Elgato Streamdeck on Arch Linux#

Install hidapi#

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sudo pacman -S hidapi python-pip qt6-base

Packages installed:

• hidapi-0.13.1-1
• python-pip-23.0-1
• qt6-base-6.4.2-1

Set Path#

Add ~/.local/bin to your path by appending the following line to your .bashrc, .zshrc, or equivalent:

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PATH=$PATH:$HOME/.local/bin

Prepare the Python Environment#

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python -m pip install --upgrade pip
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python -m pip install setuptools

Configure access to Elgato devices#

Create a file called /etc/udev/rules.d/70-streamdeck.rules with the following content:

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sudo sh -c 'echo "SUBSYSTEM==\"usb\", ATTRS{idVendor}==\"0fd9\", TAG+=\"uaccess\"" > /etc/udev/rules.d/70-streamdeck.rules'

Apply the rule immediately:

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sudo udevadm trigger

Install and Start Stream Deck UI#

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python -m pip install streamdeck-ui --user
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streamdeck

Now you should be able to use the Elgato Streamdeck on your Arch Linux system.