Ctrlpad Daemon

All the ways to install the Ctrlpad-Daemon on Linux: from your distribution’s package manager, using the installation script, or building from source.

Package Repository

The most direct way to install Ctrlpad-Daemon, if your distribution is covered. If it’s not, use the install script instead.

Arch Linux (AUR)

The AUR package was ready to be released, but the AUR is currently down, so it could not be published yet. It will follow as soon as the AUR is back up.

Snap

Ctrlpad-Daemon is published on the Snap Store as ctrlpad-daemon:


sudo snap install ctrlpad-daemon

The snap is strictly confined and Bluetooth is not connected automatically, so grant it access before the first start:


sudo snap connect ctrlpad-daemon:bluez

NixOS

Ctrlpad-Daemon ships its own flake. Add the flake as an input:

flake.nix


{
  inputs = {
    # ...
    ctrlpad-daemon.url = "github:ctrlpad/daemon";
  };
  outputs = {
    nixpkgs,
    home-manager,
    ctrlpad-daemon,
    ...
  }: {
    # ...
  }
}

Then import the NixOS module and enable the program:

configuration.nix


{ inputs, ... }:
{
  imports = [
    # ...
    inputs.ctrlpad-daemon.nixosModules.default
  ];
 
  services.ctrlpad-daemon.enable = true;
}

If you want to pin a different build of the app, override the package option:

configuration.nix


{ inputs, pkgs, ... }:
{
  programs.ctrlpad-daemon.enable = true;
}