Setting Up Wacom Tablet on Linux

Hey there! Ready to get your Wacom tablet up and running with Linux? I personally use my Wacom pen as a mouse for almost everything, except when I’m gaming. Let’s get into it.

Step 1: Installing the Driver

Let’s start by installing the driver. It’s pretty simple. Just open your terminal and type:

yay -S xf86-input-wacom

This will get the necessary driver onto your system.

Step 2: Initializing Your Wacom

Next up, we need to get your tablet recognized. After installing the driver, type this:

xsetwacom

Step 3: Reboot or Reset X

After you’ve done that, it’s a good idea to either reboot your computer or reset the X server. This makes sure everything’s set up properly.

Step 4: Pen as a Mouse

If you want to use your pen as a mouse (which is pretty cool), enter this command:

xsetwacom --set "Wacom Intuos S Pen stylus" mode "Relative"

This changes the pen’s mode to work like a mouse.

Step 5: Customizing Pen Buttons

Your pen has buttons that can do more than you might think. To customize them, use:

xsetwacom set "Wacom Intuos S Pen stylus" Button 3 "pan" # This makes button 3 scroll
xsetwacom set "Wacom Intuos S Pen stylus" Button 2 "button 3" # And this one mimics a right-click

Step 6: Adjusting Cursor Proximity

Finally, you might want to fine-tune how the tablet senses the pen. Adjust it with:

xsetwacom set "Wacom Intuos S Pen stylus" CursorProximity 30

This sets how close the pen needs to be to the tablet to move the cursor.