Polychromatic app for managing Razer devices v0.8.3 out now

Could therebe a snap pack ? im overwhelmed on the install page again https://openrazer.github.io/#ubuntu and they say ppa is dangerous

Quoting: LinuxerCould therebe a snap pack ? im overwhelmed on the install page again https://openrazer.github.io/#ubuntu and they say ppa is dangerous

Hi Linuxer. This and considering your question in the previous article for fheroes2, maybe it's time to think about installing another linux distro that's more open and community/standard friendly than Ubuntu? I don't mean this in any kind of disrespectful or mean way, Ubuntu is (was) known to be user friendly and most supported distro, but the last few years they went their own route with snaps, are downright hostile to flatpak and are obviously no longer trying to support their user base like they used to, so maybe it's time to switch to one of the many available alternatives. I suggest looking at Mint, Manjaro or Fedora...since you are already familiar with Ubuntu, Mint would probably be easiest to jump into. It uses apt as package manager and supports flatpak out of the box. I honestly think this will make setting up openrazer, fheroes2 and plenty of other open source software mentioned on this site much easier for you. Good luck!

Quoting: LinuxerCould therebe a snap pack ? im overwhelmed on the install page again https://openrazer.github.io/#ubuntu and they say ppa is dangerous

There's nothing dangerous about the PPA. Just use that and be happy with it or download the .deb from their GitHub and use that.


Last edited by Liam Dawe on 20 November 2023 at 8:48 pm UTC

Probably still can't handle multiple device dongle setups.

I have to use single dongle because having multiple dongles just causes noise and they talk over each other.

Yay I can now once again change
Rgb settings on my razer devices.

It's truly useful to only have to swap into my desktop for peripheral functionality instead of also having to do it for rgb which I totally haven't left as standard since getting the devices.

Who needs to remap macros and buttons for their mmo peripherals right?
It's much better needing win11 installed on the second disk for when you need to change settings.

(This isn't an attack at the devz they are doing a swell job)
But God does razer leave some support to be desired.

I don't know why I get hopeful every time I see these apps updated that just maybe there might be actual functionality but nope I'm still stuck needing a Windows laptop near me or dual boot my system if I want to change my mouse settings, I do have all the rgb options in the world though.

Sorry for strong sarcasm but even ratbag/piper doesn't support razer because they apparently have that functionality locked off or something.

Quoting: scratchi

Quoting: LinuxerCould therebe a snap pack ? im overwhelmed on the install page again https://openrazer.github.io/#ubuntu and they say ppa is dangerous

Hi Linuxer. This and considering your question in the previous article for fheroes2, maybe it's time to think about installing another linux distro that's more open and community/standard friendly than Ubuntu? I don't mean this in any kind of disrespectful or mean way, Ubuntu is (was) known to be user friendly and most supported distro, but the last few years they went their own route with snaps, are downright hostile to flatpak and are obviously no longer trying to support their user base like they used to, so maybe it's time to switch to one of the many available alternatives. I suggest looking at Mint, Manjaro or Fedora...since you are already familiar with Ubuntu, Mint would probably be easiest to jump into. It uses apt as package manager and supports flatpak out of the box. I honestly think this will make setting up openrazer, fheroes2 and plenty of other open source software mentioned on this site much easier for you. Good luck!

umm nope those never worked for me thats why i use ubuntu. for example fedora didnt even play youtube videos or twitch. can there be a snap package thats all

Quoting: Liam Dawe

Quoting: LinuxerCould therebe a snap pack ? im overwhelmed on the install page again https://openrazer.github.io/#ubuntu and they say ppa is dangerous

There's nothing dangerous about the PPA. Just use that and be happy with it or download the .deb from their GitHub and use that.

ohok but where is the deb pack ? on that github there is only that ppa thing:

https://openrazer.github.io/#ubuntu

Ubuntu / Linux Mint / elementaryOS / Pop!_OS / Zorin OS

Starting with 20.04, OpenRazer is available from the official repositories. However, you may need to install our package if your device was added in a newer version.

elementaryOS users need to install a prerequisite first:

sudo apt install software-properties-gtk

To install the latest release, add this PPA:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:openrazer/stable

Or for latest development builds:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:openrazer/daily

After adding the PPA, install the packages:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install openrazer-meta

If you get dependency errors when trying to install the driver packages, please make sure that you have enabled the “universe” repository in Software & Updates.

Am i blind because io really cant find it!

I guess you don't use GitHub much. Go to the releases page, select a release, scroll down to the downloads under Assets. Would be a lot easier if it was just on Flathub.

Quoting: LinuxerCould therebe a snap pack ? im overwhelmed on the install page again https://openrazer.github.io/#ubuntu and they say ppa is dangerous

I'm totally not surprised getting overwhelmed trying to install this. Usually when normal people click a Download button they expect and get a simple package and the installation can start the next minute. But here clicking Download, you get:

Quoting: Liam DaweWould be a lot easier if it was just on Flathub.

THIS! Exactly! It is beyond me, why so many key projects will not just provide a flatpak in Flathub or a snap in Snap Store.