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Kodi chromium browser11/21/2023 ![]() I have been using Kodi/Chromium/Droidmote so that I can use a phone as a system keyboard/mouse to use for Chromium. Stuck on that one as compling Kodi GBM/X11/Wayland is a doddle but struggling with Chromium ozone but will give it a try again. So to cut a long story short Kodi19 is looking like it will support chromium and presuming LE will add it.īut also Chromium Ozone has just reached beta which means you can have a Chromium-gbm so that Kodi18 could also have. Its just a shame the default build of Kodi misses some of the essential kodi system addons of libreelec such as bluetooth pairing and such like.īut apart from that there is little difference. I don't really find X11 bloated on a Pi4 and it works great on x86_64 if you make your own standalone service with a distro.Īrch is so fast on an old 2nd gen I3 that you could make your own. On Kodi 19 Alpha which has compile commands for GL or GLES ffmeg-mmal on the Pi seems to work great.Īs does the x11 compile but the python bit of addons seems to need more work as the chromium launcher doesn't seem to work. Problem is "vpdau-vc4" from memory isn't loaded so no "hardware acceleration" on the pi. On the Raspberry Pi I have compiled Kodi 18.5 on arch linux installed chromium with the launcher and it works great. That includes updating your spoofed user agent, if you're using one.I installed chromium on various platforms and used the chrome launcher, you may need to hack the files as likely if linux you will be running chromium and the cmd line will change. Keep everything up to date to ensure that things keep running smoothly. Keep in mind that all of these pieces constantly update and change. It will work in nearly all cases.Ĭongrats! You're ready to start using all your favorite streaming services directly through Kodi. If you plan on using this technique on Linux or another configuration that isn't supported, you may need to use the user agent switcher plugin to make it look like you're on Windows. Your new launcher will take you directly to the site you requested. The defaults are fine.Īfter you have your launcher set up, open it. The setup will ask you two more questions about how you want Chrome to run. Next, tell it the exact web address to open. ![]() Start by giving your launcher a name that'll appear in the menu. The final option allows you to make your own launcher. Alt + F4 gets you out of the Chrome window. Two of them are ready-made launchers for Vimeo and YouTube. You'll see three options waiting for you. Navigate to "My add-ons," then "Program add-ons." When should see Chrome Launcher there, launch it. You're ready to start using the Chrome Launcher. Scroll down to the Chrome Launcher and install it.Īlso read: 10 of the Best Kodi Add-ons to Stream Your Favorite Sports Set Up a Custom Launcher The list of program add-ons just got a whole lot longer, but it's still alphabetical. From there find the program add-ons from the menu. Choose the "Programs" repository and install it. You'll see a huge list of repositories available through SuperRepo, broken down by category. Pick the option to install from repository. Go back to the menu you arrived at from clicking the box icon under the Add-ons tab. Find your version of Kodi, and navigate through "repositories" and "superrepo." Find the latest zip in the list and install it. Then, choose "Install from zip file" within the menu.įind the name that you gave to your SuperRepo source. Locate the open box icon towards the top of the menu and click it. Give it a name, and press "OK" to save the source. ![]() Pick the file manager, and "Add Source." Type the web address as the source. Next, back out to the main settings menu. Then, click "System." On the resulting menu locate and click "Add-ons." Look for an option to toggle on "Unknown sources" and allow outside repositories to be installed. To start, click on the settings icon in the main menu within Kodi. Before you start downloading other things from the repository, keep that in mind. ![]() Not all of them are entirely above board. Before you get started you should know that SuperRepo is a gigantic repository with loads of add-ons. In order to get access to it, you're going to need to enable a different, larger repository, SuperRepo. Chrome Launcher isn't available in the default Kodi repository.
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