I have an old laptop that I want to use to replace the “smart” features on my living room TV. Can anybody recommend a distro and setup which could act like a dashboard / remote control setup?

I want the PC to auto launch to a menu where I can use something like a remote to keep it convenient for lower tech people in my home. Are there remotes controls for this purpose? Distros?

I appreciate any guidance!

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    9 months ago

    Check out if KDE connect works for you. You can launch any scripts you make, and control the input from your phone.

    If it does, any stable distro like Debian should work fine for that purpose.

    Auto launch depends on the DE