Download OpenELEC 5.0 Beta 2

The second beta release of version 5.0 of the Open Embedded Linux Entertainment Center has been released. This Linux distribution is based on XBMC Media Center 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. The main change in version 5.0 is the move from XBMC Media Center 13.2 to Kodi 14, which is also currently in beta. Furthermore, a newer version of the Linux kernel is used, OpenSSL has been replaced by LibreSSL and support for the first generation AppleTV has been dropped. The following changes have also been made in beta 2:

Updated core Components (summary)

• update to kodi-14-bd7da38
• update to xf86-video-nvidia-340.58
• update to xorg-server-1.16.2
• update to pciutils-3.3.0, enable udev and libkmod support, dont install pci.ids
• update to OpenELEC-settings-0.5.3
• update to libcec-2.2.0 for all plattforms, add updated patch to add support for iMX6 systems
• update to wireless-regdb-2014.11.07
• update to libass-0.12.0
• update to wlan-firmware-0.0.25
• update to bcm2835-bootloader-778b370
• update to bcm2835-driver-778b370
• update to Mesa-10.3.3
• update to v4l-utils-1.6.0
• update to ffmpeg-2.4.3
• update to curl-7.39.0
• downgrade xf86-video-intel-2.99.910
• projects/*/linux: Enable Netfilter owner matching, this fixes #3607, this fixes #3585
• projects/RPi/patches/kodi: update RPi support patch
• projects/imx6/linux: enable RTC on TBS Matrix system
• projects/*/linux: disable USB autosuspend by default
• kodi: Add advancedsettings.xml setting to set minimal sample rate

For a full changelog on what’s new can be found here.