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available space on a disk using a utility called Gparted. The image
below shows the Gparted application being used to resize a root parti-
tion. It is recommended to use the ODROID Utility to resize the main
partition in Ubuntu in order to have as much storage space as possible
on the microSD card or eMMC module.
Web Browsing
One of the main uses of modern computers is to browse the
World Wide Web, and the octa-core ODROID-XU4 delivers a smooth,
enjoyable browsing experience. Using the Ubuntu Software Center, a
browser such as Firefox and/or Chromium may be installed, along with
open-source versions like Iceweasel.
When watching streaming videos, it is recommended to use the
Kodi/XBMC YouTube plugin in order to launch videos in full-screen,
since mainstream browsers are not speciically written to use the video
decoding chip available on ODROIDs. However, the ODROID-XU4
CPU is powerful enough to play standard videos within a browser win-
dow at normal size using software rendering.
Kodi (formerly XBMC)
Kodi is an application which can turn an ODROID-XU4 into an
amazingly powerful home media center. In fact, using the XU4 to run
Kodi is the reason why many, if not most people purchased their XU4
in the irst place. If you’re not familiar with Kodi, here are links to the
oficial Kodi Intro FAQ at
and the Kodi Wikipe-
dia page at
The current versions of Ubuntu Linux and Android provided by
Hardkernel already have Kodi installed. However, you may wish to
re-install or upgrade Kodi in the future when a new release becomes
available. Pre-release (beta) versions of Kodi are made available for
test, and you can join a group of users that test out new features be-
fore the formal release.
Troubleshooting
If you experience problems with playback of some video formats
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