CHEF-KOCH to Linux · 3 years agoWacom Leads the Way with Pens and Tablets for Linuxcommunity.wacom.comexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up126arrow-down12cross-posted to: fossart
arrow-up124arrow-down1external-linkWacom Leads the Way with Pens and Tablets for Linuxcommunity.wacom.comCHEF-KOCH to Linux · 3 years agomessage-square4fedilinkcross-posted to: fossart
minus-squareCarrotsHaveEarslinkfedilinkarrow-up8·3 years agoHow good is Wacom’s Linux support? Is the driver coming from Wacom directly or mostly developed by community? Can I randomly buy a modern-ish Wacom digital pad, plug it in a popular distro and expect it just works?
minus-squareisleofmistlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·3 years agoMy last 2 laptops used Wacom tablets for touchscreen. Both had good Linux support, I didn’t have to do anything, they worked out of the box.
minus-squareSr Estegosauriolinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 years agoWorked out of the box on both arch and gente after installing the wacom package. Pretty nice.
How good is Wacom’s Linux support?
Is the driver coming from Wacom directly or mostly developed by community?
Can I randomly buy a modern-ish Wacom digital pad, plug it in a popular distro and expect it just works?
My last 2 laptops used Wacom tablets for touchscreen. Both had good Linux support, I didn’t have to do anything, they worked out of the box.
Worked out of the box on both arch and gente after installing the wacom package. Pretty nice.