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How can I migrate KODI on Ubuntu from Nexus to Omega? - DugieHowsa - 2024-09-21

I recently upgraded my Ubuntu install to 24.04.1 LTS (Noble Numbat). After doing this, I noticed that my KODI NEXUS install wasn't running as crisp as before, so I decided that it was time to upgrade to OMEGA.

KODI was originally installed back in the day with PPA, but since that solution has been retired, it is time to go to FLATPAK.

When I install KODI from FLATPAK, it installs the latest OMEGA build.

Can I have KODI from FLATPAK upgrade my existing NEXUS install? I tried copy files from .kodi to .var/app/tv.kodi.Kodi/data/, thinking that OMEGA would think it is running for the first time after an upgrade, but that didn't work.

Does anyone have any other suggestions?

Is there away to install FLATPAK NEXUS, and then copy my existing PPA NEXUX install into the correct location, and then upgrade to FLATPAK OMEGA

RE: How can I migrate KODI on Ubuntu from Nexus to Omega? - wsnipex - 2024-09-21

copying ~/.kodi/userdata/Database to ~/.var/app/tv.kodi.Kodi/data/userdata/Database should work. If it doesn't please provide a Debug Log

RE: How can I migrate KODI on Ubuntu from Nexus to Omega? - DugieHowsa - 2024-09-21

Thanks for the guidance. I first deleted the Database directory to make sure the directory was clear when the old one would be copied in:

Code:
rm -rf ~/.var/app/tv.kodi.Kodi/data/userdata/Database

I then copied the old Database into the FLATPAK location.

Code:
cp -r ~/.kodi/userdata/Database ~/.var/app/tv.kodi.Kodi/data/userdata/Database

I then found that the FLATPAK instance could not reference any of the files from the media libraries, so figured I needed to create some links.

I then found the following article, and utilized the flatpak overide command to give the FLAPAK instance of KODI access to the location of the existing media library.

Code:
sudo flatpak override tv.kodi.Kodi --filesystem=/home/user/storage

Thanks again for all your guidance. I just have to install my PVR addon and my weather addon, switch to my SKIN, and I am back up and runnig.

RE: How can I migrate KODI on Ubuntu from Nexus to Omega? - DugieHowsa - 2024-09-22

Follow Up Question.

The video files are now accessible from the new FLATPAK OMEGA instance (You can see and play the videos under the MOVIES and TV SHOWS sections of the main menu), but under System -> Settings -> Media -> Library -> Videos, the libraries are missing, and the library settings cannot be accessed (for example, to modify a scraper).

Previous NEXUS implementation

New OMEGA implementation