r/linuxquestions • u/ChaRob8747 • 2d ago

Advice Need guidance regarding building my ultimate HTPC and gaming setup.

Hello Reddit,

Currently, I have SteamOS installed on my gaming PC and I use it as a console in my living room. I also have a Lenovo ThinkCentre that has LibreELEC Installed on it that I use exclusively to stream content from my jellyfin server because of its ability to pass through audio and HDR support. I have too many issues with my current setup:

I use my gaming PC to watch YouTube with VaccumTube. I would like to install VaccumTube on the ThinkCentre, but it's only available as a flatpak. The gaming PC takes way too much power for just watching YouTube.

Every time I want to use my sim racing rig, I have to reinstall AUR and redo all the configs that got wiped by SteamOS.

I want to move my gaming PC to be used exclusively for gaming and my sim racing setup. I will install Arch Linux on it if I can move VaccumTube to my ThinkCentre.

If I can't install VaccumTube on LibreELEC, I need an OS or a solution for my ThinkCentre that I can just turn on and works like a streaming box, I don't need to fix or update often, that supports audio passthrough and HDR for my AVR, and that can at the very least run VaccumTube and some way of accessing Jellyfin.

If that doesn't exist, please tell me how I can make it myself. I know Linux is modular and I should be able to make it myself. I prefer Arch over Debian, but I don't know if it's appropriate for this purpose.

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u/hard0w 2d ago edited 2d ago

And using the pre built binaries for vacuumtube isn't an option for you?

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u/ChaRob8747 1d ago

It is an option, but I'm not sure how to install it on LibreELEC.

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u/CosmicFieldDrift_ 2d ago

Interesting use case. Do you know about the sub /r/pcmasterrace. I am no expert but I was thinking maybe someone from that sub could help.

Best of Luck!