KODI will not install on ARMv8-Buster RPI 3 B+ Topic is solved

[jonyskids]

Completely clean install and I get the following during Instal of Kodi:

APT install for: libcec4 libcurl3-gnutls libnfs12 kodi fbset │
│ - Command: apt-get -qq --allow-change-held-packages install libcec4 │
│ libcurl3-gnutls libnfs12 kodi fbset │
│ - Exit code: 100 │
│ - DietPi version: v6.31.2 (MichaIng/master) | HW_MODEL: 3 | HW_ARCH: 3 | │
│ DISTRO: 5 │
│ - Image creator: DietPi Core Team │
│ - Pre-image: Raspberry Pi OS (64-bit) │
│ - Error log: │
│ E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks.

[Joulinar]

Hi,

many thanks for your report. Pls can you try running apt update && apt upgrade

[jonyskids]

All zeros returned. Same results when I try to install Kodi.

Thanks for the help.

[Joulinar]

All zeros returned.

what does this means?

[jonyskids]

0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

After running: apt update && apt upgrade

[Joulinar]

pls do apt install libcec4

[jonyskids]

libcec4 is already the newest version (4.0.4+dfsg1-2+rpi1+rpt1).
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

[Joulinar]

and trying to install Kodi will bring same error message still?

[jonyskids]

Yes, Same result.

[Joulinar]

ok issue is with Kodi package 18.7 on Raspberry OS 64bit. It doesn't seems to be available on Debian repository

https://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=354921

using 32bit image instead, and kodi should be working