Download OpenELEC 7.0 Beta 2

The second beta release of the Open Embedded Linux Entertainment Center version 7.0 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. Incidentally, it is currently rumbling in OpenELEC land. A large number of developers have walked away from the project and have fork under the name LibreELEC set up.

In OpenELEC version 7.0, among other things, the switch to Kodi 16 has been made, a large number of components from the OS have been updated and there is support for Bluetooth audio. The complete changelog for this version, internally referred to as 6.95.2, looks like this:

Changes since OpenELEC-6.95.1 (Beta 1)

• Update to Pillow-3.2.0
• Update to setuptools-20.6.7
• Update to bluez-5.38
• Update to xorg-server-1.18.3
• Update to inputproto-2.3.2
• Update to mesa-11.2.0
• Update to kodi-4cf382f/9809c3c
• Update to alsa-utils-1.1.1
• Update to alsa-lib-1.1.1
• Update to sqlite-autoconf-3120000
• Update to curl-7.48.0
• Update to cmake-3.5.1
• Update to ntfs-3g_ntfsprogs-2016.2.22
• Update to bcm2835-firmware-046effa
• Projects/WeTek_*/initramfs: set video state to disabled on boot
• Projects/RPi*/linux: enable CONFIG_LEDS_TRIGGER_TRANSIENT and CONFIG_LEDS_TRIGGER_CAMERA
• Projects/RPi*/linux: enable CONFIG_BACKLIGHT_LCD_SUPPORT, CONFIG_BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE, CONFIG_BACKLIGHT_RPI, CONFIG_BACKLIGHT_GPIO, CONFIG_LEDS_TRIGGER_BACKLIGHT, CONFIG_LEDS_TRIGGER_CPU_CONTRIGGER_GPSIO_
• Add Megaraid_sas support
• Add ‘8812au’ to SUSPEND_MODULES

To view a complete list of GitHub changes since 6.95.1 click here.