libx52
Saitek X52/X52pro drivers & controller mapping software for Linux (by nirenjan)
gx52
By gitlab-leinardi
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libx52
Posts with mentions or reviews of libx52.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-10-22.
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Current state of Flight Sim Hardware on Linux?
I have been doing a bit of research and found a github page with an open source driver for the Logitech x52 hotas https://github.com/nirenjan/libx52 I also found that CH Products offer gear that requires no drivers, just straight plug 'n play, and their stuff is priced decently, though it does look very plastic / cheap.
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Is there a C Library on Games Controller emulation?
Lookup libevdev, it has a wrapper around uinput. If you want a sample, check out https://github.com/nirenjan/libx52/blob/master/daemon/x52d_mouse_evdev.c
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Advice on working with LibUSB
If you want a sample project that uses libusb, feel free to peruse my libx52 project here.
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What kind of open source projects have you created?
I built a project to support the Saitek X52 joystick on Linux. It was primarily started to teach myself Linux programming, but it's grown much beyond it's original intent. My end goal is to support everything that the Windows driver does, and then some.
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Linux Twitch tag is now "under consideration"
OBS is natively available for Linux iirc so that won't be much of an issue. I can't really speak on your external hardware like the Saitek or Elgato stuff but if they are for whatever reason not part of the 'linux-firmware' then this might be of interest for you. As you might have noticed on Linux github/gitlab will quickly become your friend so it might be wise to learn a few git commands.
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I created a Python module to configure Logitech X52 HOTAS controllers
Since I play mostly in Linux, I needed something to set up the device, I found a C library (https://github.com/nirenjan/x52pro-linux) and a GUI app (https://github.com/leinardi/gx52) that could do the job, but the only python module was Windows only (it used a Windows DirectOutput DLL).
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The X52 by Logitech can be configured under Linux, too :)
There's a X52 tool for the CLI too, if you want to script in Bash. It's on https://github.com/nirenjan/x52pro-linux
- X52 Pro mouse controller
gx52
Posts with mentions or reviews of gx52.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-04-24.
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My complete Linux based Elite Dangerous cockpit (for now) 😎
That's an X52 Pro (not X52, which doesn't have multicolor LEDs): there are a couple utilities to adjust that stuff in Linux, such as https://gitlab.com/leinardi/gx52
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The X52 by Logitech can be configured under Linux, too :)
I am running an Arch variant, and the tool for that can be found here: https://gitlab.com/leinardi/gx52
What are some alternatives?
When comparing libx52 and gx52 you can also consider the following projects:
legendary - Legendary - A free and open-source replacement for the Epic Games Launcher
gx52 - WARNING: This is a mirror of the GitLab repository. Please go there to open new issues or Pull Requests.
surface-aggregator-module - Linux ACPI and Platform Drivers for Surface Devices using the Surface Aggregator Module over Surface Serial Hub (Surface Book 2, Surface Pro 2017, Surface Laptop, and Newer)
x52-control
Rare - GUI for legendary. An Epic Games Launcher open source alternative
proton-ge-custom - Compatibility tool for Steam Play based on Wine and additional components
lutris - Lutris desktop client