[needs-packaging] QtSixA - The Sixaxis Joystick Manager

[falkTX (Old)]

QtSixA is a software that allows to use PS3 Sixaxis/DualShock3 and Keypads in Linux and control the desktop using them.

This is a very recent software and it's not available in the official repos yet.

However, there's a PPA containing it:
https://launchpad.net/~falk-t-j/+archive/qtsixa

[falkTX (Old) (falk-t-j)]

Some more information

URL: http://qtsixa.sourceforge.net/ (not finished yet)
License: GPL v2+
Notes: tested on 32/64bits and PowerPC/PS3

UbuntuForums thread about QtSixA: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1190061
SourceForge project page: https://sourceforge.net/projects/qtsixa/

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

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[falkTX (Old) (falk-t-j)]

new version 1.2.0 uploaded to revu

[falkTX (Old) (falk-t-j)]

http://revu.ubuntuwire.com/p/qtsixa

[Eric Kinolik (eric-direnetworks)]

not sure if this got noticed in the other thread i posted it last week but here's the packaged version of qtsixa/sixad 1.2.0. It also has the associated build files with it.

--Eric Kinolik, Dire Networks

[falkTX (Old) (falk-t-j)]

I already have that but thanks anyway.

This bug is about getting QtSixA in the official Ubuntu repos.
For the compilation I have a PPA.

[Hassan Williamson (hazrpg)]

Any more news about it getting added to the official repos?

[IC Raibow (icrbow)]

Any chances?

[falkTX (Old) (falk-t-j)]

maybe next year.
I need to cleanup the qtsixa code and do a new release, but I'm busy with other things right now.

[Luis González (luisg123v)]

Hi falk-t-j.

I'm aware you no longer support QtSixA, since now Linux have native support for PS3 & PS4 controllers. However, I have five reasons why I think you should resume the support:

1) Native support doesn't work properly yet:
Even though it should work out of the box, it doesn't, or at least I haven't be able to do it. When I have "luck", I can connect one controller. When I don't (most of the time) I can't connect anything. In addition, it's happened years since Linux "included" native support.

2) QtSixA still work on newer distros:
Using the repository for Ubuntu 15.04 (the last supported version of Ubuntu) I had been able to install and use QtSixA under Ubuntu 15.10/16.04 and Linux Mint 18. The only major issue I have found is when sixad runs at the boot, it doesn't work and I have to stop it and re-start it. So, with only enabling the repos for newer versions, it would be a great improvement.

3) I believe only small modifications are required:
Since QtSixA still works, it would require small modifications IMO, to just fix the start at boot or to disable that feature.

4) The community still wants to use QtSixA:
As you can see in ubuntuforums and in the following askubuntu questions, the community still tries to install and use QtSixA:
http://askubuntu.com/questions/694686/
http://askubuntu.com/questions/409761/

5) I could help you:
If you want me to, I could give you a hand with the repository compilation, or even with the code

[falkTX (Old) (falk-t-j)]

I'm no longer interested on developing QtSixA.
If you are I'd be welcome to give the project to you (or anyone else who volunteers).