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.
Very cool, what hardware are you using that supports CEC?
I’m using a Displayport to HDMI-adapter and then a regular HDMI-cable (so the PC needs a DP-output). There are also some other options, but this was the easiest for me. I got most info from the Arch wiki https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/HDMI-CEC.
It also doesn’t work for all DP-HDMI-adapters, they need to be modern enough/support the protocol. From what I remember about finding the specific one I got, I think ones that support 8k should be good enough. I got one from Ugreen.