[topfs2]

is it possible to reduce the installation of packages to run kodi-headless? e.g remove all the display-stuff from the dependencies?
On a NAS there is usually no Monitor or Desktop-Interface

Yes, the work here however is mostly geared toward getting all features (which makes sense) to work. After that we will work on limiting dependencies. Ofcourse these efforts could go side by side and we would love help on reducing dependencies overall!

Can this be compiled to work with pvr.vuplus so that EPG can be updated to central mysql ?

I see no reason why this wouldn't work, however I personally hate mysql Are you on Windows and want it prebuilt? Because afaik its built by default on Linux no? (I don't use pvr)

Are profiles supported by headless Kodi?

I currently use texturecache script by milhouse to trigger library scans and have Kodi running on a workspace I never look at because I only use it on this machine to update different profiles libraries in Kodi and use mysql. Texturecache with properly setup config (or command line args) it will switch profiles to scan them.

I would love to not run Kodi on my main PC and move it to my server if it supports profiles.

I'm going to guess I'd just have to transfer userdata directory with profiles to servers .kodi directory once headless kodi has run the first time?

In general the idea is that it should work the same as normal kodi (its the same source afterall). However, I have not tried profiles and I am quite sure that some texture cache stuff might be bugged (or disabled). Tests in this area would be greatly appreciated so I know how to reproduce something which doesn't work.

I would not go out and swap out my production environment with headless just now though, soon perhaps