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  • sic_semper_tyrannis@lemmy.todaytokodi@reddthat.comHDMI mini computer
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    10 days ago

    I highly suggest a RPi5 running LibreElec or Recalbox if you also want to play retro games alongside streaming shows. Both operating systems would use Kodi, a media player for self-hosting or streaming mostly pirated content. They both support CEC and Arc.

    Edit: Didn’t see that this was in the Kodi community already so you clearly know what it is


  • I personally haven’t ever had it that difficult. My laptop has an nvidia card running mint and is dual booting with Windows with no issues. I’ve previously setup an encrypted Ubuntu on an external drive that can be loaded on any computer without issues. I’ve used Bazzite on an all AMD modern gaming powerhouse, and Kinoite on two laptops with integrated graphics with no issues. Also KDE Neon on a crappy old HP Laptop with no issues.

    So you may have done something wrong in the process of installation, maybe your USB drive was corrupted, or maybe you tinkered alittle too much while not knowing exactly what you were doing.



  • I suggest Fedora Kinoite. An atomic version of Fedora (meaning it’s hard to mess up and easy to revert if you do manage to f things up) and it uses the Plasma desktop. The kernel is quite up-to-date and everything feels modern. I’ve transitioned a few noobs from Windows and they haven’t had any issues besides learning basics that are just different than what they are used to.

    Mint with Cinnamon feels outdated and Ubuntu is a thing of the past with questionable tactics and goals.