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joystickwake 0.5.4-1

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Descriptionjoystick-aware screen waker

Suppresses screen blankers while game controllers are in use. Supports most popular screen savers by default, and can be configured with custom commands to support others.

If python3-dbus-fast is installed, joystickwake will use the org.freedesktop.ScreenSaver D-Bus interface in addition to its other strategies for inhibiting screen blankers. This provides compatibility with a wider range of desktop environments.

If python3-xlib is installed, joystickwake will quit as soon as the user ends their X11 session, rather than waiting for the parent process to exit as is done with Wayland sessions.

The jstest-gtk and joystick packages are suggested because they allow calibrating a game controller's analog sticks and preserving the calibration settings between reboots, respectively. Performing this calibration can keep game controllers with worn sensors from triggering joystickwake when they should not.

MaintainerForest <forestix@kcat.cc>
Changed ByForest <forestix@kcat.cc>
Sponsortsimonq2@debian.org
Distributionunstable
Architectureall
VCSgit: https://codeberg.org/forestix/joystickwake.git (browse)
Closes#1125687
Trackerhttps://tracker.debian.org/pkg/joystickwake
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Architecturesource all
Distributionunstable
DateThu, 16 Jul 2026 12:59:16 -0700
Sourcejoystickwake
Version0.5.4-1
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joystickwake (0.5.4-1) unstable; urgency=medium
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   * Initial Debian release. (Closes: #1125687)
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Priorityoptional
Componentmain
Package-Listjoystickwake deb utils optional arch=all
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Source: https://codeberg.org/forestix/joystickwake
Upstream-Contact: Forest <forestix@kcat.cc>

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