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My dog tore up the remote so we were forced to use the roku app to control the tv.

They’re showing ads on the remote app. It feels like we can never escape this dystopian hellacape.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

There's code you can download from github that would let you control your Roku device from terminal on a PC. I've used it to facilitate the design of my own Roku GUI applications. I think there might also be a TUI you can install. A lot of this is going to be easier on Linux, if that's something you're familiar with.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Yes! (arch user btw) Github link?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

https://github.com/jcarbaugh/python-roku <- for a python code API

https://github.com/benthetechguy/controku <- also comes as an AUR package

I've used the first one. Never used the second, but I just happen to know about it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Well in that case, you could look into Plasma Big screen, which you could control from your phone with KDE Connect