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<section begin="intro" /><section begin="JeOS for Kodi" />'''JeOS''' is the abbreviation (pronounced: ''Juice'') for "'''[[w:Just enough operating system|Just Enough Operating System]]'''" as it applies to [[w:software appliances|software appliances]] and [[w:embedded operating system|embedded operating system]] are very easy too install and use implementations of Kodi for appliance usage on dedicated devices. Hiding a powerful combination of a Kodi and an almost hidden operating system for bare metal installation, a good JeOS implementation can make Kodi installation look, feel, and act just as any commercial set-top box or professional Smart TV media player, with many even offering automatic OTA (Over The Air) updates.

There are several of these JeOS (Just enough Operating System) Linux distributions out there made by third-parties that are specifically designed to make Kodi into an software appliance, these include [[LibreELEC]], [[OSMC]], GeeXboX, XBian, Buildroot, and a few more. 

These JeOS implementations for Kodi are all separate independent projects on their own, all aiming to provide the best complete media center software suite. These include a pre-configured version of Kodi and some pre-installed third-party addons/plugins as well as various custimizations or special extensions. Most of these JeOS implementations are extremely small and very fast booting Linux-based distribution, that are primarily designed to be booted from USB flash memory or a solid-state drive. JoOS are usually highly optimized distrobutions that takes it a step father and specifically targeted minimum set-top box / Smart TV appliance or single-board computer hardware setup based on low-power ARM SoC or Intel x86 processor mini-computers.<section end="JeOS for Kodi" /><section end="intro" />
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==Introduction==
JeOS generally refers to a customized operating system that is [[w:Linux on embedded systems|usually Linux-based]] and that fits the needs of a particular application (like Kodi). Since these implementations is normally not a generic, one-size-fits-all "desktop" operating system they only need to include the basic pieces of an operating system (e.g. a a Linux kernel, network stack, device drivers, and maintenance tools) required to provide optimized support a particular application and any other third-party components needed to the appliance. This JeOS design concept makes the appliance smaller, faster (to boot and to execute the particular application) and potentially more more stable as well as more secure than an application running under a full general-purpose operating system.

{{see also|Supported hardware}}

==JeOS implementations for Kodi==

===LibreELEC===
{{main|LibreELEC}}
LibreELEC (short for "Libre Embedded Linux Entertainment Center") is a small and very fast booting, open source JeOS. LibreELEC is a complete media center software suite for embedded systems and computers, as it comes with a pre-configured version of Kodi and optional third-party [[PVR]] backend software.

===OSMC (formerly Raspbmc)===
{{main|OSMC}}
OSMC is the successor of RaspBMC and Crystalbuntu distributions, created and maintained by Sam Nazarko. 


===Xbian=== 
{{main|XBian}}
XBian is a small, fast and lightweight media center distribution for the Raspberry Pi, CuBox-i, Hummingboard and a few more devices. It is based on a minimal Debian and therefore offers much of the same options that Debian offers. Thier slogan is “XBian, the bleeding edge” and their main focus is delivering the fastest Kodi solution for various small form factor computers. 

===EmbER (formerly MX Linux)===
{{main|EmbER}}
EmbER (short for ''Embedded Entertainment Rom'', formerly ''MX Linux'' renamed after merger with the ''TinyHTPC'' project) is a free and open source project based on embedded Linux operating system, design for the sole purpose of running Kodi with an minimum JeOS appliance OS on Android media players based on Amlogic's ARM SoC chipsets.[https://github.com/EmbER-Dev/EmbER][https://github.com/EmbER-Dev/Kodi][http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2418029]

== See also ==
* [[Supported hardware]]
* [[Linux]]

==Links==
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just_enough_operating_system

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