Is it possible to upgrade from OPENELEC 8.0.4 to LibreElec

ppravier · January 5, 2021 at 10:00 AM

Hello,

I am running an Intel PC with a Core 2 DUO processor, 2 GB RAM, a 64GB SSD boot disk, and various HDDs for local storage.

The software currently running on it is OpenElec 8.0.4 . I don't use any extensions (I might have installed a couple of them for testing but I don't use them).

I only use this PC for listening to music and watching films.

Can I upgrade it to the latest version of LibreElec, using the same upgrade method than with OpenElec (i.e. write the TAR file in a special folder and let the upgrade work its magic), or am I to expect some compatibility problems - for example if the database format of OpenElec 8 is different from LibreElec (I have no idea if that is the case or not) ?

Please let me know your recommendations.

Thanks a lot and happy new year

**Klojum** · January 5, 2021 at 11:12 AM Official Post

No. The system partition on OpenELEC setups has become too small for the current LibreELEC setup.

**chewitt** · January 5, 2021 at 3:34 PM Official Post

"it depends" on when the OE install was made .. if the /flash (boot) partition is 512MB, yes LE fits, but if 230MB (older sizing) LE will not fit.

See Updating - LibreELEC.wiki