How to Install Kodi on Linuxmint 19

To install Kodi On Linuxmint 19

Installation procedure

Check the Linuxmint version by using the following command

root@linuxhelp:~# lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID:    LinuxMint
Description:        Linux Mint 19 Tara
Release:               19
Codename:        tara

Add the essential repositories by using the following command

root@linuxhelp:~# add-apt-repository ppa:team-xbmc/ppa
No protocol specified
Unable to init server: Could not connect: Connection refused
No protocol specified
Unable to init server: Could not connect: Connection refused
You are about to add the following PPA:
 Official Team Kodi stable releases
 More info: https://launchpad.net/~team-xbmc/+archive/ubuntu/ppa
Press Enter to continue or Ctrl+C to cancel
 
Executing: /tmp/apt-key-gpghome.wCZhoawtZS/gpg.1.sh --keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80 --recv-keys 91E7EE5E
gpg: key 6D975C4791E7EE5E: 2 signatures not checked due to missing keys
gpg: key 6D975C4791E7EE5E: public key "Launchpad PPA for XBMC for Linux" imported
gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg:               imported: 1

Run the apt update command to update the repositories

root@linuxhelp:~# apt update
Hit:1 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu bionic InRelease
Ign:2 http://packages.linuxmint.com tara InRelease                                                                  
Hit:3 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic InRelease                                                             
Get:4 http://ppa.launchpad.net/team-xbmc/ppa/ubuntu bionic InRelease [15.4 kB]                                      
Get:5 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security InRelease [88.7 kB]                                           
Get:6 http://packages.linuxmint.com tara Release [24.1 kB]                                           
Get:7 http://ppa.launchpad.net/team-xbmc/ppa/ubuntu bionic/main Sources [25.7 kB]                  
Get:8 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates InRelease [88.7 kB]                          
Get:9 http://packages.linuxmint.com tara Release.gpg [819 B]                                                          
Get:10 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security/main i386 Packages [327 kB]            
Get:11 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-backports InRelease [74.6 kB]                        
Get:12 http://ppa.launchpad.net/team-xbmc/ppa/ubuntu bionic/main amd64 Packages [30.4 kB]                             
Get:13 http://packages.linuxmint.com tara/upstream i386 Packages [32.2 kB]                                           
Get:14 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/main amd64 Packages [658 kB]                               
Get:15 http://ppa.launchpad.net/team-xbmc/ppa/ubuntu bionic/main i386 Packages [30.1 kB]            
Get:16 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security/main amd64 Packages [429 kB]                                 
Get:17 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security/main amd64 DEP-11 Metadata [17.9 kB]       
Get:18 http://ppa.launchpad.net/team-xbmc/ppa/ubuntu bionic/main Translation-en [9,932 B]                             
Get:19 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/main i386 Packages [544 kB]                          
Get:20 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security/universe i386 Packages [561 kB]
Get:21 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/main amd64 DEP-11 Metadata [278 kB]                             
Get:22 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/universe i386 Packages [943 kB]                                
Get:23 http://packages.linuxmint.com tara/upstream amd64 Packages [32.2 kB]                                           
Get:24 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security/universe amd64 Packages [568 kB]                             
Get:25 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security/universe amd64 DEP-11 Metadata [36.1 kB]                     
Get:26 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/universe amd64 Packages [958 kB]                               
Get:27 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security/multiverse amd64 DEP-11 Metadata [2,464 B]                   
Get:28 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/universe Translation-en [283 kB]                               
Get:29 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/universe amd64 DEP-11 Metadata [245 kB]                        
Get:30 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/multiverse amd64 DEP-11 Metadata [2,468 B]                     
Get:31 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-backports/universe amd64 Packages [3,736 B]                             
Get:32 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-backports/universe i386 Packages [3,740 B]                             
Get:33 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-backports/universe amd64 DEP-11 Metadata [7,224 B]                     
Fetched 6,320 kB in 13s (505 kB/s)                                                                                     
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree      
Reading state information... Done
639 packages can be upgraded. Run 'apt list --upgradable' to see them.

Install the kodi by using the following command.

root@linuxhelp:~# apt install kodi
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree      
Reading state information... Done
The following additional packages will be installed:
  kodi-x11 libaacs0 libcec4 libcrossguid0 libfstrcmp0 libmicrohttpd12 libmysqlclient20 libp8-platform2 libshairplay0
  libtinyxml2.6.2v5 python-bluez python-cryptodome python-pil python-simplejson
Suggested packages:
  kodi-pvr-mythtv kodi-pvr-vdr-vnsi kodi-pvr-tvheadend-hts kodi-pvr-dvbviewer kodi-pvr-iptvsimple
  kodi-audioencoder-vorbis kodi-audioencoder-flac kodi-audioencoder-lame python-cryptodome-dbg python-cryptodome-doc
  python-pil-doc python-pil-dbg
Recommended packages:
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Setting up libmysqlclient20:amd64 (5.7.26-0ubuntu0.18.04.1) ...
Setting up libmicrohttpd12 (0.9.59-1) ...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.13.3-11ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.17-2) ...
Setting up python-pil:amd64 (5.1.0-1) ...
Setting up libfstrcmp0 (0.7.D001-1.1build1) ...
Setting up libcec4:amd64 (4.0.2+dfsg1-2ubuntu1.1) ...
Setting up kodi-x11 (2:18.2+git20190422.1151-final-0bionic) ...
Setting up kodi (2:18.2+git20190422.1151-final-0bionic) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.27-3ubuntu1) ...

Search for Kodi player.

This is the Kodi server Media Player.

With this the installation of kodi application on Linux Mint 19 comes to end.