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Looking for a linux compatible programmable keyboard (lemmy.zip)

submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Hey guys, in the last few days my current one has started having some ghosting / unresponsive key issues and I am looking for a replacement.

The current one is a logitech g910 with programmable keys, which sadly don't work under Linux (I bought the keyboard when I still used windows). Now I know most keyboards with programmable functionality require software on the computer to work, and windows software at that.

Can someone here make a recommendation? I need

full Linux compatibility
3-8 programmable keys
full layout with numpad
media / volume controls would be nice to have
(obviously) mechanical keys with good feedback, I mostly use it for gaming

Thank you in advance 🙂

E: thanks everyone for the useful responses, i landed on a keychron k3 (after some comparing i decided i could do without the numpad). Had to buy it from amazon sadly because their own store is like 3/4 sold out and didnt have the german layout i need in stock.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I suggest that you should spend less effort looking for special hardware and more effort learning how keyboard mappings work in your OS (e.g. [1][2]). "Linux" is a very powerful chameleon because hardware vendors almost never cater directly to that market.

[1] https://linuxconfig.org/reprogram-keyboard-keys-with-xmodmap [2] https://github.com/xremap/xremap

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Fair enough, although that sort of missed the part of my keyboard failing due to age. I definitely need a new one.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

Can't really help much there... I haven't bought a keyboard in years. But once you drop that first qualifier the availability of options just goes bananas!