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[–] BumbleBear 1 points 3 months ago

Barcode Scanner (F-Droid) is another app that will decode a QR code from an image.

Is there a linux distro (or just a DE) that can be used like a Smart TV in c/[email protected]

[–] BumbleBear 20 points 4 months ago (12 children)

That looks amazing! Are the icons you have there, for example, Netflix, is that a desktop shortcut to open up the browser and load the website?

Your use case is very similar to mine. Thank you for sharing.

Is there a linux distro (or just a DE) that can be used like a Smart TV in c/[email protected]

[–] BumbleBear 9 points 4 months ago (3 children)

I tried Kodi in the past but switched over to Emby. Not 100% sure if there is an Emby plugin but the wife and kids are use to the Emby interface.

Plasma Bigscreen looks very cool but spent time trying to figure out why some of the widgets on the main screen loads up then freeze. Like the Mycroft widget, for example.

Also trying to figure out why apps like Kate appears twice under Applications.

I have not tried Bliss OS. Looks very interesting so I will take a look. Thank you for that one.

Is there a linux distro (or just a DE) that can be used like a Smart TV in c/[email protected]

[–] BumbleBear 4 points 4 months ago

I used Kodi in the past as a standalone app but then switched over to Emby. I have Emby set to play my media and also setup to play stations on my custom IPTV server. Installing the Emby client on my mobile or or using the browser will have access to that media since I set that up on the Emby server. Wife and the kids are use to the interface too. Have to keep them happy.

Also I would like to install some Linux compatible games on it.

Clicking on a link on the Post view is slow to open inside browser in c/[email protected]

[–] BumbleBear 1 points 4 months ago

I'm also using Firefox on Android. I have uBlock Origin extension installed.

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Is there a linux distro (or just a DE) that can be used like a Smart TV (self.linux)

submitted 4 months ago by BumbleBear to c/[email protected]

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I don't want to use Osmc or LibreELEC. What I'm going for is something like Android TV (tried using LineageOS but that didn't work out for me).

I was interested in something like Plasma Bigscreen but most of the tutorial is about 4 years old and point to using an old image.

I installed the Debian package. After that, I logged in and set Automatic login, and switch the session to Plasma Bigscreen (x11). After applying and a reboot, it launched Plasma Bigscreen but some widgets (like the audio, KDE Connect) froze when clicking on them.

What do you recommend? I prefer to use a Raspberry Pi.

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Clicking on a link on the Post view is slow to open inside browser (i.postimg.cc)

submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by BumbleBear to c/[email protected]

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Whenever I click on a link in the Post view, Boost takes up to 5 seconds to load up the page up in Firefox. Post view is set to "compact," but I tried others like "Cards 2.0" and "Cards".

I have "Open externally" set in the General -> Default browser settings. I set it to "internal browser," but that made no difference.

Firefox is set as my default browser. I then set the default browser to Vivaldi but that made no difference.

I used other Lemmy clients, and there were no delays.

Is anyone else experiencing this?

I'm using version 1.0.12 on Android.

Kari Lake continues losing streak as appeals court confirms she is not, in fact, the real governor of Arizona in c/[email protected]

[–] BumbleBear 9 points 4 months ago (4 children)

No, no no... You're thinking of Ricki Lake.

Immich Breaking Changes - v1.106.2 in c/[email protected]

[–] BumbleBear 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Backup is key. Installed the updated mobile app from the Google Playstore, and then I took a backup and followed the steps to edit the docker-compose.yml file. I pulled in the new Docker version, and so far, so good. 👍