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# <img src="https://pwr-solaar.github.io/Solaar/assets/solaar.svg" width="60px"/> Solaar
Solaar is a Linux manager for many Logitech keyboards, mice, and other devices
that connect wirelessly to a Unifying, Bolt, Lightspeed or Nano receiver
as well as many Logitech devices that connect via a USB cable or Bluetooth.
<a href="https://pwr-solaar.github.io/Solaar/index">More Information</a> -
<a href="https://pwr-solaar.github.io/Solaar/usage">Usage</a> -
<a href="https://pwr-solaar.github.io/Solaar/capabilities">Capabilities</a> -
<a href="https://pwr-solaar.github.io/Solaarrules">Rules</a> -
<a href="https://pwr-solaar.github.io/Solaar/installation">Manual Installation</a>
[![License: GPL v2](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-GPL%20v2+-blue.svg)](../COPYING)
<img src="https://pwr-solaar.github.io/Solaar/Solaar-main-window-multiple.png" width="45%"/>
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<img src="https://pwr-solaar.github.io/Solaar/Solaar-main-window-receiver.png" width="45%"/>
<img src="https://pwr-solaar.github.io/Solaar/Solaar-main-window-back-divert.png" width="45%"/>
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<img src="https://pwr-solaar.github.io/Solaar/Solaar-rule-editor.png" width="45%"/>
Solaar supports:
- pairing/unpairing of devices with receivers
- configuring device settings
- custom button configuration
- running rules in response to special messages from devices
For more information see
<a href="https://pwr-solaar.github.io/Solaar/index">the main Solaar documentation page.</a> -
## Installation Packages
Up-to-date prebuilt packages are available for some Linux distros
(e.g., Fedora) in their standard repositories.
If a recent version of Solaar is not
available from the standard repositories for your distribution, you can try
one of these packages:
- Arch solaar package in the [extra repository][arch]
- Ubuntu/Kubuntu package in [Solaar stable ppa][ppa2]
- NixOS Flake package in [Svenum/Solaar-Flake][nix flake]
Solaar is available from some other repositories
but may be several versions behind the current version:
- for Ubuntu/Kubuntu 16.04+: the solaar package from [universe repository][universe repository]
- a [Gentoo package][gentoo], courtesy of Carlos Silva and Tim Harder
- a [Mageia package][mageia], courtesy of David Geiger
[ppa2]: https://launchpad.net/~solaar-unifying/+archive/ubuntu/stable
[arch]: https://www.archlinux.org/packages/extra/any/solaar/
[gentoo]: https://packages.gentoo.org/packages/app-misc/solaar
[mageia]: http://mageia.madb.org/package/show/release/cauldron/application/0/name/solaar
[universe repository]: http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=solaar&searchon=names&suite=all&section=all
[nix flake]: https://github.com/Svenum/Solaar-Flake

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one of these packages.
- Arch solaar package in the [extra repository][arch]
- Ubuntu/Kubuntu stable packages: use the [Solaar stable ppa][ppa2], courtesy of [gogo][ppa4]
- Ubuntu/Kubuntu git build packages: use the [Solaar git ppa][ppa1], courtesy of [gogo][ppa4]
- NixOS Flake: see [Svenum/Solaar-Flake][nix flake]
- Ubuntu/Kubuntu package in [Solaar stable ppa][ppa2]
- NixOS Flake package in [Svenum/Solaar-Flake][nix flake]
Solaar is available from some other repositories
but they are several versions behind the current version.
but they may be several versions behind the current version.
- for Ubuntu/Kubuntu 16.04+: the solaar package from [universe repository][universe repository]
- a [Gentoo package][gentoo], courtesy of Carlos Silva and Tim Harder
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[ppa4]: https://launchpad.net/~trebelnik-stefina
[ppa2]: https://launchpad.net/~solaar-unifying/+archive/ubuntu/stable
[ppa1]: https://launchpad.net/~solaar-unifying/+archive/ubuntu/ppa
[ppa]: http://launchpad.net/~daniel.pavel/+archive/solaar
[arch]: https://www.archlinux.org/packages/extra/any/solaar/
[gentoo]: https://packages.gentoo.org/packages/app-misc/solaar
[mageia]: http://mageia.madb.org/package/show/release/cauldron/application/0/name/solaar