OSMC test builds for L***** (Kodi 18)

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With Kodi Krypton now branched, the master is on 18 (L****** – name still to be decided. Go here to provide suggestions.)

Previous Krypton nightlies can be found here.

OSMC Test Builds for Kodi 18 for Raspberry Pi 1 & 2/3

Based on the Kodi master L****** (v18) and popcornmix’s newclock

Warning
Kodi 18 is currently in alpha and there is likely to be a lot of activity in the coming weeks/months. As these are alpha builds expect some issues.

Before proceeding make sure you have a backup of your Raspberry Pi. As these are test builds there could well be some unexpected problems.

Database upgrades could also be an issue. Please make a backup of the Kodi database before installing, especially if you are running a remote MySQL database.

Installing
You need a working system in order to install these test builds. If you do not have OSMC already installed then go to https://osmc.tv/download/ to install the latest stable version.

To get the test builds, you then need to add gmc-18 to the Debian repository.
This can be by editing /etc/apt/sources.list, and adding the following:

Code:
deb http://download.osmc.tv/dev/gmc-18 ./

To install a test build, run the following command to update the apt cache:

Code:
sudo apt-get update

And then issue the following command to install a test build for Raspberry Pi 2 or 3:

Code:
sudo apt-get install rbp2-mediacenter-osmc

To install a Raspberry Pi 1 or Raspberry Pi Zero build, issue the following command:

Code:
sudo apt-get install rbp1-mediacenter-osmc

You can now update to the latest build when it is published with the following commands:

Code:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

Support:
Since we are in alpha there could be a lot of incompatibilities with skins and addons. To resolve these its best taking the issue up with the addon developer.

If you have any issues with OSMC please provide debug logs. Most probems are almost impossible to fix if we don’t have the debug logs.

How to submit a useful support request

Quote:https://osmc.tv/wiki/general/how-to-subm…t-request/

Archive:
http://kodi.gjmccarthy.co.uk

To confirm which version you are running:

Code:
dpkg -l | grep mediacenter-osmc | awk '{ print $3 }'

Current Build
17.8-001, 3 Dec 2016: Based off OSMC commit (b9120ae19e) and newclock5 (0222e62e)

Build Highlights:
Kodi 18 alpha 1
Temporarily removed peripheral.joystick due to build error

XBMC:
reset slideshow state on window close (PR:10997, 1 commit, 1 file changed)
FFmpeg: Bump to 3.1.6-Krypton-Beta6 (PR:10992, 1 commit, 1 file changed)
[estuary] sync (PR:11014, 1 commit, 38 files changed)
bump to v18.0 alpha 1 (PR:11015, 1 commit, 2 files changed)
Use DRM as a fallback if not on X11 for VAAPI (PR:10922, 1 commit, 2 files changed)
Quell some warnings (PR:11010, 10 commits, 15 files changed)
use video disptime only in case video is running (PR:11018, 1 commit, 1 file changed)
[cmake] Win-Binary-Addon fixes + Handle “select” as setting type for binary addons (PR:10875, 3 commits, 2 files changed)
[binary-addons/win32] Add support for MSYS/MinGW (PR:10964, 4 commits, 12 files changed)
Fixes and code improvements from game branch (PR:11013, 8 commits, 7 files changed)
[lang][kodi.core] automatic syntax corrections for the en_GB language file (fe8b16fa)

kodi-theme-Estuary:
rem mediamenu width (2a23e7d2)
eventlog positoning (f266c39a)
videoinfo filename tweaks (3391aaad)
rem needless border attributes (4b4d79b3)
rem double userrating for musicinfowall (6ce17fc7)
mediaflag cosmetics (3c5d5e59)
hide corner overlay when no poster available (d4a595f8)
videoosd cleanup (b01ed8ca)
Alignment and cleanup (#144) (d0b8f16b)
sync (f343fe9a)
song info fallback (7e6133b8)
width tweak for pvr timers (94d4a41c)
cleanup (6bc26596)
cleanup (70e94af6)
wip: busyspinner for updating widgets (cd944758)

pvr.vbox:
Fixed yet more Coverity issues (#163) (4bc6f1e1)