With the recent GN video I’d been wondering about turning an old mini PC from eBay into a little Linux TV box for streaming. I’d need access to Android apps (I guess through Waydroid).

After a brief look, it seems that the two options are some form of LibreElec system running Kodi or Arch running Plasma Big Screen. Any thoughts / advice? And if I went for Big Screen, does anyone know of any distros that ship with it or will I have to spin it up myself on Arch?

  • scops@reddthat.comEnglish
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    2 days ago

    Obviously not the most secure method in the world, but would it be worth putting that password in a text file so you can just copy it with a mouse click instead of grappling with the virtual keyboard? Or a one-line script that just sends the string to your clipboard?

    ETA: Hopefully that password is unique to that app account to minimize the threat of compromise.

    • ivanvector@piefed.caEnglish
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      11 hours ago

      I use a password manager, but that means my password manager is always logged in on an internet connected PC that everyone in my house has access to. A unique password in a text file is probably a better idea.