Kodi

Install OS

• Ubuntu 15.10
• New User: Kodi
• Choose
  • [x] Basic Ubuntu server
  • [x] OpenSSH server

Gigabyte GA-F2A88XN-WIFI

Install Kodi

• make sure you're install the correct driver for your hardware, i need fglrx or Kodi has a constant CPU load of ~100%
• i used the "unstable" PPA, but if you prefer final releases just replace the "unstable" with "ppa"

sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:team-xbmc/unstable
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y xinit fglrx-updates alsa-utils libva-glx1 libva-egl1 vainfo upower libcurl3 mysql-client kodi 

• allow "anybody" to start the X server

sudo sed -i 's/allowed_users=console/allowed_users=anybody/' /etc/X11/Xwrapper.config

• grant the "kodi" user access to serial devices (CEC), the soundcard and to shutdown, reboot, etc.

sudo usermod -aG dialout,audio,sudo kodi

Allow Shutdown

• create /etc/polkit-1/localauthority.conf.d/52-kodi.conf

[Actions for kodi user]
Identity=unix-user:kodi
Action=Action=org.freedesktop.upower.*;org.freedesktop.consolekit.system.*;org.f?reedesktop.udisks.*
ResultActive=yes
ResultAny=yes
ResultInactive=no

Autostart Kodi

• create /etc/systemd/system/kodi.service

[Unit]
Description=Job that runs Kodi
After=default.target graphical.target getty.target sound.target network-online.target
Wants=network-online.target

[Service]
User=kodi
Restart=always
RestartSec=1s
ExecStart=/usr/bin/xinit /usr/bin/kodi --standalone -- -nocursor

[Install]
WantedBy=default.target

• enable the startup script

sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl enable kodi
sudo systemctl enable systemd-networkd-wait-online.service

• reboot. now. Kodi won't start with the new driver unless you reboot

sudo reboot