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Is there any open source tv focused os/ui? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by pineapple@lemmy.ml to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

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Yes I know about kodi but I have a few issues with that for one it has a pretty outdated ui but this is not a deal breaker for me but it also doesn't allow the opening of other applications like Netflix or jellyfin etc, you have to install a compatible plugin.

Are there any gnu/Linux desktop environments that are optimised for a home theatre time situation to be used with a remote or game controller? At the moment I will probably just use gnome or kde but it doesn't work well at all with remote or game controller.

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[–] hendrik@palaver.p3x.de 22 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

https://plasma-bigscreen.org/ from KDE? I'm not sure if they've replaced that since. Wikipedia says it's unmaintained. Depending on your use-case, you might want to have a look at Emulationstation, Steam Big Picture and Kodi Plugins, as well.

[–] impolite7537@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 year ago

They have picked Plasma Bigscreen back up but it's not available for public use currently.

[–] pirat@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Some files on Plasma Bigscreen's Gitlab were updated 2-3 days ago, so I think it's still being maintained.

On the other hand, the Emulationstation website reads:

This website is for the original EmulationStation, last updated in 2015!

Without having tried it, I think ES-DE may be a better choice nowadays, since that one seems to be maintained.

RetroDECK bundles ES-DE with relevant tools and emulators if you want to use it for emulation of games.

[–] hendrik@palaver.p3x.de 4 points 1 year ago

Thanks! I've updated the link. I always just use Batocera or something like that, which has Emulationstation and Kodi set up for me. So I don't pay a lot of attention to the included projects and their development state...

I didn't include this, since OP wasn't mentioning retro-gaming. But Batocera, Recalbox, Lakka, RetroPie are quite nice. I picked one which includes both Kodi and Emulationstation and I can switch between the interfaces with the gamecontroller. I get all the TV and streaming stuff in Kodi, and Emulationstaation launches the games. And I believe it can do Flatpaks and other applications as well.

[–] pineapple@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

Dude! plasma big screen is exactly what I was looking for. I hope it is available for public use reasonably soon. In the meantime does steam big picture work for other apps like jellyfin?