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Linux on my smart tv? (media.piefed.social)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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I have been rather unhappy with my smart TV's functionality as I feel it isn't smart for me but smart for the manufacturers. I just can't use it how I want to. I would love to overwrite the existing OS from Android to Linux. I've recently converted from Windows and loving Mint.

I haven't read too much regarding Linux smart tvs as my searches mostly come up with raspberry Pi and overwriting an Android box. I don't want to connect anything and just want my tv to boot up in Linux when it's turned on, and get some of my apps going. Is there a way to do this?

For reference I have a Sony Bravia with Android installed on it.

Linux on my smart tv?
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[–] 43 points 1 year ago (13 children)

There are folks form KDE who are trying to implement the Plasma Bigscreen solution: https://plasma-bigscreen.org/. Seems promising to me :)

Though, I'd still recommend to use an external device to avoid breaking the TV OS up ;)

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    It was abandoned for awhile but a few months back someone has taken up working on it and made a bunch of headway. Looks significantly better than the screenshots on that website.

    That said, I think the UI of choice for Linux machines is going to be Steam Big Picture Mode. I've been using it as my SmartTV for awhile now and I really can't think of anything else I'd want. The excellent controller support just makes it untouchable.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (3 children)

    How did you get it running? I've tried compiling it on a fresh Arch and fresh Ubuntu 22.04 install and the compiler breaks halfway through.

    I only spent about 10 or so minutes each time trying to fix it and moved on.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (5 children)

    The fact that they mention Mycroft AI (which stopped being properly developed over 2 years ago) on their homepage is a little worrying 😬 They do mention the situation in their FAQs, though.

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