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newer drivers for older kernel versions which don't have them, and to allow | ||
users to test new drivers before we contribute them to the mainline kernel. | ||
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See the [list of supported tablets](http://digimend.github.io/drivers/digimend/tablets/) | ||
on the [project website](http://digimend.github.io/). | ||
See the [list of supported tablets][supported_tablets] on the [project | ||
website][website]. | ||
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Please send your testing results to [email protected]. | ||
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installing appropriate version of `linux-headers` package. On Red Hat and | ||
derived distributions the package name is `kernel-headers`. | ||
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Download one of the releases from the [releases | ||
page](https://github.com/DIGImend/digimend-kernel-drivers/releases). The | ||
"Download ZIP" link on the right of the GitHub page leads to the current | ||
development version, use it only if you know what you're doing. | ||
Download appropriate files for one of the releases from the [releases | ||
page][releases]. The "Download ZIP" link on the right of the GitHub page leads | ||
to the source of the current development version, use it only if you know what | ||
you're doing. | ||
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### Installing Debian package ### | ||
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If you're using Debian or a derived distro, such as Ubuntu, please try using | ||
the experimental .deb package. If it works for you, this will remove the need | ||
to reinstall the driver after each kernel upgrade. If it doesn't work, please | ||
[report the issue][report_issue]. | ||
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If you're not using a Debian-based distro, or the .deb package didn't work, | ||
you can try installing the driver using DKMS directly, if you know how, or | ||
manually as described below. | ||
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### Installing source package with DKMS ### | ||
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If you know how to use DKMS, you can try installing the package with it | ||
directly, employing the experimental DKMS support. Please [report | ||
issues][report_issue] if you find any. | ||
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### Installing source package manually ### | ||
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To build the drivers run `make` in the package's directory. | ||
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and reconnect the tablet. Or simply reboot the machine. | ||
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Note that if you built and installed the driver with `make` and `sudo make | ||
install` as described above, you will need to do that again after each kernel | ||
upgrade. | ||
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See the DIGImend project [support page](http://digimend.github.io/support/) | ||
for further setup instructions. | ||
for further setup instructions. Please [report issues][report_issue] if you | ||
find any. | ||
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Uninstalling | ||
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If you've installed a version of this package before, please uninstall it | ||
before installing another one, using the sources you used for installation. | ||
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[website]: http://digimend.github.io/ | ||
[supported_tablets]: http://digimend.github.io/drivers/digimend/tablets/ | ||
[releases]: https://github.com/DIGImend/digimend-kernel-drivers/releases | ||
[report_issue]: https://github.com/DIGImend/digimend-kernel-drivers/issues/new |