If you are running Kodi in Ubuntu or other Linux distro, then PVR clients are not installed by default. Follow the instructions in Ubuntu instead:
Ubuntu PVR add-ons
Or simply (should the link ever become inactive):
NOTICE:
If you don't already
have the Team Kodi (team-xbmc) PPA added, then you will need to do so in order to install the PVR client add-ons (
see here). If you're not sure, you probably already have it installed, as that is how you normally install Kodi in the first place.
Exit (Quit) Kodi if it is already running and open a terminal window
Type in
sudo apt-get update
and enter your password when prompted
Type in
sudo apt-get install PACKAGENAMEHERE
but replace PACKAGENAMEHERE with a package name from the table below.
example:
sudo apt-get install kodi-pvr-iptvsimple
The PVR client add-on should now be installed. If Kodi was already running, restart it to load the add-on.
Packages
Package name Description
kodi-pvr-argustv ARGUS-TV
kodi-pvr-demo Kodi PVR demo add-on
kodi-pvr-dvbviewer DVBViewer
kodi-pvr-iptvsimple IPTV Simple Client
kodi-pvr-mediaportal-tvserver MediaPortal
kodi-pvr-mythtv MythTV PVR
kodi-pvr-nextpvr NextPVR
kodi-pvr-njoyNjoy
kodi-pvr-htsTvheadend PVR
kodi-pvr-vdr-vnsiVDR
kodi-pvr-vuplusVUPlus
kodi-pvr-dvblink
kodi-pvr-filmon
kodi-pvr-hdhomerun
kodi-pvr-pctv
kodi-pvr-stalker
kodi-pvr-vbox
kodi-pvr-wmc
Enjoy