GeeXboX

Also known as GeeXboX media center, Linux GeeXboX, Linux media center, GeeXboX distro, GeeXboX multimedia player

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. It is based on the Debian distribution of Linux.

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OS.name: GeeXboX
OS.logo: GeeXboX Logo.png
OS.family: Linux (Unix-like)
OS.source model: Open source
OS.platform: ARM architecture, x86 and x86-64 architecture
OS.language: International (multiple languages)
OS.screenshot: Main Screen Estuary 17.6.png
OS.caption: Kodi 17.6 Home Screen
OS.developer: Aurelien Jacobs and Benjamin Zores (Core Maintainers)
OS.license: GNU GPL and various other open-source software licenses
OS.latest release version: 2019.04.27
OS.ui: Kodi
OS.kernel type: Monolithic
OS.support status: Current
OS.working state: Current

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Wikidata facts

Official website: web.archive.org/web/20230628081800/https://www.geexbox.org
Image: Gx-menu-omc-full.jpeg

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Commons category: GeeXboX
software version identifier: 2019.04.27
source code repository URL: github.com/GeeXboX/geexbox

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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.