Is it really necessary to force users to use pippleware's KODI?

glennlake

@toto If you don't want to help other people on this forum, why did you even start this post??

toto

You might not have noticed but I even posted a simple solution (apt-pinning) to my problem above which also could help others.

BuZz

No actual need to pin it - if you uninstall kodi from retropie-setup (at least on v4.x) it removes the repo and packages - and jessie version can be installed. Or manually uninstall and remove /etc/apt/sources.list.d/pipplware.list

[edit] correction it wont uninstall the repo without a dependencies removal currently.

sudo ./retropie_packages.sh kodi depends remove

toto

Just got home and decided to have another go at this although I'm perfectly happy with apt-pinning myself it might help others.

Tried it with another SD card (Raspiban Jessie Full edition unaltered, up to date only RetroPie installed). The same thing happens when I use pipplewares KODI, it just segment faults. I have saved the log file (only KODIs, started from console).

If people are still interested I could post that log file.

BuZz

Yes please. (via pastebin.com or similar).

toto

@BuZz

Pinning was the best option for me because when you update installed binaries from retropie-setup it installs pipplwares repro again and you can start over again. This way pipplwares repro gets ignored when you upgrade.

BuZz

It shouldn't re-install the Repo so long as Kodi shows as not installed from RetroPie 4.x as it only updates packages that are installed. (It works this out based on folders in /opt/retropie so it will ignore Jessie Kodi)

BuZz

I have updated the Kodi script so removal via RetroPie-Setup will remove pipplware repository.

toto

@BuZz said in Is it really necessary to force users to use pippleware's KODI?:

It shouldn't re-install the Repo so long as Kodi shows as not installed from RetroPie 4.x as it only updates packages that are installed. (It works this out based on folders in /opt/retropie so it will ignore Jessie Kodi)

Actually it does (checked this before upgrading and it clearly said KODI wasn't installed). I've dealt with this several times removed pipplewares repro before updating to make sure. I hope you now understand my initial anoyance.

toto

@BuZz said in Is it really necessary to force users to use pippleware's KODI?:

I have updated the Kodi script so removal via RetroPie-Setup will remove pipplware repository.

Thanks, I will try that later this week, maybe tomorrow.

BuZz

@toto probably because you still had the repository installed. I don't understand your annoyance. We do this for free and have been trying to help. Perhaps you can try and be a little more understanding

toto

@BuZz said in Is it really necessary to force users to use pippleware's KODI?:

@toto probably because you still had the repository installed. I don't understand your annoyance. We do this for free and have been trying to help. Perhaps you can try and be a little more understanding

I understand that and I really appreciate the efforts of everybody involved with RetroPie.

But you really can't say I'm not understanding. I haven't been rude, even posted a solution that works fine and even took the time to try it again and provide you people with a log file (which is on it's way as soon as I can find a good solution, something where I don't have to sign up. Any other suggestions?).

So please don't say that, maybe you should be more understanding.

toto

Wasted space...

toto

KODI logfile part two:

Mmhhh, appearantly part two isn't gone happen this way, flagged as spam.

herb_fargus

@toto use pastebin.com as requested

toto

@herb_fargus

Thanks, now I see you don't have to sign in to paste something.

KODI log file

toto

@BuZz said in Is it really necessary to force users to use pippleware's KODI?:

@toto probably because you still had the repository installed. I don't understand your annoyance. We do this for free and have been trying to help. Perhaps you can try and be a little more understanding

BTW BuZz, the KODI logfile is in as requested and I just spent a couple of hours on this forum trying to be as helpfull as I can be in my sparse free time.

Now tell me again I could be a little more understanding...

toto

Please remove my account, reading back I see that some of my points/comments are totaly ignored.

People only respond to specific red flags and ignore the rest of my posts (see several examples above). I've just seen that I've been downvoted by the fanboys (who can't even lace their own binary shoes) for just pointing out a flaw in the handling of updating/upgrading KODI.

BuZz reply didn't go to well with me, it seems he isn't to bothered to reply to me or even read my posts correctly. I've done my part but I can't be bothered anymore.

I might just remove RetroPie and setup my own system the way I like it. It isn't that complicated, anybody with a couple of brain cells can do it and it's more rewarding!

So, pretty please remove my account.