Danileonis to Linux · 9 months agoHow to replicate the "smart tv experience"?message-squaremessage-square61fedilinkarrow-up189arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up186arrow-down1message-squareHow to replicate the "smart tv experience"?Danileonis to Linux · 9 months agomessage-square61fedilinkfile-text
My nearest way is using my steam controller but isn’t comfy to navigate Netflix or other streaming websites.
minus-squareOtherwise_Direction7@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-29 months agoBut isn’t Kodi an straight up media player instead of full blown Desktop Environment? You still need an DE/WM installed on the system to run Kodi, you cannot just run Kodi by its own thing directly
minus-squareSynthead@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·9 months agoYou don’t need a window manager to run Xorg clients. You’re probably better off using a light one, but it’s not strictly necessary.
minus-squareFurycd001@fosstodon.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up3·9 months ago@Otherwise_Direction7 @ccunix Yes Kodi is indeed a medic center, but you could launch it directly though a custom xsession, without the need for a de or wm. See the paste link below… http://paste.debian.net/plain/1291488
But isn’t Kodi an straight up media player instead of full blown Desktop Environment?
You still need an DE/WM installed on the system to run Kodi, you cannot just run Kodi by its own thing directly
You don’t need a window manager to run Xorg clients. You’re probably better off using a light one, but it’s not strictly necessary.
@Otherwise_Direction7 @ccunix Yes Kodi is indeed a medic center, but you could launch it directly though a custom xsession, without the need for a de or wm. See the paste link below…
http://paste.debian.net/plain/1291488