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LibreELEC 8.2.1 has officially been released and is now available to download on Linux devices. The update comes with the latest maintenance release Kodi 17.6 Krypton.

Hardcore Kodi users on LibreELEC can now update their machines to the latest maintenance release which automatically downloads the final Kodi Krypton version. LibreELEC 8.2.1 contains a small fix for a time-zone issue which was exhibited after the recent daylight saving time movement.

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There are also a couple of fixes released for the Apple IR driver bug that prevents it from functioning normally after a suspend action. On top of these, the update also includes two new SMB client configuration options in Kodi settings. These allow a minimum SMB protocol version to be defined.

Tonnes of other additions can be found on GitHub. Users can proceed to libreelec.tv/downloads/ to get LibreELEC 8.2.1 with Kodi 17.6.

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LibreELEC 8.2.0 was released late in October. In less than a month, the latest maintenance release arrived which could be a good sign that Kodi 18 Leia is indeed coming very soon.

Kodi release manager Michael Kaijser recently said they have been working on Leia in the labs for about a year, and Krypton has to end no matter what. He vowed that the community will begin to hear more things about Kodi 18 Leia on a regular basis.

"For about a year already our developers have been working on the upcoming v18 release and have been backporting all fixes we deemed safe enough to v17 series," says Kaijser.

"We are certainly excited about our upcoming v18 on which we will start reporting on a regular basis quite soon."

As for now, Kaijser encourages Kodi users to update their apps to Kodi 17.6 Krypton.