this post was submitted on 13 May 2026
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I set up a Linux pc to replace my smart TV and add some gaming capabilites. It took some time but I learned quite a lot (Thanks to Debian and Arch wikis). And I haven't missed any TV functionality.

The launcher is flex-launcher on a labwc environment/compositor on a Debian stable distro. (For testing and easy setup, I also did it on Ubuntu Gnome but I don't need a full DE in the background that I don't use. But it's adaptable to other distros and DEs.)

It's now fully usable with a gamepad including turning the TV on and off, so I have also fully replaced the TV remote.

I hope some people may find it interesting. It was also quite a lot of fun, actually.

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[–] Qzr@programming.dev 1 points 11 minutes ago

Nice wallpaper. Do you mind to share?

[–] sbeak@sopuli.xyz 1 points 21 minutes ago

Yooo that's sick! Very cool

Interested in how you got power on/off to work - I thought Linux couldn’t support ARC due to licensing?

[–] joulethief@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 51 minutes ago

Neat!! How did you manage to get the gamepad functionality working?