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| GeeXboX | |
|---|---|
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 Kodi 17.6 Home Screen | |
| Developer | Aurelien Jacobs and Benjamin Zores (Core Maintainers) |
| OS family | Linux (Unix-like) |
| Working state | Current |
| Source model | Open source |
| Latest release | 2019.04.27 / 27 April 2019; 6 years ago (2019-04-27) |
| Repository | |
| Available in | International (multiple languages) |
| Kernel type | Monolithic |
| Default user interface | Kodi |
| License | GNU GPL and various otheropen-source software licenses |
| Official website | geexbox |
| Support status | |
| Current | |
GeeXboX (stylized as GEExBox) is a freeLinux distribution providing amedia center software suite forpersonal computers. GeeXboX 2.0 and later usesXBMC for media playback and is implemented asLive USB andLive CD options. As such, the system does not need to be permanently installed to ahard drive, as most modernoperating systems would. Instead, the computer can be booted with the GeeXboX CD when media playback is desired.[1][2] It is based on theDebian distribution ofLinux.
This is a reasonable approach for those who do not need media playback services while performing other tasks with the same computer, for users who wish to repurpose older computers as media centers, and for those seeking a free alternative toWindows XP Media Center Edition.[3]
An unofficial port of GeeXboX 1.x also runs on theWii.[4]
| GeeXboX version | Release date | |
|---|---|---|
| CuBox | armada5xx | 26 March 2019 |
| CuBox-i | imx6 | 27 March 2019 |
| Raspberry Pi | bcm2708 | 27 March 2019 |
| Raspberry Pi 2 | bcm2709 | 27 March 2019 |
| Generic | i386 | 27 March 2019 |
| Generic | x86_64 | 30 March 2019 |
| Utilite | imx6 | 28 March 2019 |
| Cubieboard | a10 | 28 March 2019 |
