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Typing on the steam deck, no matter what method I use, is very slow. I have a linux laptop, but I obviously can't plug in the keyboard into the steam deck.

I was considering running KDE connect, but it gets closed in game mode. Could I run some kind of service in the background during game mode? Like is there some kind of systemd target for that?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

There’s an example service file in the Plasma-systemd-integration repository.

I’d wager you might be able to just run this, but it might not work.

systemctl enable kdeconnectd

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Upvote for KDEConnect. Works on my 2 Manjaro Installation and also it's running on Mint with cinnamon without any problems.

The android app is also great for typing on the go :)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

But does that work in game mode? OP already mentioned that limitation as why they are not using KDE Connect.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

systemd runs in game mode, the only difference from game mode to desktop mode is the window system. I have a systemd service for running syncthing in the background to keep some of my emulated save files backed up to my NAS.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

The best thing is to just get a bluetooth keyboard. A Logitech K380 runs about 30 smackaroos. If they ever could be bothered to refresh the line for BTLE, that would be nice.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I think you can use usbip to share any usb device that is connected on your linux desktop to steam deck (or any other pc) over the same network.

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