OpenELEC ( Open Embedded Linux Entertainment Center ) is a distribution of the GNU / Linux operating system for organizing a PC -based home theater based on the Kodi media player (formerly known as XBMC [1] ).
| Openelec | |
|---|---|
| Developer | Openelec team |
| OS family | Unix-like |
| Source | open source |
| First edition | October 20, 2011 |
| Latest version | 8.0.4 (June 4, 2017 ) |
| Supported Platforms | |
| Kernel type | monolithic Linux kernel |
| License | GNU GPL |
| condition | Active |
| Web site | |
OpenELEC applies the principle of JeOS ( English just enough operating system ), providing an OS adapted to perform one task, with fast loading from flash memory and relatively low resource consumption. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] Installation images for the Raspberry Pi and Freescale i.MX6-based devices are also available. [7] [8] [9]
Changes in version 8.0.4:
- Added support for the new Raspberry Pi Zero W, WeTek Hub and WeTek Play 2 platforms;
- Kodi Media Center updated to release 17.3 (Krypton);
- Updated versions of system components: linux-4.9.30, mesa-17.0.7, alsa-lib-1.1.4.1, alsa-utils-1.1.4, kodi-17,3, mariadb-10.1.23, samba-4.6.4 ;
- MySQL database is replaced by MariaDB-10.1;
- Discontinued support for HFS and HFS + file systems;
- Discontinued iSCSI support;
- Discontinued support for NFS, NBD, iSCSI Network boot;
- Discontinued LIRC support;
- Removed drivers for Apple TV 1 IR remotes;
- Separate X11-drivers AMDGPU, ATI (Radeon) and Intel are replaced by the universal driver Modesettings, which works with any KMS drivers;
- Updated drivers for wireless cards and firmware sets.
Notes
- ↑ OpenELEC-2.0 Linux distro released, turns your PC into an 'appliance-like' home theater device
- ↑ OpenELEC Is a Fast-Booting, Self-Updating Version of XBMC for Home Theater PCs . Lifehacker (October 20, 2011). Date of treatment November 20, 2011.
- ↑ XBMC-Focused OpenELEC 1.0 Released . Phoronix.com (October 20, 2011). Date of treatment November 20, 2011.
- ↑ OpenELEC 1.0 released 26 October 2011 natethomas. OpenELEC 1.0 released . Xbmc.org (October 26, 2011). Date of treatment November 20, 2011. Archived November 15, 2011.
- ↑ http://www.openelec.tv OpenELEC.tv Official Website
- ↑ OpenELEC Media Center Software on Launchpad .
- ↑ Building and Installing OpenELEC for Raspberry Pi openelec.tv Archived on August 20, 2013.
- ↑ Raspberry Pi lands MPEG-2 and VC-1 decoding through personal licenses, H.264 encoding and CEC tag along . engadget.com (August 26, 2012). .
- ↑ OpenELEC 5.0 Released, Powered By Kodi 14.0 . phoronix.com.
Links
- Official site
- OpenELEC on DistroWatch
- OpenELEC Press Release 8.0