Download LibreELEC 8.2.1

The developers behind the Libre Embedded Linux Entertainment Center have released version 8.2.1. 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 8.2.1 of LibreELEC uses Kodi version 17.6 as a base, which was released recently. The release notes for this release can be found below.

LibreELEC (Krypton) 8.2.1 Release
LibreELEC 8.2.1 is a maintenance release that includes Kodi 17.6. It also resolves a minor time-zone issue after recent daylight saving changes, a resume from suspend issue with the Apple IR driver, and it provides two new SMB client configuration options in Kodi settings. You can now set a minimum SMB protocol version to prevent prevent SMB1 from ever being used, and a ‘legacy security’ option forces weak authentication to resolve issues seen with the USB sharing functions on some older router/NAS devices. If updating to LibreELEC 8.2 for the first time PLEASE READ THE RELEASE NOTES below here before posting issues in the forums as there are disruptive changes to Lirc, Samba, and Tvheadend.

As Kodi 17.6 has been declared the final Krypton release (no further updates) we also expect LibreELEC 8.2.1 to be the final 8.2 update. The team are now focused on LibreELEC (Leia) 9.0 development.

Changes since LibreELEC 8.2.0 include:

• Fix issues with the Apple IR driver not working after suspend
• Fix ‘file exists’ errors with SMB connections to Win10 shares
• Update Samba to 4.6.10
• Update tz-data to 2017c
• Update Kodi to 17.6
• Add SMB client options for minimum SMB protocol
• Add SMB legacy security option with NTLMv1 and disabled SPNEGO