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in Kodi, the irst troubleshooting step would be to set video acceler
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ation to “software” by selecting the System menu, the pressing
Set-
tings >Video >Acceleration >Decoding Method >Software
.
Kodi Upgrade
If you are installing a newer version of Kodi, you do not need to
uninstall the current version irst. However you should create a Kodi
backup just to be safe, which is covered later in this section.
Kodi Installation
To install Kodi, use the ODROID Utility published by Hardkernel.
If the ODROID Utility is not already installed on the image, it may be
downloaded using the following Terminal commands:
$ sudo wget -O /usr/local/bin/odroid-utility.sh \
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mdrjr/\
odroid-utility/master/odroid-utility.sh
$ sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/odroid-utility.sh
$ sudo odroid-utility.sh
Kodi Backup
Backing up your data is always a good idea, and Kodi is no
exception. Kodi conigurations and databases can become quite de
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tailed, but backup and restoration is quite simple. You can perform full
or partial backups/restores, as well as copy your complete Kodi setup
to another system - even to your PC or laptop.
In order to perform a Kodi backup or restore, you will irst need
to install the Kodi “Backup AddOn”. More information may be found at
, along with details on performing Kodi backups at
, and on the Kodi forum at
.
Ofice and Productivity Applications
LibreOfice is a popular and powerful ofice productivity suite that
includes word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, drawing, and
lowcharting applications. It is a free alternative to Microsoft Ofice, and
can be installed on Ubuntu via the Ubuntu Software Center or Synaptic
Package Manager. The loading screen of LibreOfice is shown below:
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