no pulseaudio daemon running, or not running as session daemon

Step 2: Enable bluetooth, disable wifi using rfkill > sudo rfkill block 0 > sudo apt-get install bluetooth bluez pulseaudio pulseaudio-module-bluetooth rfkill Step 1: install required software > sudo apt-get update

OSMC, I used latest kodi 18 nightlies (this should work on any debian-based distro though).

Not hate PulseAudio with every fibre of your being.

Not the requirement to use WiFi, as this reportedly interferes with Bluetooth reportedly has been fixed on the pi (see comment below).

Raspberry Pi3b or Pi3B+ or a bluetooth dongle.

I finally got something working, so I thought I’d place my steps here to document it to help my future self and perhaps you as well. And found a lot of different, conflicting tutorials on how to configure Linux as a Bluetooth Speaker. After ruling out buying a dedicated receiver as what any sane person would do. So, why not configure OSMC as a A2DP receiver? I tried to use SPDIF using an external USB soundcard, but it appeared Linux doesn’t properly the used audiochip. That worked, until I bought a new TV which didn’t have an AUX out. I wanted to use the same speakers for my TV, so I used an AUX-cable to attach my TV to Kodi. So, I have a HifiBerry to get a supreme audio experience on my Kodi / raspberry.

No pulseaudio daemon running, or not running as session daemon