To install it you first need to update/refresh packages, and then install the main package. Latest stable version available on Raspbian: But now, the latest stable version is available on the repos, compiled against OpenGLES, optimized for the RPi. In the time of the first Raspbian Stretch image released by the RPi Foundation, there was only available the generic Debian Kodi version (17.1) which is compiled against OpenGL, so not optimal to run on the RPi (at least by this time), it runs very slow. You will see that after all, it is not so hard. For a copy of the original one see here:įor a temporary way to install Kodi 18.X on Raspbian Buster, only for Raspberry Pi 3 and below for now, see post #3 of this thread.Īfter so many posts about people getting problems on installing Kodi on Raspbian, specially on the new Raspbian Stretch, this is a complete guide on how to do it, and an attempt to keep things together in the same place. This is a reproduction of the original topic which was accidentally deleted.
