Software update: OpenELEC 5.0.5

Version 5.0.5 of the Open Embedded Linux Entertainment Center 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. Version 5.0 includes a switch to Kodi 14, a newer version of the Linux kernel is used and OpenSSL has been replaced by LibreSSL. The changelog for this release is short.

Updated core Components (summary) since OpenELEC 5.0.4

• linux: update to linux-3.18.8 for RPi2
• projects/imx6/patches/linux: Adds support for ct2 (Olli Salonen) and pctv292e in the project imx6
• projects/imx6/patches/linux: Backport AVM Fritz 2 Stick support – requested by users

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