Software Update: OpenELEC 6.0 Beta 5

The fifth beta release of version 6.0 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. In version 6.0, among other things, the switch to Kodi 15.1 has been made, many parts of the operating system have been updated and some changes have been made to the supported hardware. The changelog for this version, internally referred to as 5.95.5, looks like this:

Updated core Components (summary) since OpenELEC 5.95.4 (6.0 beta 4)

• gdb: update to gdb-7.10
• kodi: update Isengard backport patch
• xf86-video-intel: update to xf86-video-intel-300319e
• libdrm: update to libdrm-2.4.64
• libvdpau: update to libvdpau-1.1.1
• bcm2835-bootloader: update to bcm2835-bootloader-fc95251
• bcm2835-driver: update to bcm2835-driver-fc95251
• xf86-video-nvidia: update to xf86-video-nvidia-352.41
• Update libbluray to 0.8.1
• projects/RPi*/patches/kodi: update RPi support patches
• Include RPi 2 overlock mode preset
• bcm_sta: add patch to fix nullpointer crash with kernel 3.18+
• Revert “Exchange xf86-input-evdev for xf86-input-libinput”
• Revert “Remove package – xf86-input-evdev”

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