Download OpenELEC 5.0 RC 1

The first release candidate of version 5.0 of the Open Embedded Linux Entertainment Center has been released. This Linux distribution is based on XBMC/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. The main change in version 5.0 is the move from XBMC 13.2 to Kodi 14, which is also currently in beta. In addition, a newer version of the Linux kernel is used, OpenSSL has been replaced by LibreSSL and support for the first generation Apple TV has been dropped. The main changes in this version, internally referred to as 4.97.1, are as follows:

Updated core Components (summary)

• update to kodi-pvr-addons-14d9828
• update to kodi-14-ffad6b8
• update to bcm2835-bootloader-c48462f
• update to bcm2835-driver-c48462f
• update to OpenELEC-settings-0.5.6
• update to wireless-regdb-2014.11.18
• update to flac-1.3.1
• update to xf86-input-evdev-2.9.1
• update to libpng-1.6.15
• projects/RPi/patches/kodi: update RPi support patch
• projects/RPi/patches/linux: update RPi support patch
• kodi: update FM support patch
• ffmpeg: add support for mpegts
• linux: add new radeon firmwares, this should fix #3654
• linux: update ngene/octopus
• kodi: set LimitNOFILE to 16384, to make mythtv pvr addon happy
• remove package ‘libpcap’
• added package brcmfmac_sdio-firmware linux: added needed drivers for bcm43xx bluetooth devices
• projects/imx6/linux: build SPDIF driver as modules

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