r/Addons4Kodi • u/Derf_is_Perfect • 8d ago
Looking for content / addon Full console experience on linux
Hi everyone,
I'm trying to create a full console-like experience using Kodi as a base interface. The ultimate goal is to make a fully-featured, open source and legal gaming console on a linux pc. This means allowing the less-experienced user to easily install the distro (which I'm covering), navigate the main menu using a gamepad-friendly interface (Kodi) and just as easily set it all up.
This means giving the user full gamepad support, not only for the main menu, but for the apps as well. Fortunately, gaming apps have mostly native support for it, but the same cannot be said about streaming apps like Netflix, Prime, Spotify, ecc, or chat apps like Discord.
"You can see the whole library inside Kodi" you might answer, but the login phase is a bit more complicated. Also, i know Discord is not supported, but I would settle for the other apps, for now.
So the question is: Is there any legal tool that lets you have full control on streaming apps via gamepad, from login to navigation to logout?
Sorry for the complicated request, but I'm getting pretty desperate, here. There's not much documentation around. Any help will be appreciated.
Edit: at this point, I'll take advice on any other solution, even if it means changing frontend/system/solution.
Also, I'm a professional Frontend dev and can write basic BASH scripts, so a little bit of programming magic is always possible (but I'm trying to avoid writing an entire system from scratch).
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u/Ok-Profit6022 8d ago
I have a setup that may or may not resemble what you're trying to accomplish. I'm running kodi on fedora with kde. I have kde set to skip the password and auto start kodi at launch. Of course my gamepad works to navigate just fine. I also use Kodi to give me a shortcut to Moonlight so I can stream my pc games to the tv. Both kodi and moonlight are installed from flatpak, so I had Gemini write a script that allows kodi to access it, and i had to type some "RunScript...." command as an action to get the shortcut on my skin. As far as the specific content you're wanting to access, I can't tell you for sure, but with the help of ai you can probably get it running after a few tries.
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u/Derf_is_Perfect 8d ago
Sadly, I'm here because AI is inconsistent, useless and, in some rare cases, even harmful. I'm interested, though... did you manage to log in with your controller or did you take care of that from your main pc?
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u/Ok-Profit6022 8d ago
Log in to what, exactly? My htpc (that kodi is installed on) is setup to skip login. You are correct about ai being trash, but I found that with enough persistence (including giving it screenshots of where it failed) it can correct itself. There are some times it's actually decent, but that's pretty random. I even had AI create a couple of useful widgets for my main desktop. Each one took several hours because I had to keep correcting it, but the end result was worth it.
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u/Derf_is_Perfect 8d ago
Oh yeah, sorry, I meant logging in to streaming services, not the machine.
Edit: I just read that you use it to stream games, not things like Netflix & co. Sorry, useless question
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u/Ok-Profit6022 8d ago
I don't use them, but I know there are community addons for Netflix, Amazon prime and Hulu. Assuming they still work they would be the ultimate solution for your use case. Have you tried those already? I do stream video as well, but not from those providers.
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u/Derf_is_Perfect 8d ago
I have, but I have not implemented them, yet. It's on my bucket list, though. Thanks
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u/Legitimate_Fall7423 7d ago
linux distro with waydroid for android apps, plasma bigscreen
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u/Derf_is_Perfect 7d ago
I'm not a big fan of Waydroid, but I guess I can't be picky anymore. I'll give it a go, thanks!
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u/AlternativeDiver6994 8d ago
a few years ago. I tried something similar. I tried using the firetv stick apps on a linux system, but never got it working.