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GeeXboX and Openelec both are dedicated, lightweight Linux distributions, to serve as a Media OS. Since v2, GeeXboX is using XBMC as their Mediaplayer.
Does anyone know differences between those distributions?
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can't say for GeeXboX but openelec is running very very smooth and they have great support .
i am using it on 2 machines and it is close to perfect. i am even running the latest pre-eden and it's very very smooth
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openelec is officially supported in here.
Always read the
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2011-10-06, 15:28
(This post was last modified: 2011-10-06, 16:35 by Robotica.)
My own experiences with openelec are also great. The only disadvantage (for me) is that the OS partition is read-only. Off course, the build system is open source but it sure isn't easy to build a writable version yourself.
On the other hand, people who just need an HTPC appliance can benefit greatly from this readonly approach.
I don't know how GeeXboX works. If I have time I'll try it out and report back...
@newphreak: I agree with your view on openelec. But GeeXboX
claims that openelec is a fork of GeeXboX while sraue claims he has build openelec from the ground up.
As a project, GeeXboX is alive for quite some time already while Openelec is new and doesn't have more than one regular committer. But Sraue is working very hard and I believe he will make Openelec a successful and lasting project.
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Lately, I tried Mythbuntu and I really like it. So if you like a full featured GUI with browser (unlike Openelec.tv) this is a very solid option.
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I'm using OpenELEC on x64 system and works perfect. On the other hand GeexBox supports i.MX6 CPU systems (such as cubox).
In my opinion OpenElec seems more serious than geexbox.
OpenElec has great support and upgrade.
I prefer OpenElec