LibreELEC Linux OS Will Get Meltdown and Spectre Patches with Next Major Release

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  • Post Updated: April 3, 2024

The development team behind the Kodi-based LibreELEC (Libre Embedded Linux Entertainment Center) open-source HTPC operating system for embedded systems and PCs released LibreELEC 8.2.3.

LibreELEC 8.2.3 is the third maintenance update to the LibreELEC 8.2 “Krypton” series of the Just enough Operating System (JeOS), which is based on the Kodi 17 “Krypton” open-source and cross-platform media center. It’s here a month after the LibreELEC 8.2.2 point release to address a few issues.

For starters, LibreELEC 8.2.3 changes the embedded Pastebin provider to ix.io because sprunge.us no longer works, so users can continue submitting logs to the project’s forums through a URL without the need to directly upload the log files or copy and paste their text.

LibreELEC 8.2.3 also addresses a long-running crash issue with Intel Bay Trail hardware that required users to force the max_cstate option in the Linux kernel boot parameters, as well as a continuity error issue with some US… (read more)

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