Configuring the gamepad Zhixu on Linux Mint

2020-09

BTW, these steps might also work for most gamepads on Linux regardless the distribution you are using.

1. Install the jstest-gtk and qjoypad (they are used to configure the gamepad)
   

   
   netto@bella:~$ sudo apt-get install jstest-gtk qjoypad
   Reading package lists... Done
   Building dependency tree
   ...
   netto@bella:~$
   



2. Add user permission to the input and plugdev groups (netto is my user name)
   

   
   netto@bella:~$ sudo usermod -a -G input,plugdev netto
   



3. Edit the file 99-input.rules (it's a configuration that dynamically adds read/write permissions to the gamepad buttons)
   

   
   netto@bella:~$ sudo {your prefered text editor here} /etc/udev/rules.d/99-input.rules
   

   
   Add the following line to all linux kernel catch gamepad events
   

   
   KERNEL=="event*", NAME="input/%k", MODE="660", GROUP="input"
   



4. Enjoy your games!!!