Hello world! I am seriously new to the world of linux (fleeing from windows after all the shit they are doing now), so please forgive my ignorance.
I have an old ThinkPad with Mint on it - installing it was about as far as I could get without training wheels. I’d like to use it as a media station with TV as a main screen. Where should I go to do so?
I need to operate it with an airmouse or wireless keyboard if i really have to, and my wife should be able to as well.
Some further requirements:
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it should support a few subs we have, like Amazon, Netflix, Disney+ and maybe more in the future (I’d rather have less, but the family WANTS IT ALL!!!);
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ideally it should switch on with that airmouse and load directly into that media shell without OS being visible.
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the next step would be to have it access media on my old NAS and show it as a separate source. I think this should be easy enough, if the above works.
Ok, now shout at me with all your wisdom and tell me this is the wrong community to ask and I should google it all! ;)
Thanks, will take a look!
Its also got a companion remote app for mobile devices so you may not need the air mouse
You could use this as the DE https://plasma-bigscreen.org/get/ https://packages.debian.org/stable/kde/plasma-bigscreen
Chromium has the ability to install webpages as apps.
A plymouth screen can be used to cover the scary boot messages https://askubuntu.com/questions/2007/how-do-i-change-the-plymouth-bootscreen
Seems like a list for bed time reading ) Thanks!
Only problem I see with this, is that at least Netflix limits you to 720p when using linux. I imagine Amazon and Disney might also have similar DRM related restrictions. Other than that, everything on your list should be doable.
That could be an issue, though given that the TV the system uses is almost as old as the laptop and is 1080p, that becomes less prominent)
