Download LibreELEC 8.0.0

The developers behind the Libre Embedded Linux Entertainment Center have released version 8.0. LibreELEC was created after a large number of developers left OpenELEC due to disagreements and started their own business. This Linux distribution is based on Kodi and can turn a computer into a full-fledged htpc. Version 8.0 of LibreELEC uses Kodi version 17 as a base, the final release of which was released recently. The release notes for this release can be found below.

LibreELEC (Krypton) v8.0.0 RELEASE

LibreELEC (Krypton) 8.0.0 has arrived after a long gestation period encompassing 10x official alpha and 3x beta releases in addition to 200+ nightly milhouse builds. Based upon Kodi v17.0, our 8.0.0 release contains many small refinements to our user experience and a complete overhaul of the underlying OS core to enhance stability and extend hardware support. For a description of new features and changes in Kodi please read the official Kodi v17.0 release notice.

Changes since 7.95.3 include:

• Fix for TVheadend issues in the WeTek Play 2 DVB driver
• Fix for interactive governor causing slowdown issues on the WeTek Core
• Fix for missing Bluetooth “connect and trust” option when pairing
• Fix for missing ir-keytable streamzap support after recent changes
• Updates to refine lirc repeat timing changes
• Update WeTek Play 2 remote keymap to expose more buttons
• Updates to linux-amlogic 3.10 (arm) and 3.14 (aarch64) kernels
• Add hexdump busybox applet needed for Odroid_C2 overclocking

View detailed changes on GitHub