Add-on repositories/installation via SSH

gravyface · March 28, 2017 at 1:10 PM

Hey all,

New to Kodi and LibreELEC in general; currently running on an ancient Raspberry Pi 2011 (have Pi 3 on order).

I'm just trying to familiarize myself with Kodi and how it works. Seems very Linuxy with the adding of repos and the package management.

The Chorus2 interface doesn't seem to allow the addition of repositories or the downloading of ZIPs that I can see and having a keyboard hooked up to my Pi by the TV is not really comfortable for any stretch of time, so ideally I'd be able to add repositories and download/install ZIPs via SSH/shell.

I'm really comfortable on the command line, so editing text files doesn't scare me at all, but I don't know if this is a supported method (i.e. will a text file be overwritten by Kodi routines/processes and/or the changes won't apply without executing a command, restarting Kodi, etc.).

I googled around for "Kodi via SSH" and most of it is just Linux 101 commands, and not really Kodi specific.

trogggy · March 28, 2017 at 4:18 PM

It might work (ie there might be a way but I don't know what it is!) but it won't be 'supported'. An alternative would be to install dispmanx vnc from the libreelec repo, VNC viewer or similar on your pc and type away.

**awiouy** · March 28, 2017 at 6:08 PM Official Post

To install addons from ssh:
1. unzip the addon in /storage/.kodi/addons/
2. systemctl restart kodi

I am not sure that the dependencies will be honored, though

trogggy · March 28, 2017 at 6:36 PM

Quote from awiouy

To install addons from ssh:
1. unzip the addon in /storage/.kodi/addons/
2. systemctl restart kodi

I am not sure that the dependencies will be honored, though

Won't work on krypton - they'll install but won't be enabled. And dependencies aren't honoured (even before krypton).

**awiouy** · March 28, 2017 at 6:39 PM Official Post

My last straw: the InstallAddon(id) builtin command, see here List of built-in functions - Official Kodi Wiki

trogggy · March 28, 2017 at 6:46 PM

That'll work and honours dependencies (I use it from a script, not ssh, but same difference I guess). VNC still sounds a lot easier / less messy though, unless you're installing a ton of stuff.

gravyface · March 28, 2017 at 7:36 PM

Quote from trogggy

It might work (ie there might be a way but I don't know what it is!) but it won't be 'supported'. An alternative would be to install dispmanx vnc from the libreelec repo, VNC viewer or similar on your pc and type away.

Yeah, this sounds like the least painful and pretty sure VNC supports copy/paste (text, for URLs, etc.).

Would be cool to develop an apt-get like model where you can add repos to a sources.list file and then just apt-get install <addon>.

**awiouy** · March 28, 2017 at 7:43 PM Official Post

Quote from gravyface

Yeah, this sounds like the least painful and pretty sure VNC supports copy/paste (text, for URLs, etc.).

Would be cool to develop an apt-get like model where you can add repos to a sources.list file and then just apt-get install <addon>.

You can do that with a dummy addon with dependencies

gravyface · March 29, 2017 at 2:41 AM

Quote from awiouy

You can do that with a dummy addon with dependencies

Very cool. can't wait to dig into this thing.

docta_v · September 23, 2017 at 10:11 PM

Quote from trogggy

That'll work and honours dependencies (I use it from a script, not ssh, but same difference I guess). VNC still sounds a lot easier / less messy though, unless you're installing a ton of stuff.

mind posting an example? thanks!

trogggy · September 24, 2017 at 1:07 PM

Quote from docta_v

mind posting an example? thanks!

Not sure I understand - an example of what?

Psyx0 · February 15, 2020 at 7:31 PM

Can be aplicable for 9.2.0 instalation of TigerVnc.

If yes, can be given a guide how to.

gabriel.lody · May 9, 2020 at 1:31 PM

How to install VNC through ssh?

Add-on repositories/installation via SSH

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