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I am a huge fan of Ubuntu. I love its simplicity. However, Ubuntu's Wacom configuration tool is too simple for me. I like the kde-config-tablet, but I am not comfortable with KDE platforms (i.e. Kubuntu, Mint KDE, etc.) as I am with Ubuntu.

So, is there a way to install and use kde-config-tablet in Ubuntu? I know the package is available in the Software Center, and I installed it, but I am unable to use it.

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Unable to use it? As in? What happens when you try? – Seth♦ May 9 '14 at 0:20
    
The package is installed but it doesn't run when I type the name in Terminal, and it doesn't show up in the Dash when I try looking for it – user300481 May 9 '14 at 6:47
    
Doesn't run? Do you get any errors? – Seth♦ May 9 '14 at 15:12
    
That would be because there's nothing to run in that package. The package only has 3 library files, a few doc files, some images, and translations. I'm guessing this package is meant for use within KDE's system settings and isn't a standalone application. – saiarcot895 May 9 '14 at 16:05
    
I think you were right, saiarcot895. anyway, I decided to give Kubuntu another try.. let's see – user300481 May 12 '14 at 13:52
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In fact, I have not been able to use my Wacom Tablet with fancy KDE-settings (systemsettings) under an untouched Mint (tryed with Ubuntu based and Debian based), yet you can tweak it a bit and make it work and access happily to most of config in KDE-config and let it work.

To achive this I made a fresh Linux Mint 17 LTS Xfce install and installed not only systemsettings but also kwin (sudo apt-get install kde-window-manager) which is the composite window manager used by KDE. Might seem strange but you will get your original desktop (Xfce in my case, but might be MATE, Cinnamon, Unity, Gnome or whatever) with another window manager (that you'll see in window decorations, fancy bouncy icon of loading application beside the cursor and that kind of fancy KDE stuff, and also window capabilities provided by kwint, such as invert colors, transparency on the fly and others.

To switch to kwin you should execute:

kwin --replace

Wich can be done at startup. And to return to previous mode:

<your-previous-window-manager> --replace

In the case of Xfce:

xfwm4 --replace

But in any case expect some fails, reboots, requirement of KDE services ...

Update: Managed to have the fancy KDE wacom system settings.

After some research, I wonder if the kde tablet service was actually running or not, so, tried modifying some config after reading this https://forum.kde.org/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=37365

In a terminal:

cd /usr/share/kde4/services/kded #where your kde dir might be
sudo cp wacomtablet.desktop wacomtablet.desktop.old #just in case I broke something
sudo gedit wacomtablet.desktop #can use nano, vi, or your favorite editor

changed this line in the file wacomtablet.desktop: X-KDE-Kded-phase=0 #was before 1 in my case.

Restart KDE services:

kded4

Done! Tell us if it works for you!

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That fixed it for my brother's Kubuntu once I also manually added a direct launcher for the KCM so he could access it. I'm assuming it has to do with his release of Kubuntu being some kind of KDE4/5 Frankenstein. (I'm staying on 14.04 LTS until things shake out a bit more.) – ssokolow Dec 28 '16 at 18:45
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The package is probably a plugin of the main system settings program, which is called systemsettings(1) and come from the package with the same name: 

sudo apt-get install systemsettings

Now you will have the settings for the tablet in the systemsettings menu:

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...but I do not know how much good it can do for non-KDE applications. In my system (Ubuntu Gnome 14.40), if called I have:

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so probably it will of no use outside a KDE environment(2).

Footnotes:

(1) I have it installed to control the appearance of KDE programs I use, like digiKam.

(2) Simplicity versus configurability... sometime I find myself too wanting to check again Kubuntu.

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I installed systemsettings... for some reason, input devices wasn't listed.. at the end, I tried to move to Kubuntu.. I tried it before, but I now have to start knowing it more :D... thank u very much – user300481 May 12 '14 at 13:50

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