GeeXboX

GeeXboX (stylized as GEExBox) is a free Linux distribution providing a media center software suite for personal computers. GeeXboX 2.0 and later uses XBMC for media playback and is implemented as Live USB and Live CD options. As such, the system does not need to be permanently installed to a hard drive, as most modern operating systems would. Instead, the computer can be booted with the GeeXboX CD when media playback is desired.^[1][2] It is based on the Debian distribution of Linux.

GeeXboX
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	github.com/GeeXboX/geexbox
Available in	International (multiple languages)
Kernel type	Monolithic
Default user interface	Kodi
License	GNU GPL and various other open-source software licenses
Official website	geexbox.github.io
Support status
Current

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 to Windows XP Media Center Edition.^[3]

An unofficial port of GeeXboX 1.x also runs on the Wii.^[4]

History

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

See also

• List of free television software
• XBMC Media Center, the cross-platform open source media player software that GeeXboX 2.0 and later uses as a front end GUI.