[Newbie_from_NJ]

My Kodi 17.5 build has been experiencing all sorts of problems  on Linux Mint 18.2 Cinnamon x64 (kernel 4.10.0-37-generic)

I've been pulling my hair trying to figure out the culprit as I tested my build on LibreElec, Windows and Android, yet I couldn't replicate these issues on any of these operating systems.

A good Samaritan over at Reddit pointed me over to this thread, where I learned it's not a Kodi issue, but a Linux bug issue with python-cryptography.

I just wanted to post this thread here with the commands that resolved my issues, so that other Newbies on Linux Mint experiencing these problems can easily find their resolution as well.

P.S. - Prior to updating python-cryptography with below steps, this really handicapped my Kodi experience. Shouldn't something of this magnitude be pinned in the Linux section?

Code:

wget http://launchpadlibrarian.net/299484105/python-cryptography_1.7.1-2_amd64.deb
wget http://launchpadlibrarian.net/292839640/python-openssl_16.2.0-1_all.deb
sudo apt install ~/python-cryptography_1.7.1-2_amd64.deb ~/python-openssl_16.2.0-1_all.deb

[chasey]

My Kodi 17.5 build has been experiencing all sorts of problems  on Linux Mint 18.2 Cinnamon x64 (kernel 4.10.0-37-generic)

I've been pulling my hair trying to figure out the culprit as I tested my build on LibreElec, Windows and Android, yet I couldn't replicate these issues on any of these operating systems.

A good Samaritan over at Reddit pointed me over to this thread, where I learned it's not a Kodi issue, but a Linux bug issue with python-cryptography.

I just wanted to post this thread here with the commands that resolved my issues, so that other Newbies on Linux Mint experiencing these problems can easily find their resolution as well.

P.S. - Prior to updating python-cryptography with below steps, this really handicapped my Kodi experience. Shouldn't something of this magnitude be pinned in the Linux section?

Code:

wget http://launchpadlibrarian.net/299484105/python-cryptography_1.7.1-2_amd64.deb
wget http://launchpadlibrarian.net/292839640/python-openssl_16.2.0-1_all.deb
sudo apt install ~/python-cryptography_1.7.1-2_amd64.deb ~/python-openssl_16.2.0-1_all.deb

[chasey]

good tip ... thanks much better now.

[User 390731]

This worked for me also on Linux Mint 18.2. Before i was getting freezing and when trying to install addons or themes it would fail every time. It would also say on Kodi startup something about "Remote communication server Failed to start". Glad running those wget commands fixed all that. Thanks community for figuring this one out. Everything seems to working good now far as i can tell.

[lovemachine]

I was having the same issues with a Lubuntu 16.04 build. I hadn't seen this thread yet and the problems listed above (along with a couple of PVR backend issues) were driving me bonkers, so I just rebuilt the system from scratch. Everything was dandy again, then I tried to install the Arctic Zephyr skin from the Kodi repo. The skin installation failed while trying to install a dependency, then all the issues above started again. The python-crypto fix fixed it all, but I forgot to grab the log file around the time of disruption. I know without a log most of this is useless, but if someone else has the same issues they might be able to get a log on it. It would seem some skin dependency might be the source of the problem? I'm still relatively new to the Linux world so take all this for what it's worth.

[jessdave945]

 

Code:

wget http://launchpadlibrarian.net/299484105/python-cryptography_1.7.1-2_amd64.deb
wget http://launchpadlibrarian.net/292839640/python-openssl_16.2.0-1_all.deb
sudo apt install ~/python-cryptography_1.7.1-2_amd64.deb ~/python-openssl_16.2.0-1_all.deb

 

 Thank you so much for posting these commands, I can't express how thankful I am you posted it.  I am a newbie to Linux and this fixed Kodi 17.6 on the Linux Mint 18.3 Mate Desktop.  Sp Appreciate it.

[ikey]

Just wanted to add my "me too" to the list. Using Kodi 17.6 on Mint 18.3 with a variety of problems. These commands really whipped it into shape.

Thank you, OP.

[wabbitt]

Just wanted to add my "me too" to the list. Using Kodi 17.6 on Mint 18.3 with a variety of problems. These commands really whipped it into shape.

Thank you, OP.

 Hi... I'm trying to get Kodi 17.6 running on Mint Linux 18.3 with Cinnamon desktop 3.6.7.

In essence, it works, however, when I try to minimize the application, the title bar & border only are minimized to the task bar, leaving the Kodi desktop on the screen. Any functionality is lost until I maximize it again

Very difficult to do anything with Kodi blocking my desktop.

Out of desperation, I've tried the fix (above) relating to python but no luck.

I've tried installing an older version of Kodi with exactly the same problem appearing so I suspect Cinnamon is to blame.

Any input warmly welcomed.

Thanks in advance.

[T$Money]

Hi, I am having the same problem. Kodi actually won’t even get past the opening screen. Does this fix it?

[Preacher]

Does this fix it?

Did you try it?

[T$Money]

Not yet. I will try it tonight and let you know if it works.

[Plink]

My Kodi 17.5 build has been experiencing all sorts of problems  on Linux Mint 18.2 Cinnamon x64 (kernel 4.10.0-37-generic)

I've been pulling my hair trying to figure out the culprit as I tested my build on LibreElec, Windows and Android, yet I couldn't replicate these issues on any of these operating systems.

A good Samaritan over at Reddit pointed me over to this thread, where I learned it's not a Kodi issue, but a Linux bug issue with python-cryptography.

I just wanted to post this thread here with the commands that resolved my issues, so that other Newbies on Linux Mint experiencing these problems can easily find their resolution as well.

P.S. - Prior to updating python-cryptography with below steps, this really handicapped my Kodi experience. Shouldn't something of this magnitude be pinned in the Linux section?


 

Code:

wget http://launchpadlibrarian.net/299484105/python-cryptography_1.7.1-2_amd64.deb
wget http://launchpadlibrarian.net/292839640/python-openssl_16.2.0-1_all.deb
sudo apt install ~/python-cryptography_1.7.1-2_amd64.deb ~/python-openssl_16.2.0-1_all.deb

Thank you for posting this. I know this is an old thread but I just updated my Kodi and Linux Mint and couldn't install this with other directions found. You're right this should be a sticky for Linux users. Thanks again!