Download LibreELEC 7.95.1 Beta

The folks behind the Libre Embedded Linux Entertainment Center are developing version 8.0 of LibreELEC and have now released the first beta release after several alphas. LibreELEC was created after a large number of developers left OpenELEC due to disagreements and started their own business. This Linux distribution is based on Kodi and can turn a computer into a full-fledged htpc. Version 8.0 of LibreELEC uses Kodi version 17 as a base, which is currently itself on RC 3. The release notes for this release can be found below.

LibreELEC (Krypton) v7.95.1 BETA
LibreELEC (Krypton) 8.0 preview release continues with v7.95.1 release available for all build projects except Amlogic aarch64 devices. We have now forked and frozen the release branch on GitHub; which means from this point we allow updates to add-ons but will refuse any new feature additions, major build-system changes, and all software package bumps to the release branch unless changes resolve a known problem or critical security issue. This approach assures stability in the 8.0 release branch and continuity of Alpha testing. LibreELEC v7.95.1 is based on Kodi Krypton 17.0-RC3.

Amlogic aarch64 projects (WeTek Hub, WeTek Play 2, and Odroid C2) are excluded due to a memory leak issue we are still diagnosing. Although the problem is also present in recent Alpha builds we felt it was inappropriate to release until this is resolved as a Beta release attracts many more user-upgrades from Jarvis installs. Our investigation continues and we hope to start Beta soon.

Changes in v7.95.1 include:

• Fix atvclient IR sensor support in Krypton
• Fix issues in ATi/Intel drivers (build with DRI3 support but default to DRI2)
• Fix window manager (fluxbox) so apps start maximized
• Fix numerous sync/timing issues on Amlogic ‘arm’ devices
• Fix audio passthrough for JustBoom DAC devices for RPi
• Fix use of color highlighting in systemd log messages
• Update pulse-eight CEC adapter support (libCEC 4.0.1)
• Update to Raspberry Pi firmware to resolve minor CEC issues
• Update to Linux 4.9.3 kernel
• Update to Linux support patches for Raspberry Pi
• Update to Kodi v17.0-RC3
• Update to LibreELEC settings 0.8.7
• Add media_build DVB driver support to Generic/RPi/RPi2 projects
• Add UDL driver support to RPi/RPi2 projects
• Add skin.estouchy package to the LibreELEC add-on repo

View detailed changes on GitHub