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! ;)
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!