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OpenELEC 8.0 Linux Distro Released For PC, Raspberry Pi, WeTek Hub (betanews.com)

Posted by EditorDavid on from the Linux-y-goodness dept.

BrianFagioli writes: Today, popular Linux distro OpenELEC reaches version 8.0 stable. This operating system leverages Kodi to provide a well-rounded media center experience. Not only are there images for PC, but for Raspberry Pi, and WeTek boxes too.

'OpenELEC 8.0 release contains a Kodi major version bump. If you are updating from OpenELEC 7.0 or earlier we strongly recommend you perform a full backup before performing a manual update. If you experience issues please perform a soft-reset to clear OpenELEC and Kodi settings,' says Stephan Raue, OpenELEC.

3 of 50 comments (clear)

  1. Wait, why should I care? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Obscure Linux version gets updated, holy shit!?!?!!?!?

  2. Re:Site Flagged By Google As Hacked by lucm · · Score: 3, Funny

    if they were really hacked

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    lucm, indeed.
  3. I hate Kodi by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Maybe it's just me, but I hate Kodi. The interface is Fisher Price style, combined with horrible Windows file selector style dialogs popups appearings. It's unintuitive but worst of all, it's hard versioned, so every time I run it, some plugin is incompatible and cannot be used.

    Even when everything is up to date, it just doesn't work half the time.

    I'm spoilt, I usually run Up TV, or Synology Video player, and they are far more solid and professional than Kodi.

    Isn't it time someone replaced Kodi?