Libinput

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libinput
Basic data

Maintainer Jonas Ådahl
Current  version 1.16.0
( August 3, 2020 )
operating system Linux
programming language C.
category Input library
License X11
http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/libinput/
Wayland scheme

libinput is the library for managing input devices at Weston , the Wayland reference implementation. libinput can also be used as a generic X.Org input driver ( xf86-input-libinput). In the future, the X.Org- touchpad driver evdev, synapticsand wacombe replaced by libinput.

In Fedora version 22 and later, libinput is used as the default input library.

Version 1.1 brought support for various mouse cursor acceleration profiles , while version 1.3 brought full support for graphics tablets .

Individual evidence

  1. Release 1.16.0 . August 3, 2020 (accessed August 12, 2020).
  2. Peter Hutterer: Consolidating the input stacks with libinput , October 8, 2014, accessed on February 18, 2015.
  3. Michael Larabel: Libinput Patches Add Touchpad Gestures & Wacom Tools. Phoronix , February 18, 2015, accessed February 18, 2015 .
  4. Pointer acceleration profiles
  5. libinput and graphics tablet support , March 1, 2016
  6. Michael Larabel: Libinput 1.3 Brings Tablet Pads Support. Phoronix, May 10, 2016, accessed May 11, 2016 .