{"id":1013,"date":"2015-01-03T09:35:44","date_gmt":"2015-01-03T09:35:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cdblog.cdstealer.com\/?p=1013"},"modified":"2025-01-13T18:39:07","modified_gmt":"2025-01-13T18:39:07","slug":"xbmc-with-systemd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cdblog.cdstealer.com\/?p=1013","title":{"rendered":"Kodi with Systemd"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"kodi-logo-weis3\"<\/a>
Kodi As An Appliance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n

After installing a base gentoo OS (no gui)
install evilvm and kodi (or use upstream kodi)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If using upstream kodi, create the file: \/etc\/portage\/sets\/kodi<\/strong> and populate with: (adjust accordingly)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

app-eselect\/eselect-java
dev-java\/java-config
dev-java\/openjdk-bin
dev-lang\/swig
dev-libs\/crossguid
dev-libs\/flatbuffers
dev-libs\/libcdio
dev-libs\/libfmt
dev-libs\/libfstrcmp
dev-libs\/libinput
dev-libs\/libtomcrypt
dev-libs\/libtommath
dev-libs\/rapidjson
dev-libs\/spdlog
dev-libs\/tinyxml
dev-python\/cffi
dev-python\/olefile
dev-python\/pillow
dev-python\/pycparser
dev-python\/pycryptodome
dev-python\/xkbcommon
dev-vcs\/git
media-fonts\/roboto
media-libs\/intel-hybrid-codec-driver
media-libs\/libass
media-libs\/libdisplay-info
media-libs\/libdisplay-info
media-libs\/libdvdcss
media-libs\/libdvdnav
media-libs\/libdvdread
media-libs\/libva-intel-driver
media-libs\/libva-intel-media-driver
media-libs\/taglib
media-sound\/pulseaudio
net-fs\/nfs-utils
net-fs\/samba
net-libs\/libmicrohttpd
sci-libs\/kissfft
sys-apps\/baselayout-java
sys-devel\/clang
=llvm-core\/clang-17.0.6
=llvm-core\/llvm-17.0.6
x11-wm\/evilwm<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
install the deps with: emerge -quUND @kodi<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ensure you have all the correct use flags defined in \/etc\/portage\/package.use\/package.use<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Create the file: \/usr\/lib\/systemd\/system\/kodi.service<\/strong> and populate with:
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
[Unit]
Description = Starts instance of Kodi
After = systemd-user-sessions.service network.target sound.target startx.service

[Service]
User = kodi
Group = kodi
PAMName=login
Type = simple
ExecStart = sh \/usr\/bin\/kodi-standalone2 -- :0 -nolisten tcp
Restart = on-abort

[Install]
WantedBy = multi-user.target<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Then create the file: \/usr\/lib\/systemd\/system\/startx.service<\/strong> and populate with:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[Unit]
Description=StartX service

[Service]
User = kodi
Group = kodi
PAMName=login
Type = simple
ExecStart=\/usr\/bin\/startx :0 \/usr\/bin\/evilwm

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Only enable the kodi server: systemctld enable kodi<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you have Intel GFX, create the file: \/etc\/X11\/xorg.conf.d\/20-intel.conf and populate with: (adjust accordingly)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Section \"Module\"
Load \"glx\"
EndSection

Section \"Device\"
Identifier \"Card0\"
Driver \"modesetting\"
#BusID \"PCI:0:2:0\"
Option \"TripleBuffer\" \"false\"
Option \"TearFree\" \"true\"
Option \"SwapbuffersWait\" \"true\"
Option \"AccelMethod\" \"glamor\"
Option \"DRI\" \"iris\"
EndSection

Section \"dri\"
Mode 0666
EndSection

#Breaks Gnome when set to false, but breaks kodi if enabled
Section \"Extensions\"
Option \"Composite\" \"False\"
EndSection<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Create the kodi user and assign to the following groups:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
useradd -G tty,audio,video,render,pipewire kodi<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
If everything went to plan, executing: systemctl start kodi<\/strong> should fire up X and land you at kodi.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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