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Re: Replacement for lineakd?



On Mi, 04 dec 19, 13:47:36, Stephan Seitz wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> The oldest of our list elders will maybe remember the package lineakd (it
> was removed from Debian in 2011).
> 
> Together with a „multimedia” keyboard it could be used to map commands to
> keys.
> 
> The big advantage was that it always worked not matter if you would run XFCE
> or FVWM.
> 
> Well, it’s long gone, and while I have it still installed, I’m wondering
> what kind of replacement is used today for this functionality?

While it could be overkill for your needs you might want to have a look 
at triggerhappy.

Its main benefits are that it works also outside X11 and with any input 
device that is recognized by the kernel, e.g. I have used it to map keys 
from an USB audio adapter.

Kind regards,
Andrei
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