14 DAY TRIAL // The developers of the Kodi- and OpenELEC-based LibreELEC embedded Linux operating system announced today the availability of the first point release to the latest LibreELEC 8.2 "Krypton" series.
The LibreELEC 8.2.1 update is based on the latest Kodi 17.6 "Krypton" open-source and cross-platform media center software and it mostly patches some Samba (SMB) "file exists" share errors on Windows 10 Fall Creators Update by updating the protocol to Samba 4.6.10, implementing SMB client options for minimum SMB protocol and an SMB legacy security option with NTLMv1, and disabling SPNEGO.
"LibreELEC 8.2.x includes changes that allow the Kodi SMB client and our embedded Samba server to support SMB2/3 connections; deprecating SMB1 to improve security and performance. This is necessary to cope with changes Microsoft introduced in the Windows 10 ‘Fall Creators Update’ to resolve SMB1 security issues," explained the developers.
The new SMB client configuration options were implemented in Kodi's settings to allow users to set a minimum SMB protocol version, which prevents the vulnerable and deprecated SMB1 protocol from being used when sharing files. It also implements a "legacy security" option that improves USB sharing on older NAS and router devices.
Apple IR driver and minor time-zone issues fixed
Today's LibreELEC 8.2.1 update also updates the tz-data package to version 2017c, addressing a minor time-zone issue that occurred after some recent daylight saving changes, and fixes a resume from suspend issue with the Apple IR driver. Users are urged to update as soon as possible, but the developers noted the fact that this could be the last point release for the LibreELEC 8.2 "Krypton" series.
You can also download LibreELEC 8.2.1 right now through our website for various of the supported devices. In the meantime, the LibreELEC devs are concentrating their efforts on the next major release, LibreELEC 9.0 "Leia," whose development starts now and will be based on the upcoming Kodi 18 "Leia" media center. Check out the release notes for more details on the changes included in LibreELEC 8.2.1.