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My Linux HTPC/Couch Gaming Build (europe.pub)

submitted 1 month ago by kegar@programming.dev to c/linux@programming.dev

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I set up a Linux pc to replace my smart TV and add some gaming capabilites. It took some time but I learned quite a lot (Thanks to Debian and Arch wikis). And I haven't missed any TV functionality.

The launcher is flex-launcher on a labwc environment/compositor on a Debian stable distro. (For testing and easy setup, I also did it on Ubuntu Gnome but I don't need a full DE in the background that I don't use. But it's adaptable to other distros and DEs.)

It's now fully usable with a gamepad including turning the TV on and off, so I have also fully replaced the TV remote.

I hope some people may find it interesting. It was also quite a lot of fun, actually.

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[–] kegar@programming.dev 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I tried some of that too. But for most desktop environments, the gamepad wouldn't work.

But great that it works for you. Nice thing about Linux :)

[–] spectrums_coherence@piefed.social 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Oh yeah, I don't play game on it, we only watches YouTube and movies.

So GSConnect actually is a way better experience than any controller in my use case :)

[–] kegar@programming.dev 2 points 1 month ago

I actually thought about that, too. I looked at KDEconnect. But in the end, I wanted to add some gaming capabilities if I added a PC to the TV. But it's great to hear that it works well :)