Slimbook RGB Keyboard
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Slimbook RGB Keyboard is an application that allows you to customize your keyboard and (if you have one) backlight bar.

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Install Slimbook RGB Keyboard:

- Add Slimbook repository:

Ubuntu 22:

$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:slimbook/slimbook
$ sudo apt update

Ubuntu 24:

$ wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Slimbook-Team/slimbook-base-files/main/sources/slimbook.list
$ wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Slimbook-Team/slimbook-base-files/main/keys/slimbook.gpg
$ sudo mv slimbook.gpg /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/
$ sudo mv slimbook.list /etc/apt/sources.list.d/
$ sudo apt update

- Instalar la aplicación:

** Modelos Essential 15, Elemental15, Hero S **

$ sudo apt install slimbook-rgb-keyboard slimbook-keyboard-dkms
$ sudo reboot

** Titan, Hero y Creative models **

$ sudo apt install slimbook-rgb-keyboard slimbook-qc71-dkms
$ sudo reboot

- The application is ready to run.

- Add Slimbook repository:

Debian 12:

$ sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys BE80F1EEB3838E61E42091B378A22399981017FC
$ echo 'deb https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/slimbook/slimbook/ubuntu jammy main' >> /etc/apt/sources.list
$ echo 'deb-src https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/slimbook/slimbook/ubuntu jammy main ' >> /etc/apt/sources.list
$ sudo apt update

Debian 13:

$ wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Slimbook-Team/slimbook-base-files/main/sources/slimbook.list
$ wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Slimbook-Team/slimbook-base-files/main/keys/slimbook.gpg
$ sudo mv slimbook.gpg /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/
$ sudo mv slimbook.list /etc/apt/sources.list.d/
$ sudo apt update

- Install the application:

** Modelos Essential 15, Elemental15, Hero S **

$ sudo apt install slimbook-rgb-keyboard slimbook-keyboard-dkms
$ sudo reboot

** Titan, Hero y Creative models **

$ sudo apt install slimbook-rgb-keyboard slimbook-qc71-dkms
$ sudo reboot
 - Ya se puede ejecutar la aplicación.


- No debemos añadir repositorios, algunos de nuestros paquetes ya disponen en repositorios privados de Manjaro.

- Install the application:

** Modelos Essential 15, Elemental15, Hero S **

$ sudo pacman -S slimbook-rgb-keyboard slimbook-keyboard-dkms
$ sudo reboot

** Titan, Hero y Creative models **

$ sudo pacman -S slimbook-rgb-keyboard slimbook-qc71-dkms
$ sudo reboot
 - Ya se puede ejecutar la aplicación.


- Add Slimbook repository:

Fedora 42:

$ sudo dnf4 config-manager --add-repo https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/Slimbook/Fedora_42/home:Slimbook.repo
$ sudo dnf update -y --refresh

Fedora 41:

$ sudo dnf4 config-manager --add-repo https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/Slimbook/Fedora_41/home:Slimbook.repo
$ sudo dnf update -y --refresh

- Install the application:

For GNOME desktop:

$ sudo dnf install slimbook-meta-gnome

For KDE desktop:

$ sudo dnf install slimbook-meta-plasma

** Essential 15, Elemental15 y Hero S models **

$ sudo dnf install slimbook-keyboard-kmod slimbook-keyboard-kmod-common slimbook-rgb-keyboard
$ sudo reboot

** Titan, Hero y Creative models **

$ sudo dnf install slimbook-qc71-kmod slimbook-qc71-kmod-common slimbook-rgb-keyboard
$ sudo reboot


- The application is ready to run.


- Add Slimbook repository:

- Install the application:

** Modelos Essential 15, Elemental15, Hero S **

$ sudo pacman -S slimbook-rgb-keyboard slimbook-keyboard-dkms

** Titan, Hero y Creative models **

$ sudo pacman -S slimbook-rgb-keyboard slimbook-qc71-dkms
 - Ya se puede ejecutar la aplicación.

After installing the application and during the first run, the program will attempt to install one of the two drivers it can manage for RGB keyboards.

For ite8921r3-ctl compatible keyboards: 

This is the most comprehensive driver for computers like the TITAN. With this driver, the keyboard allows:

     
    • Switch on/off the backlight
    • Change brightness level
    • Set a fixed color
    • Switch between all the available effects. There is also a button to open the effect folder, in case you dare to code your own effects :)

 

The lightbar pane will give you options to perform these actions:

    • Switch on/off the backlight
    • Switch on/off rainbow mode
    • Set a fixed color mode (requires rainbow mode disabled to work)

 

For non-ite8921r3-ctl compatible keyboards:

For single zone RGB Keyboards, Slimbook RGB Keyboard will let you enable/disable the backlight, cycle through any of the 10 available brightness levels and set a fixed color.

 

Info window:

 





Slimbook RGB Keyboard
Eusebio Giner Slimbook
24 May, 2021
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