Embedded Linux OS LibreELEC 9.0 Released with Kodi 18 "Leia," Here's What's New | Linux Today

Embedded Linux OS LibreELEC 9.0 Released with Kodi 18 “Leia,” Here’s What’s New

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Marius Nestor
Feb 4, 2019

LibreELEC 9.0 (Leia) is now available featuring the recently released Kodi 18.0 “Leia” open-source and cross-platform media center software, which brings numerous new features and enhancements like retro gaming support, DRM support to stream Netflix and Amazon Prime content, and RDS (Radio Data System) support. Also improved in Kodi 18 “Leia” is the Blu-ray support to allow you to watch 4K, 8K, and HDR content, Mir/Wayland support on Linux, Bluetooth support, Music Library, VDADecoder support, as well as the default “Estuary” skin. All these and much more are now available for LibreELEC users too.

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Marius Nestor

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