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Looking for a decent Linux Distro for a mini-PC to replace a shitty Android TV Box

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I recently found a very overpowered for the price mini-PC and I plan to use it to replace my Android TV box that is really starting to show its age.

I think I want something bazzite-like and probably immutable but more media focused than gaming, with already working and set up waydroid and remote control support.

Thanks in advance

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beeng@discuss.tchncs.de
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Don’t try to work around a hardware issue with software.

Get yourself one of these, use any normal distro and call it a day.

https://i5.walmartimages.com/asr/a8a5e1de-7f3c-4a24-a621-b884f924d5ea.dfca09ffc0aa8f6623faa784598f5087.jpeg

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Matt@lemmy.ml
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Try Bazzite.

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huskypenguin@sh.itjust.works
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I’m going to second this. It runs Android apps with a little bit of config.

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dharmik@linuxusers.in
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@StarlightDust@lemmy.blahaj.zone how much do mini pc’s cost these days?

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StarlightDust@lemmy.blahaj.zoneOP
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It depends. Thie one I got for this was cheap on Facebook marketplace for ~£100.

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scholar@lemmy.world
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I have been slumming it with a normal ubuntu install, I tried plasma bigscreen but never got it working properly

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sic_semper_tyrannis@lemmy.today
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Look into Batocera. It has Kodi and Emulation Station as the two halves of the OS. You can even install Steam games on it (check RetroGameCorps video). Get a USB IR receiver from Flirc. The one thing it won’t support is WayDroid

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