Download OpenELEC 5.0.6

Version 5.0.6 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 Version 5.0 includes a switch to Kodi 14, a newer version of the Linux kernel is used and OpenSSL has been replaced by LibreSSL. The following changes and improvements have also been made in this release:

Updated core Components (summary) since OpenELEC 5.0.5

• Update to kodi-14-e7ba06f
• Update to bcm2835-driver-f1b6b1c
• Update to bcm2835-bootloader-f1b6b1c
• Update to linux-3.18.9 for RPi2
• Update to kmod-20
• Update to libvorbis-1.3.5
• Update to xz-5.2.1
• Update to sqlite-autoconf-3080803
• Update to libgcrypt-1.6.3
• Update to alsa-utils-1.0.29
• Update to alsa-lib-1.0.29
• Projects/RPi*/patches/kodi: update RPi support patch
• Projects/RPi2/patches/linux: update RPi2 support patch
• Linux: Enable all buttons on the TiVo Slide Pro remote.
• Linux: Use legacy turbo (fixes BYT full freeze)
• Projects/imx6/linux: Changed the kernel of the project IMX6 to include PCI and IWLWIFI support. Additionally added the iwlwifi-firmware to the options of the project IMX6.
• Libva: x11: dri2: fix double Unlocks/SyncHandle
• Linux: fix CT2-4400v2 clock
• RPi2: add CONFIG_DVB_SP2

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