The release of the LibreELEC 12.0 project has been announced, which develops a fork of the distribution for creating home theaters based on OpenELEC. The user interface is built on the Kodi media center. Images have been prepared for loading via USB drive or SD card (32- and 64-bit x86, Raspberry Pi 2/3/4/5, various devices on Rockchip, Allwinner, NXP, and Amlogic chips). The build size for the x86_64 architecture is 247 MB.
With LibreELEC, you can turn any computer into a media center, operating it as easily as a DVD player or a set-top box. The main principle of the distribution is 'everything just works'; to obtain a fully operational environment, simply load LibreELEC from a flash drive. Users do not need to worry about keeping the system up to date — the distribution uses an automatic download and installation system for updates, activated when connected to the global network. There is an option to expand the functionality of the distribution through an extension system installed from a separate repository developed by the project creators.
The distribution does not rely on the package base of other distributions and is based on its own developments. In addition to the standard features of Kodi, the distribution provides a number of additional functions aimed at simplifying operations. For example, a special configuration add-on is being developed to set up network connection parameters, manage LCD screen settings, and enable or disable automatic updates. Other features include the ability to use a remote control (can be managed via both infrared and Bluetooth), and to organize file sharing (with built-in Samba), as well as a built-in BitTorrent client, Transmission, and automatic search and connection for local and external drives. server Updated packages for the kernel and graphics drivers.
In the new release:
- The bundled media center Kodi has been updated to version 21.0.
- Support for the Raspberry Pi 5 board has been stabilized and performance has been improved on the Raspberry Pi 4 boards. 64-bit builds for Raspberry Pi 4 and 5 have been added.
- Package versions have been updated, for example, mesa 24.0.6, Python 3.11.9, samba 4.20.0, pipewire 1.0.4, systemd 255, and Linux kernel 6.6.
- For the x86_64 architecture, in addition to the main build with the new graphics stack GBM (Generic Buffer Management) and V4L2, which is the same as in the ARM builds and supports HDR on systems with new AMD and Intel GPUs, a separate Generic-legacy build for older hardware with NVIDIA graphics cards has been added, which uses the old graphics stack based on X11, applied in the LibreELEC 7-10 branches.
- Support for devices on Amlogic S905, S905X/D, and S912 chips has been resumed, providing support for video playback acceleration in H264 and HEVC formats, along with HDR support for HEVC and VP9.
Source: opennet.ru
