[FreeMan xbmc]

Thanks for the quick response, Matt. Your comment about the thumbnails got me looking and thinking. I have the <useddsfanart> feature set in advancedsetting. That means that I've got duplicate files in both .jpg and .dds formats. If I delete the .jpg will Kodi run off the .dds formats, or will it go download new .jpgs for everything?

Since it's running off a SSD, I would think I could remove the <useddsfanart> setting, delete all the .dds files, and probably not see a significant decrease in speed. From a quick eyeballing, that would free up more than 50% of my Thumbnail space, since most of the .dds files are larger than their .jpg cousins.

I still think I'll end up getting a larger SSD, but this will forestall the process a bit, and possibly get me a functional box tonight. What are your thoughts?

BTW- I tried OE back around the Frodo days, I think it was, and wasn't overly impressed. Kodibuntu seems sufficient for me.

I think changing the fanart setting and removing the .dds files is worth a shot, then retry the upgrade from the command line. But if you haven't checked out OE recently, you definitely should - it is far and away the best platform for Kodi, especially on the ChromeBox. You can always run it in "live" mode from the USB installer, like many Linux distros these days

Wow! I removed 5.3 GB of .dds files. Yes, GIGAbytes! I guess that all those thumbnails of the 200k+ photos that wander through the screen saver take some space, too...

After a re-boot to clear /tmp and make some room there,

Code:

sudo apt-get install kodi

did the trick!

I'll have to do some fiddling with settings to get everything back the way I had it set up (.kodi/userdata was still there and populated, but it doesn't seem to have saved all the skin settings).

Thanks so much for your advice! I'll have a happy wife & daughter now!

I may look at OE and upgrading the SSD at some point in the future, but I have function now, and that's the most important part!