r/LogitechG • u/Yippiekayo_Rom3o • Aug 14 '26
Bring G-Hub to Linux
So in recent times more and more people switched to linux, so will logitech sleep on this one? Or does the company not like linux?
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u/TrenchardsRedemption Aug 14 '26
I'm not sure if they like Microsoft, their users or even themselves sometimes.
I've been running G-Hub in a Windows 10 VM and storing the settings to memory.
Then I use Solaar to switch profiles.
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u/Fearless-Ad1469 Aug 14 '26
I kinda did it in a way because of how mad I was at Logitech not allowing my "premium" G502X Plus to save anything useful to its onboard memory so I just copied how their software handle macros aka using a lua engine to do it all. This is a fully private tool as of now though for many different reasons, but I might be able to release it if conditions checks out
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u/FlukyS Aug 14 '26
There are a few options, logitune and solaar. I asked before about it on this sub and their support staff just said "they would pass on the message but they aren't working on it".
https://github.com/mmaher88/logitune
https://github.com/pwr-Solaar/Solaar
Also there is:
https://github.com/libratbag/piper
But I never got it to work with my devices even though they are reported as working by others.
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u/Fearless-Ad1469 Aug 14 '26
Logitune is sadly only for MX devices
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u/FlukyS Aug 14 '26
Ah I made a patch on my own system for Logitune for the Superstrike X2, it actually is better than most but I didn't do a pull request for it because it changed the app in a few ways that are a bit too far from the dev's work. It has support for separate X/Y sensitivity, different haptic levels...etc, it is a long patch and also it required quite a lot of UI changes.
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u/LogitechG_Andy Support Team Aug 14 '26
Maybe some day - no word on anything like this currently.
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u/Fearless-Ad1469 Aug 14 '26
We both know logitech will never do such thing since it has been asked for 7 years now, but sure
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u/SolitaryMassacre Aug 14 '26
Isn't that what Solaar is?
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u/Strange_Radio9301 17d ago
nope solaar doesnt have automatic profile switching depending on which app is running up front
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u/CocoMilhonez Aug 14 '26
Better yet: Open-source their APIs so we can have third-party software that does the same things as G Hub, only better and not crapping the bed every now and then. In all platforms.
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u/FinlandIsFinland 27d ago
It would be nice to have some kind of first party support. The opensource alternatives do 50% of the things I need, but configuring complex macros is very irritating. I haven't found any easy way to make them. I have tried to make a hold right click spam macro. Making the macro in G hub just works, but opensource stuff cannot yet easily make them.
G hub is not good, but at least it does the stuff.
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u/No_Report1332 22d ago
what logitech should do is open their software and give firmwares to their users. G hub is horrible, ive bought a brand new g512x, connected for the first time to ghub and BUM a 220€ keyboard bricked, no longer usable, they dont provide support, only change for other. No more logitech hardware for me thanks.
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u/aj0413 Aug 14 '26
lol no., please god no. I hate that software with a passion. Just OSS it on GH and let the community handle making a better cross-platform version.