I just hope for a TV that is rootable where I can install whatever ROM I want, I just want to own my TV. KDE keeps making our future bright
Nice! I wanted to use this, but my env already had plasma 6, I’d like to replace the TV os
I had lots of problems with the previous version when turning the TV off/on while it’s running, like losing keyboard access (no focus) until you use the mouse at least once and it updating the display settings every time. Hope it’s getting better now.
TBH the keyboard focus issue is happening on most Login Managers and DEs, so it’s not really their fault. I will try it out some time, until then I keep using my SteamOS install.
Tried this 6-9 months ago and it was a shambles that I could hardly get working.
The main issue (once it was working) was program (Stremio) not supporting keyboard only options.
I also wanted to run android apps full screen (like a dog nvidia shield) but it was chaos.
I thought it was abandoned.
Excellent. The umbrella of KDE is home to a bunch of my favorite applications. Kdenlive, Krita, Digikam. I’ve been hotly anticipating the day I get a phone running Plasma Mobile
This may be better eventually than Plasma Mobile for what I imagined as an ideal gaming frontend that isn’t just Steam Big Picture
Maybe someday Waydroid and Android Translation Layer will make Linux as a HTPC+gaming great
Never heard of this. So glad there is an alternative to android TV and Roku. Going to give it a shot.
Not currently available to download according to the official page:
“As of right now, Plasma Bigscreen isn’t available for public use yet. This is due to not being developed for so long. The project has been revived, but it might take a while until it becomes stable and is available for public use.”
That said, if this could run on top of the standard linux OS on my MiniPC (like Steam Big Picture), then I’d give it a go!
Arch (and derivative) systems can install it through the AUR, but I do not know any distribution that offers it through their normal distribution channels (packages sources) already.
Of course nixpkgs has it. It was added a few years ago, I can’t vouch for if it is up to date or still working.
Arch (and derivative) systems can install it through the AUR
Once installed, does it run as an application? I’m using Aurora, but it has DistroBox, and I’m almost certain that I’m able to get Arch programs installed through it.
itll be faster than android tv, no gplaysvc taking all resources
I’m incredibly hyped for this!
That’s exciting. It looks very clean, but until it has the tv remote support aspect I think it’ll wait
Gotta check if my GPU even supports CEC.
Pretty much no GPUs do, but you can buy a USB to CEC adapter.
Depending on your TV it might not be enough. I’ve set it up, but my TV decides my PC doesn’t have CEC because it only starts responding after boot, not immediately.
Does anyone know if there are any plans to port this to raspberry pi?
Right now it’s not packaged up for easy use but KDE has supported Raspberry Pi’s for ages so I wouldn’t be surprised if you ran Plasma desktop, it’d be simple to build and install. I’d wait until they got it back onto the KDE release cadence with everything else though for simplicity
For anyone who wants to test this out, you can do as Devin did by installing Plasma Bigscreen on a Raspberry Pi using postmarketOS, though you would have to compile it yourself or pull from the nightly repos to get the latest changes.
