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installation (distro-specific)

Arch Linux

install input-modifier. from the AUR (either manually or with your favorite helper).

installation (universal installer)

download the installer from here (don't download the source code versions!).

after downloading input-modifier, please follow these instructions for a proper install.

extracting

input-modifier comes in a universal binary package, besides some distribution-specific packages. this means it will work with any distribution. this is possible because input-modifier has no dependencies other than udev, which is found in almost every single modern distro.

input-modifier doesn't run as root, to allow for multi-user support in the future.

to install input-modifier, first extract the installer. and type the following in a terminal:

tar -xvf <RELEASE>

(replace with the name of the input-modifier package, e.g. imod-v1.2-x86_64.tar.gz)

this will extract the installer to a directory named input-modifier.

to run the installer, type:

cd input-modifier
sudo ./install

this will install input-modifier to your system after you accept the prompts.

input group

input-modifier opens input devices (of course), so it requires you to be in the input group.

you can add yourself to that group by typing the following:

sudo usermod -a -G input $USER

after this, you'll have to re-login before being able to use input-modifier, since new groups don't apply until you do this.

under special circumstances, a reboot may be necessary.

after this, you're ready to go. see startup.

what about an AppImage?

this can't happen, because of the udev rule that has to be installed.

plus input-modifier has no dependencies, so it wouldn't make sense.