Kodi 17 codename ‘ Krypton ‘ has been released. This popular media play software update brings a new look and various enhanced features, and in this article, I will show you how to update or update (or reinstall)/the Kodi 17 Krypton version.
Kodi is available on several devices and platforms such as PC Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, and iOS. In this update, Kodi 17 does not support Android 4.4 or above, this means that Android version 5.0 and above is required.
How To Install Kodi 17 Krypton on Windows?
Kodi Krypton download: If you want to run the Kodi 17 Kryton application on Windows OS, please refer to the Kodi download page, and it will say ‘current release: Kodi v17.0 “Krypton”‘ please click the ‘Installer’ link, to download the .exe file which will carry out the Kodi 17 installation process.
If you already have an old version that is already installed, then after successfully downloading the exe file it will automatically install Kodi 17 in the same location as in the previous version of Kodi, which means this is updating the version to Kodi Krypton.
If you are using an OS Windows 10, you can download Kodi 17 Krypton via the Windows Store.
How to Install Kodi 17 Krypton on Mac?
Kodi 17 download: If you want to run the Kodi 17 Kryton application on a Macintosh OS, please refer to the Kodi download page, and it will say ‘current release: Kodi v17.0 “Krypton”‘, please click the ‘ Installer ‘ link on the link under the logo apple.
This will download the .dmg file from Kodi 17. Double-click the file to mount it on Mac OS X or macOS Sierra as a disk image. Open the image, then move and drop the Kodi. app file from the disk image to the Applications folder.
How to Install Kodi 17 Krypton on Linux?
Kodi 17 Krypton is added to the Ubuntu repository, which means it makes it easier for us to install Kodi on Ubuntu or any Ubuntu-based distro.
To install it, open a terminal (you can press Ctrl + Alt + T) and type the following:
sudo apt-get install software-properties-common
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:team-xbmc/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install kodi
Kodi can also be installed on other distributions using third-party repositories, but these are not officially supported by Kodi directly, so you may not get a great experience.
You can also select Kodi from source files to run on various Linux distros. The Kodi website has a comprehensive guide to installing from source code.
How to Install Kodi 17 Krypton on Raspberry Pi?
Although you can download and install the Kodi application on the default Raspbian operating system with the Raspberry Pi, the latest version of Kodi is not available which means you will not be capable of / successfully installing Kodi 17 Krypton on Rasbian.
However, there are a few distros built for the Raspberry Pi that use Kodi, so you can install them. For example, LibreELEC has issued a beta version of the software based on Kodi 17 Krypton. You have to install LibreELEC (Krypton) v7.95.2 to an SD card, then enter it into the Raspberry Pi and launch the LibreELEC distribution.
You can download the LibreELEC USB creator tool, which you will need for Linux OS, macOS, and Windows PC via the download page on the LibreELEC Krypton web. Please note that because it is still a beta version there could be bugs and other problems.
How to Install Kodi 17 Krypton on Android?
Kodi 17 is already available on the Google Play store, so please search in the search field by typing the keyword “Kodi” through device your Android to download and install the application. Google Play will also automatically update Kodi for you on your machine. Or it could be via the following link.
NB:
Look forward to the successor of Kodi 17 namely Kodi 18 codename ” Leia ” in honor of the iconic role played by the late Carrie Fisher.
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