Starting Kodi
Kodi should start by default with OSMC. If it does not, this is likely a sign of a bigger problem with your system and you should look at obtaining some logs instead to find out what’s wrong.
It can be started via the command line as follows:
sudo systemctl start mediacenter
Stopping Kodi
Kodi can be stopped via the command line as follows:
sudo systemctl stop mediacenter
Preventing Kodi from starting on boot
You may wish to run OSMC in a ‘headless’ mode. You can disable Kodi from starting on boot with the following command:
sudo systemctl disable mediacenter
If you choose to later re-enable it, you can easily do so with:
sudo systemctl enable mediacenter