GLogiK, daemon to handle special features on some gaming keyboards

Last release : version 0.8.18

Links

• homepage / download

Recognized devices

• Logitech G510s Gaming Keyboard (046d:c22d)
• Logitech G510s Gaming Keyboard (046d:c22e) (onboard audio enabled)

Features

• Macros keys (G-Keys) support (create, run or delete macros)
• Keyboard backlight color support
• Ability to set keyboard configuration on the fly in multi-users environment
• Ability to handle multiple keyboard devices simultaneously
• Hotplugged devices monitoring
• Device status control via DBus
• LCD screen support, including LCD keys
• Multimedia keys support

Build Dependencies

• dev-libs/boost >= 1.64.0
• a libudev provider :
  • sys-fs/eudev
  • sys-fs/udev
  • sys-apps/systemd
• dev-libs/libusb >= 1.0.19

Optional Build Dependencies

• dev-libs/hidapi (libusb backend) >= 0.10.0
• sys-apps/dbus >= 1.10.18
• dev-libs/libevdev >= 1.5.7
• x11-libs/libnotify >= 0.8.1
• x11-libs/libICE
• x11-libs/libSM
• x11-libs/libX11
• x11-libs/libXtst
• Qt5 packages, including :
  • dev-qt/qtcore
  • dev-qt/qtgui
  • dev-qt/qtwidgets

Runtime Dependencies

• if built with D-Bus support, a user-seat-session manager is required to run desktop binaries :
  • sys-auth/elogind
  • sys-apps/systemd

GLogiK Daemon and Desktop Service

The GLogiKd daemon starts as root and drops its privileges.
See following configure options :

• --with-glogikd-user : defaults to glogikd
• --with-glogikd-group : defaults to glogikd

For desktop users, see also :

• --with-glogiks-group : defaults to glogiks

D-Bus support is required to build and run desktop binaries.

Users who wants to run the GLogiKs desktop service must be in the following groups :

• glogiks (or whatever is defined with the above option)
• input (to gain write access to /dev/uinput)