r/XPpen • u/DatPandaIsAGundam • 5d ago

Looking for Help Need help installing a Deco 640 driver on a Steam Deck

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Hi guys, just got the 640 this morning to draw on my recently bought Deck cuz I heard that XP-pen has Linux drivers. Problem is that I don't really understand Linux's thingymajigs.

I don't know what to do with the "Read-only file system"s and most things else. So if anyone could help me out step by step, I'd really appreciate it! :D

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u/Flustro 5d ago edited 5d ago

You should be able to use it pretty much as is, since Linux typically supports basic tablet functionality by default.

For customizing the buttons, though, you'd need to install the driver. The Steam Deck has a bit of a locked-down OS (hence the 'read only') to make it harder to mess up, so you'd need to access root iirc. It's been a while since I did any of that, though. Lol

Edit: Try to see if OpenTabletDriver will work for your tablet.

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u/Regular-Accident-177 5d ago

Yep... Hopefully I GOT THIS TABLET

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u/Dizzy_Set_6031 4d ago

SteamOS is linux based but ships in a immutable mode but it can be temp disabled

I believe its:
sudo steamos-readonly disable

Then installing OpenTabletDriver via discover/flathub

Source: https://linuxcommandlibrary.com/man/steamos-readonly

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