Hi folks, is there yet a way to fully remove XBMC and re-install Kodi without having to re-install XBMC first (XBMC has been on there for quite a while now and crashes frequently)?
I followed the Wiki last night but first had a problem with a missing dependency which was fixed with "apt-get -f install" (After "apt-get update").
Once this was sorted I updated to the latest nightly build which gave me both a left over XBMC icon and the new Kodi icon on the Apple TV 2 springboard, the XBMC icon was removed with "apt-get remove org.xbmc.xbmc-atv2" but is there a way I can go straight to Kodi yet?
Would it be as easy as replacing this...
Code:
apt-get install org.xbmc.xbmc-atv2
For this...
Code:
apt-get install org.xbmc.kodi-atv2
This is the complete install guide I followed.
Code:
apt-get install wget
wget -O- http://apt.awkwardtv.org/awkwardtv.pub | apt-key add -
echo "deb http://apt.awkwardtv.org/ stable main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/awkwardtv.list
echo "deb http://mirrors.xbmc.org/apt/atv2 ./" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/xbmc.list
apt-get update
mkdir -p /Applications/AppleTV.app/Appliances
apt-get install org.xbmc.xbmc-atv2
mkdir -p /Applications/XBMC.frappliance
reboot
Does this look correct for Kodi?
Code:
apt-get install wget
wget -O- http://apt.awkwardtv.org/awkwardtv.pub | apt-key add -
echo "deb http://apt.awkwardtv.org/ stable main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/awkwardtv.list
echo "deb http://mirrors.xbmc.org/apt/atv2 ./" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/xbmc.list
apt-get update
apt-get -f install
mkdir -p /Applications/AppleTV.app/Appliances
apt-get install org.xbmc.kodi-atv2
mkdir -p /Applications/Kodi.frappliance
reboot
Many thanks
mhhh no that does not look correct
the whole awkwardtv.org stuff is not needed for us ... also instead of apt-get -f install you should do an "apt-get install org.xbmc.kodi-seatbeltunlock" ... end the "mkdir -p /Applications/Kodi.frappliance" is bullshit also - where did you find this weired stuff?
@NedScott - what is the awkwardtv.org for and what should "mkdir -p /Applications/XBMC.frappliance" do? I bet its there for working some issues around we had at one point but i can't think of any situation where the last mkdir would do anything (i mean this is the folder it is installed to anyways so the apt-get install before should have already created that dir):
I'm sure Ned would have a better idea of this, but I know for sure that the references to awkwardtv.org and the XBMC.frappliance in the wiki instructions for ATV2 have been on the wiki for quite a long time. At least two versions ago, I should think, and possibly longer.
Because v13 requires two things from them, according to our own apt repo:
Quote:Package: org.xbmc.xbmc-atv2
Version: 13.2-0
Priority: Extra
Section: Multimedia
Maintainer: Scott Davilla, Edgar Hucek
Depends: curl, org.awkwardtv.whitelist, com.nito.updatebegone, org.xbmc.xbmc-seatbeltunlock
The "mkdir -p /Applications/XBMC.frappliance" part, I'm not sure. We added it when ATV iOS was updated to the grid home screen version, and I think it was specific to certain versions of iOS and not XBMC. It was some kind of workaround.
Thanks folks, I will try this later today then...
Code:
apt-get install wget
wget -O- http://apt.awkwardtv.org/awkwardtv.pub | apt-key add -
echo "deb http://apt.awkwardtv.org/ stable main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/awkwardtv.list
echo "deb http://mirrors.xbmc.org/apt/atv2 ./" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/xbmc.list
apt-get update
apt-get install org.xbmc.kodi-seatbeltunlock
mkdir -p /Applications/AppleTV.app/Appliances
apt-get install org.xbmc.kodi-atv2
reboot
mhhh ok ... at least that last mkdir is not needed i am pretty sure. Thx for the clarification.
I finally got round to testing using the above commands it fails at the last step.
Code:
Apple-TV:~ root# apt-get install org.xbmc.kodi-atv2
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Package org.xbmc.kodi-atv2 is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source
E: Package org.xbmc.kodi-atv2 has no installation candidate
Apple-TV:~ root#
So I changed it to this which gave me the latest Kodi release candidate without installing XBMC first.
Code:
apt-get install wget
wget -O- http://apt.awkwardtv.org/awkwardtv.pub | apt-key add -
echo "deb http://apt.awkwardtv.org/ stable main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/awkwardtv.list
echo "deb http://mirrors.xbmc.org/apt/atv2 ./" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/xbmc.list
apt-get update
apt-get install org.xbmc.kodi-seatbeltunlock
mkdir -p /Applications/AppleTV.app/Appliances
wget http://mirrors.xbmc.org/apt/pre-release/atv2/deb/org.xbmc.kodi-atv2_14.0-0~rc2_iphoneos-arm.deb
dpkg -i org.xbmc.kodi*.deb
rm org.xbmc.kodi*.deb
reboot
This might not be the best section to ask this but is there a way to sync "Watched Items" between the Apple TV 2 and another device (Android box and soon Chromebox) with access to the same shares?
EDIT: I guess MySQL is the way to do it, looks a bit daunting though!
Is it advised to remove XBMC after installing KODI? Or recommended? My thinking is that I’ll get some extra disk space but I truly have no clue what if anything I’ll gain from it. Thanks
yes remove it for sure ... it uses ram without benefit.
Thank you for answering my question. I’m assuming I shouldn’t remove the three dependencies along with XBMC? I’ve read instructions that suggest removing those but I’ve read that’s for completely deleting XBMC and KODI as well.
This is what I’ve read that recommends removal:
“apt-get remove org.xbmc.xbmc-seatbeltunlock && apt-get remove gawk && apt-get remove bsdiff"
HI
New here and posted in general
I cannot get xbmc to upgrade tried 5 times.
For the layman how do I uninstall xbmc so I have a fresh apple tv2 and install fresh kodi helix
Thank you