2018-06-29, 02:01
Hi All,
Let me first say I really like Kodi and applaud all the effort the developers and supports put into Kodi.
I just want to say I am a little saddened by the lack of support for Debian-based Linux distros that are not Ubuntu. (ex: Linux Mint).
One of the biggest points of open source is that is is better than mainstream AND free. Most of the Linux community - especially in the Ubuntu, Mint, Fedora, Elementary, Arch, etc. - espouse the enormous library of free software available for the distribution base. So users were free to chose a distro that would fit their purpose, and hardware, and also have access to the base software available.
I have discovered that Kodi does not necessarily support, or try to test, their builds on anything other than Ubuntu. Should a distro have minor changes - in order to keep current or improve function/performance - it would likely affect Kodi. Two examples are Linux Mint 18.x having 'Movie Set' issues and Linux Mint 19 (release is this weekend) not connecting to certain networks. Switching back to older versions of Linux Mint (17.2) and installing the current Kodi resolved those issues.
I have no ill will to the Kodi developers or community and this is simply a statement of affairs to help those who are trying to decide which OS might work best with Kodi.
Having said that, I used the most current stable build provided in the default repositories included in Linux Mint 18.x and 19.x and still have issues. I plan to bring this to the attention of Clem and the Linux Mint community to see if this can be resolved on their end or if Kodi should be removed from current 'Software Manager' libraries so as not to frustrate current users.
Windows does not have this issue with Kodi and the older versions of Mint 17.x, and probably before, have no major issues.
It would be great if Kodi provided .deb files that users could download so they could use the built-in package installer to install older versions of the software.
Thanks and keep up the good work.
Let me first say I really like Kodi and applaud all the effort the developers and supports put into Kodi.
I just want to say I am a little saddened by the lack of support for Debian-based Linux distros that are not Ubuntu. (ex: Linux Mint).
One of the biggest points of open source is that is is better than mainstream AND free. Most of the Linux community - especially in the Ubuntu, Mint, Fedora, Elementary, Arch, etc. - espouse the enormous library of free software available for the distribution base. So users were free to chose a distro that would fit their purpose, and hardware, and also have access to the base software available.
I have discovered that Kodi does not necessarily support, or try to test, their builds on anything other than Ubuntu. Should a distro have minor changes - in order to keep current or improve function/performance - it would likely affect Kodi. Two examples are Linux Mint 18.x having 'Movie Set' issues and Linux Mint 19 (release is this weekend) not connecting to certain networks. Switching back to older versions of Linux Mint (17.2) and installing the current Kodi resolved those issues.
I have no ill will to the Kodi developers or community and this is simply a statement of affairs to help those who are trying to decide which OS might work best with Kodi.
Having said that, I used the most current stable build provided in the default repositories included in Linux Mint 18.x and 19.x and still have issues. I plan to bring this to the attention of Clem and the Linux Mint community to see if this can be resolved on their end or if Kodi should be removed from current 'Software Manager' libraries so as not to frustrate current users.
Windows does not have this issue with Kodi and the older versions of Mint 17.x, and probably before, have no major issues.
It would be great if Kodi provided .deb files that users could download so they could use the built-in package installer to install older versions of the software.
Thanks and keep up the good work.