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Advice for Linux media center
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Libelec (kodi) is fine if only playing local media but its use for anything else except realdebrid is extremely lacking. On the plus side it will run great on an Rpi5 and if you go that route you can probably even use your TV remote because Libelec has excellent CEC support.
Jellyfin/Plex is something your TV also probably has an app for, so you wouldn't even need a media center, just a media server.
Plasma Bigscreen is making slow gains, but in a couple of years will probably be the definitive Linux media center PC.
Also a bit unconventional, but Bazzite can load directly into Steam's big picture mode. From there you could set shortcuts for Jellyfin or Plex HTPC.