Xp-pen
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This article describes how to install XP-PEN drivers on Gentoo.
Prerequisites
Kernel
The driver requires user level driver (CONFIG_INPUT_UINPUT) support, or else it won't be able to move the cursor.
Device Drivers --->
Input device support --->
[*] Generic input layer (needed for keyboard, mouse,...)
[*] Miscellaneous devices --->
<*> User level driver support
Dependencies
It also requires dependencies like dev-qt/qtx11extras, dev-qt/qtnetwork and probably x11-libs/libXrandr.
Installation
Ebuild
A ebuild is provided (x11-drivers/xf86-input-xppen) in GURU
root #
emerge --ask x11-drivers/xf86-input-xppen
Manual Install
Warning
This download runs an installer which can damage a working system. Please perform backups before running any commands. Even if the latest ebuild dosen't work with your tablet (recent release tablet) is recommend to update it instead.
This download runs an installer which can damage a working system. Please perform backups before running any commands. Even if the latest ebuild dosen't work with your tablet (recent release tablet) is recommend to update it instead.
Important
This driver is NOT open source.
This driver is NOT open source.
Fetch and extract the XP-PEN driver installer:
user $
wget "https://download01.xp-pen.com/file/2024/07/XPPenLinux3.4.9-240131.tar.gz" -O xp-pen-driver.tar.gz
user $
tar -xvzpf xp-pen-driver.tar.gz
Run the installer:
user $
cd XPPenLinux3.4.9-240131/
root #
./install.sh
Running
To launch the driver, run a script:
user $
/usr/lib/pentablet/pentablet.sh
Note
This driver may work improperly, if it's run as root.
This driver may work improperly, if it's run as root.
Removal
Go to the directory where you extracted the driver, and run:
root #
./uninstall.sh