[SOLVED]input-leap/barrier don't work on arch linux use Deskflow instead in 2025 | Arch Linux Community | Page 1

hushed verge May 16, 2025, 7:33 PM

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https://archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/input-leap/

if you download it and then open the mini gui, and hit configure ... it disapears.... I just tried it on 2 differnet laptops... why is that ?

hushed verge May 16, 2025, 7:54 PM

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I ran it through flatpak

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and it works better with installing it using flatpak

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pacman -S input-leap installs it but when i hit the configuration it doens't owrk

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pacman issue, there is a problem with this archlinux package input-leap

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regardless this package is really really

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it's still not working properly... i mean idk anymore

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[SOLVED]pacman issue, there is a problem with this archlinux package input-leap

crystal mist May 16, 2025, 9:30 PM

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@hushed verge say how you solved it

hushed verge May 16, 2025, 9:39 PM

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oh that's easy, just used a another program

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a fork that looks almost like them called Deskflow

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tbh they are too funky and the KVM switcher is beyond my domain... and i don't understand why it's not working... it's using Bonjour API which is not working properly with my arch... and both the prjects are kinda old ( i'm surprised that input-leap didn't work) maybe on other distros they could work but on arch linux...

just use Deskflow. (also make sure homectrl of both the computers are not the same name)

tbh input-leap shouldn't be an official package anymore it's wanky.... maybe in early 2024 it was alright... on windows it's alright (but still has issues with capslock ..ect)

yeah just use Deskflow to truly solve the problem the repo needs some love which is beyond me @crystal mist

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[SOLVED]input-leap doesn't work on arch linux

#[SOLVED]input-leap/barrier don't work on arch linux use Deskflow instead in 2025