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    Uninstall Kodi on Retropie?

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      DKAudio @Rascas
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      @Rascas said in Uninstall Kodi on Retropie?:

      To remove Kodi, run the option in RetroPie-Setup.
      Kodi settings aren't removed in the uninstall process so remove /home/pi/.kodi (it is a hidden directory). Doing this with Kodi installed, resets Kodi settings to default.

      Thanks, I removed Kodi from the setup in optional packages and got a bunch of errors:

      Cannot initiate the connection to mirrordirector....
      Unable to connect to dl.bintray.com

      These were under "Get:7"

      Then failed to fetch http://mirrordirector.raspbian.org.......

      Is this normal?

      I then went into terminal and typed "rmdir /home/pi/.kodi" and it returned failed to remove, directory not empty.

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        BuZz administrators @DKAudio
        last edited by BuZz

        @DKAudio sounds like your internet connection was not working.

        rmdir will not work. you need to use rm -rf to remove the folder recursively.

        man rmdir
        
        NAME
               rmdir - remove empty directories
        
        SYNOPSIS
               rmdir [OPTION]... DIRECTORY...
        
        DESCRIPTION
               Remove the DIRECTORY(ies), if they are empty.
        
        

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          DKAudio
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          My internet never fails really, am using my iPad now just fine.

          I typed
          rm -rf /home/pi/.kodi

          At this point it is recommended to try and install Kodi from the optional packages menu again?

          Thank you for helping!

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            AlexMurphy Banned @DKAudio
            last edited by

            @DKAudio Give it another go and before you launch next time delete Addons27.db It gets corrupted.

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              DKAudio
              last edited by

              Sorry, just want to clarify since I'm not the best at this...

              Install then prior to running remove that directory in terminal?

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                AlexMurphy Banned @DKAudio
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                @DKAudio What? Update the setup script. Install or update KODI. If it doesn't launch then delete Addons27.db then reboot and try again.

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                  DKAudio
                  last edited by

                  Ok, not familiar with the setup script. I am installing now though.

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                    AlexMurphy Banned @DKAudio
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                    @DKAudio If you are using RetroPie you should be familiar with the RetroPie Setup Script

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                      DKAudio
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                      I will research it, getting a bunch of errors installing anyway. It actually just failed. I don't get it, my network is fine on all my other devices.

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                        DKAudio
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                        In the WiFi menu it did not show a network, I tried setting it up and no SSID's were appearing. I reset my router, rebooted the Pi, reconfigured WiFi and tried installing Kodi again. Many errors popped up and after 15 minutes said failed to install. All my other WiFi devices in the house are working fine. I'm not sure what to do.

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