Download OpenELEC 5.0.1

Version 5.0.1 of the Open Embedded Linux Entertainment Center has been released. This Linux distribution is based on Kodi and can turn a computer into a full-fledged htpc. OpenELEC is easy to install, maintain and use, as well as being small and lightning fast. Version 5.0 includes a switch to Kodi 14, a newer version of the Linux kernel is used and OpenSSL has been replaced by LibreSSL. Version 5.0.1 includes various bug fixes and support for the new Raspberry Pi 2 Model B added.

Updated core Components (summary) since OpenELEC 5.0.0

• update to libaacs-0.8.0
• update to bcm2835-bootloader-4a66b50
• update to bcm2835-driver-4a66b50
• update to kodi-audioencoder-lame-3eb59de
• update to kodi-audioencoder-vorbis-dbf5c62
• update to kodi-audioencoder-flac-62c2cc8
• update to kodi-14-b5dbdb5
• update to rtmpdump-a107cef
• update to bison-3.0.4
• update to kodi-pvr-addons-a0a437e
• update to Mesa-10.3.7
• update to llvm-3.5.1
• update to libdrm-2.4.59
• update to sqlite-autoconf-3080801
• update to libtool-2.4.5
• update to ffmpeg-2.4.6
• update to gdb-7.8.2
• update to automake-1.15
• update to elfutils-0.161
• update to curl-7.40.0
• update to libjpeg-turbo-1.4.0
• update to xz-5.2.0
• update to linux-3.17.8
• update to OpenELEC-settings-0.5.8
• update to libhdhomerun-20141210
• update to freetype-2.5.5
• update to libva-1.5.0
• update to bluez-5.27
• downgrade to connman 1.23
• linux: add kernel 3.18, neeced for RPi2 support
• scripts/image: install dtb files for bcm2835 bootloader too if avaible
• new project: add project ‘RPi2’
• projects/RPi/patches/kodi: update RPi support patch
• projects/*/linux: enable crypto modules for NFSv4
• projects/RPi/patches/linux: update RPi support patch
• libressl: also install ca bundle in /etc/ssl
• IMX: Disable console blank
• Radeon: disable RADEON_GEM_GTT_WC for Kabini and Aruba
• connman: make it clear for users to not edit /etc/hosts
• connman: /etc/hosts should be available early
• imx6: Use 24 bit by default again
• nss-mdns: mdns_minimal is enough
• imx6: move coherent_pool back to kernel. increase to 2M
• projects/imx6/patches/linux: prepend kernel config cmdline to bootloader arguments from uEnv.txt
• IMX: linux: remove hardcoded coherent_pool option from cmdline
• IMX: bootloader: Readd coherent_pool and bump to 2M
• alsa-lib: Fix PHIREE U2 and Soundblaster F-Xi XD
• projects/*/linux: add netconsole support
• linux: add patch for Geniatech T230 USB DVB-T/T2/C tuner

For a full changelog on what’s new, follow this link†