Which Linux distro is running in Thomson TVs. What are the capabilties.

  • @max641OP
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    281 year ago

    Just want to stay away from Android TV crapps and ads. ( Also, dont need root as of now - Based on forum posts, root access is not allowed )

    • @Nibodhika
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      201 year ago

      Android TVs are also Linux TVs, in fact I have a good degree of certainty that most smart TVs are Linux, developing a whole OS from scratch is hard, much easier to use one that already exists.

        • TurboWafflz
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          1 year ago

          WebOS isn’t based on PalmOS. PalmOS was it’s own completely unique OS for PDAs and phones, WebOS was Palm’s Linux-based successor to PalmOS for the Pre. Eventually LG ended up with it and turned it into a TV and watch OS.

          • @[email protected]
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            21 year ago

            WebOS is such a sad story. It started as a pretty innovative and interesting mobile OS at a time when phone manufacturers bothered to innovate. Then it ended up being owned by the grossest software company ever, HPE, and now it’s a pathetically crappy TV operating system. What is LG even doing?

            • TurboWafflz
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              11 year ago

              Yeah if it could use modern cell networks and the like 3 apps I actually need I would switch from my modern android phone to a Pre in a heartbeat. It is by far my favorite mobile os

        • astraeus
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          41 year ago

          That article made me realize how old my TV is, and certainly made me appreciate WebOS compared to the previous OS I could have had if I had gotten my TV two years prior.

      • @SpaceNoodle
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        101 year ago

        Even webOS is Linux-based. It just doesn’t make sense to use any other kernel for such an application.

      • @folak
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        81 year ago

        But you don’t have smarttubenext

        • @[email protected]
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          61 year ago

          This is true and something to consider. There’s also no app for Crunchyroll which is personally a huge downside.

          It’s still the best user experience and I seriously dread having to use other people’s TVs now. Even major players like Samsung are seriously lacking in comparison.

        • @lemming741
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          41 year ago

          I rooted mine before the patch, and the homebrew store has an ad-free sponsor blocking yt app

          • @folak
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            21 year ago

            stonks