Hardkernnel ODROID-C2 - Office and Productivity Applications; Music and MIDI

46 ODROID C2 USER MANUAL
Kodi Backup
Backing up your data is always a good idea, and Kodi is no
exception. Kodi congurations and databases can become quite de-
tailed, but backup and restoration is quite simple. You can perform full
or partial backups/restores, as well as copy your complete Kodi setup
to another system - even to your PC or laptop.
In order to perform a Kodi backup or restore, you will rst need
to install the Kodi “Backup AddOn”. More information may be found at
http://bit.ly/1JER8XL, along with details on performing Kodi back-
ups at http://bit.ly/1KRNF6K, and on the Kodi forum at http://
bit.ly/1QGOfG.
Ofce and Productivity Applications
LibreOfce is a popular and powerful ofce productivity suite that
includes word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, drawing, and
owcharting applications. It is a free alternative to Microsoft Ofce, and
can be installed on Ubuntu via the GNOME Software Center or Synaptic
Package Manager.
Screenshot of LibreOfce
Music and MIDI
Not long after the rst personal computers became available, cre-
ative individuals began to nd inventive ways to use them for music
composition and performance. Before long, the need for I/O standard-
ization became clear, and in 1983 the MIDI specication was developed.
MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) gained rapid industry ac-
ceptance, and within a few years, a MIDI Interface was found on vir-
tually every sound card and on most PCs with sound chips on the
motherboard. This is no longer the case, but the MIDI interface, MIDI
instruments, and external MIDI synthesizers are still widely used by
musicians and sound engineers. In fact, MIDI is still the de-facto stan-
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