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When comparing CoreELEC vs Plasma Bigscreen, the Slant community recommends CoreELEC for most people. In the question“What is the best set-top box OS?” CoreELEC is ranked 12th while Plasma Bigscreen is ranked 13th.
Specs
Available OnAmlogic devices
Based OnLibreELEC
Default Desktop EnvironmentKodi
DeveloperdigitalLumberjack
Init-SystemBuildroot
Licensemainly GPL
Main UsageHTPC
OS FamilyGNU+Linux
Official Supported ArchitecturesAmlogic hardware
Origin?
Package ManagerKodi
Available OnRPi4
Based OnDebian>Ubuntu>KDE Neon
Default Desktop EnvironmentKDE Bigscreen
DeveloperKDE e.V.
Init-SystemSystemD
LicenseGNU GPL
Main Usageset top box
OS FamilyGNU+Linux
Official Supported ArchitecturesARMv8
Origin?
Package ManagerDebian Package Manager, Node
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Pros
No pros yet!
Pro Runs on cheap hardware
You can make any TV a smart TV with only a Raspberry Pi.
Pro A free (as in freedom) alternative
To all the proprietary set top box operating systems.
Cons
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Con Uses KDE applications
There are no Apps designed for the system, instead it modifies the way regular KDE applications are displayed.
Con GNU GPL
This License is much more restrictive than Androids Apache license, which will lead to less developers/interest.