package it cant write to temp maybe not even sure it can acces to the X.
I tried to google regarding the bubblewrap error messages which gived me too on both systems.
All i could find conversations between developers about bubblewrap but no actual workaround. Dont know what user runs it and how to give permission to write to temp and put it to video group maybe?

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Re: Kodi nexus

Kodi 20 on a debian and if yes which kernel and python version that was?

Yes. Running kodi 2:20.0+dfsg-1 On Lenovo T440, BL Beryllium/Bookworm, kernel 5.10.0-9-amd64.
When running v. 6, wiffi does not work.
Kodi nexus flatpack also works ok.

Is there so big difference with kodi for Debian 11 and 12?
Tried Kodi 20 in an virtual machine?

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nandi

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Re: Kodi nexus

No i dont have virtual machine.I have debian 11 with 4.19 kernel because i have to use nvidia 340 driver.
For the same reason i stuck on ubuntu 20.04 with kernel 5.4.0-59.
The debian was able to run Kodi 19.1 the Ubuntu could go only with Kodi 18.6.
Intresting what you saying
sounds like debian 12 could solve it. I found this site it saying the 5.10 kernel could be patched with nvidia 340 driver:

https://github.com/MeowIce/nvidia-legacy

Anyone tried it yet?

Last edited by nandi (2023-02-17 00:35:18)

jeffreyC

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Re: Kodi nexus

Kodi 20 is in the MX Linux 21 test repo, where the devs upload backported packages before putting them in the main repo.

MX 21 is based on Debian 11, but whether Kodi 20 needs any backported dependencies I do not know.

nandi

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Re: Kodi nexus

I installed MX 21 with 6.0 kernel disabled nouveau and installed the patched nvidia 340  manually the automatic script could not do it. Kodi 20 from flatpak still not working Mx21 had Kodi 19.1 in the repo this version dont even let me change skin maybe permission error. The only thing i could think of that is an nvidia driver error maybe should just let it run with nouveau?

Last edited by nandi (2023-02-18 00:08:05)

jeffreyC

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Re: Kodi nexus

Did you use the MX Package Installer, then the MX test repo in it?
It is a deb not a flatpak.

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Re: Kodi nexus

^ https://mxlinux.org/wiki/help-files/hel … installer/

You shouldn't even need the test MX Linux OS installed, just add the repo to a Debian install,  sudo apt update and install it...

deb http://mxrepo.com/mx/testrepo/ bullseye test

https://mxrepo.com/mx/testrepo/pool/test/k/kodi/

https://mxrepo.com/mx/testrepo/pool/tes … _amd64.deb

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nandi

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Re: Kodi nexus

Thank you guys for the usefull informations.

I managed to install Kodi Nexus with MX Package Installer its only works with nouveau driver.
The patched Nvidia one works only on Kodi 19 series i just broke my main debian as well to figure this out .
The conclusion is anyone who try to use the nvidia 340 driver have to stay on the old Kodi.

Last edited by nandi (2023-02-19 01:14:32)