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    [–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago (3 children)

    My stream deck, which I use to resize windows, lock my computer, handle Spotify and discord, and more, does not work at all with Linux. Switching to my dual boot option feels like cutting off my left thumb, sure I can still do most things it just takes longer and feels awkward so why would I?

    [–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

    I struggled with this for a while, especially since my stream deck is a newer model with knobs and a touchscreen (streamdeck+) so most of the software I tried doesn't fully support it. Here is some of the software I have tried:

    • Boatswain -gnome themed, didn't really like it as it has no knob or touchscreen support (yet), and I don’t think it could run shell commands although I could be mistaken

    • Stream Controller - another gnome themed app and still doesnt fully support the stream deck plus

    • Streamdeck-ui - a qt app which can do some simple things like triggering keypresses and running shell commands, I used this for a while

    • Bitfocus Companion - a cross platform app with a web interface with lots of integrations; I’ve been using this as it fully supports my stream deck, knobs and all, as well as offering a lot of customisation with expressions and variables. I haven’t been able to get the discord integration to work correctly (at least with vesktop), but it works perfectly to control my media player, home assistant and mic. I even got it to display my now playing song and cover art, which I couldn’t figure out on windows with elgato’s official software.

    If you’ve tried any of these and it wasn’t working, it could be an issue with udev rules, if these aren’t configured the software cannot interact with the device.

    [–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

    ~~I'm confused. I don't have a steam deck. Your steam deck is Linux. But it also sounds like you're using you steam deck like a Wii U Gamepad for your Windows Desktop? I can't tell if this is a shit post or a complaint about (seemingly) niche functions of a steam deck.~~

    [–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago (1 children)

    They didn't misspell "stream deck"

    [–] [email protected] 11 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

    I didn't say they did.

    EDIT: OH MY FUCKING GOD. I'm blind.

    [–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

    Dw I was in the same boat

    [–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

    Don't feel bad lol I read it the same way as you!

    [–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

    Haha no worries, I also own a Steam Deck handheld, to make it extra confusing, but I was talking about a Stream deck by Elgato, a little device with programmable buttons.

    [–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

    Yeah, I was like wtf do you mean you use it to move windows and control Spotify 😭❤️

    [–] [email protected] -2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

    So I'm confused. The Steam Deck is Linux

    [–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

    They didn't say Steam Deck