OpenELEC 7.0 Linux OS Out Now with OpenVPN and Bluetooth Audio, Based on Kodi 16.1 | Linux Today

OpenELEC 7.0 Linux OS Out Now with OpenVPN and Bluetooth Audio, Based on Kodi 16.1

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Marius Nestor
Dec 31, 2016

OpenELEC 7.0.0 is now the latest stable version of the GNU/Linux distribution built around the well-known, open-source, and cross-platform Kodi 16.1 (formerly XBMC) media center. It’s powered by the long-term supported Linux 4.4 kernel and comes with support for Bluetooth Audio and VPN (Virtual Private Network) through OpenVPN. This is also the first release of the HTPC-oriented OS to add new AMDGPU video driver for newer AMD Radeon GPUs, but it also updates the graphics drivers for Intel and Nvidia cards, the latter being provided as a mix between Nvidia and Nvidia Legacy drivers, thus supporting old and new Nvidia GPUs.

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Marius Nestor

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