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@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ An easy way to install the most recent release version of Solaar is from the Py
First install pip, and then run
`pip install --user 'solaar[report-descriptor,git-commit]'`.
This will not install the Solaar udev rule, which you will need to copy from
This will not install the Solaar udev rule, which you will need to install manually by copying
`~/.local/share/solaar/udev-rules.d/42-logitech-unify-permissions.rules`
to `/etc/udev/rules.d` as root.
@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ and `python3-yaml` or `python3-pyyaml` packages installed.
To run the GUI Solaar also requires Gtk3 and its GObject introspection bindings.
If you are running the system version of Python
the Debian/Ubuntu packages you should have
`python3-gi` and `gir1.2-gtk-3.0` installed.
in Fedora you need `gtk3` and `python3-gobject`.
in Debian/Ubuntu you should have the
`python3-gi` and `gir1.2-gtk-3.0` packages installed.
In Fedora you need `gtk3` and `python3-gobject`.
You may have to install `gcc` and the Python development package (`python3-dev` or `python3-devel`,
depending on your distribution).
Although the Solaar CLI does not require Gtk3,
@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ For more information see [the rules page](https://pwr-solaar.github.io/Solaar/ru
Solaar needs to write to HID devices for receivers and devices.
To be able to do this without running as root requires a udev rule
that gives seated users write access to the HID devices for Logitech receiver and devices.
that gives seated users write access to the HID devices for Logitech receivers and devices.
You can install this rule by copying, as root,
`rules.d/42-logitech-unify-permissions.rules` from Solaar to
@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ To run Solaar from the download directory, first install the Solaar udev rule if
Then cd to the solaar directory and run `bin/solaar` for the GUI
or `bin/solaar <command> <arguments>` for the CLI.
Do not run Solaar as root, you may encounter problems with X11 integration and with the system tray.
Do not run Solaar as root, as you may encounter problems with X11 integration and with the system tray.
## Installing Solaar from the download directory using Pip
@ -112,18 +112,18 @@ Python programs are usually installed using [pip][pip].
The pip instructions for Solaar are in `setup.py`, the standard place to put such instructions.
To install Solaar for yourself only run
`pip install --user '.[report-descriptor,git-commit]'`.
`pip install --user '.[report-descriptor,git-commit]'`
from the download directory.
This tells pip to install into your `.local` directory, but does not install Solaar's udev rule.
This tells pip to install Solaar into your `~/.local` directory, but does not install Solaar's udev rule.
(See above for installing the udev rule.)
Once the udev rule has been installed you can then run Solaar as `~/.local/bin/solaar`.
Installing python programs to system directories using pip is generally frowned on both
Installing Python programs to system directories using pip is generally frowned on both
because this runs arbitrary code as root and because this can override existing python libraries
that other users or even the system depend on. If you want to install solaar to /usr/local run
that other users or even the system depend on. If you want to install Solaar to /usr/local run
`sudo bash -c 'umask 022 ; pip install .'` in the solaar directory.
(The umask is needed so that the created files and directories can be read and executed by everyone.)
Then solaar can be run as /usr/local/bin/solaar.
Then Solaar can be run as /usr/local/bin/solaar.
You will also have to install the udev rule.
[pip]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pip_(package_manager)