From there, follow the installation instructions that correspond with the distribution you use. Open up a terminal window by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T or Ctrl + Shift + T on the keyboard.
#INSTALL STEAM CONTROLLER LINUX INSTALL#
If you have the driver, you will need to disable it to use it properly inside of Steam, having that issue somehow sorted out by itself would be awesome without user interaction. Install Steam on Linux To configure the DualShock 4 controller on Linux via Steam the Steam application must first be installed. Follow the steps below to set up controller support for Minecraft Java on Linux: Visit the Controllable installation page and click Download. I hope to see this project continue on and on, and eventually have it work alongside Steam as well. That is pretty much it, and the new driver will work with games which support gamepads, like SuperTuxKart and Steam games like Portal. So it can already emulate an Xbox 360 gamepad, mouse or keyboard which is quite impressive. The initial target is GNU/Linux, but I'll welcome any contributor that want to port input generation for other OS (OSX, Windows, *BSD, Android/Linux. The final purpose is to have support for custom mapping created with a stand-alone tool or imported from steam vdf files. Two modes are already working with haptic feedback: QuoteThis project is a standalone userland driver for the steam controller to be used where steam client can't be installed. I think the XBXS controller is BLE-only (or the proprietary 5 GHz dongle but that’s not covered by xpadneo currently). The final purpose is to have support for custom mapping created with a stand-alone tool or imported from steam. One of the developers commented on the Series X pull request this: It the driver will support this Series X pad as long as your Bluetooth dongle supports the BLE profile (Bluetooth Low Energy). Two modes are already working with haptic feedback: xbox360: gamepad emulator.
#INSTALL STEAM CONTROLLER LINUX DRIVERS#
This is why I love the open source community, creating their own drivers and software to work for them. Quote This project is a standalone userland driver for the steam controller to be used where steam client cant be installed. If you didn't know already, there's actually an open source Standalone Steam Controller Driver which could make it far more useful outside of Steam.