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The Leap Motion Controller Now Supports Linux

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Re: The Leap Motion Controller Now Supports Linux

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Post by 14113 »

jamesbritt wrote: post #2

Specifically Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, 12.10, or newer; the SDK is distributed as a .deb file

Also, specifically Ubuntu - it depends on a higher version of libc6 than is available in everything up to and including unstable in Debian repositories, it's only available in experimental.

Re: The Leap Motion Controller Now Supports Linux

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Post by voltagex_ »

14113 wrote: post #3
jamesbritt wrote: post #2

Specifically Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, 12.10, or newer; the SDK is distributed as a .deb file

Also, specifically Ubuntu - it depends on a higher version of libc6 than is available in everything up to and including unstable in Debian repositories, it's only available in experimental.

Also known as Steam syndrome.

Does this trend worry anyone else? Limiting usage to one distro can't be a good thing.

Re: The Leap Motion Controller Now Supports Linux

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Post by oscilloscope »

mindstab wrote: post #5

D: huh, kinda looks cool but I think I'd get tired of holding my hands up all day :P D: s'what keyboards, palm rests and elbow rests are for S: yeah, i hear you S: i played around with it for about 20 minutes and my arm was aching So yeah. this is me being skeptical

Mount the device at the end of an armrest.

Re: The Leap Motion Controller Now Supports Linux

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Post by nuclear_eclipse »

voltagex_ wrote: post #6
14113 wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Also, specifically Ubuntu - it depends on a higher version of libc6 than is available in everything up to and including unstable in Debian repositories, it's only available in experimental.

Also known as Steam syndrome. Does this trend worry anyone else? Limiting usage to one distro can't be a good thing.

Hasn't stopped other distros from supporting Steam, with Valve's blessings no less. I use Steam on my Arch Linux machines with zero issues.

Re: The Leap Motion Controller Now Supports Linux

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Post by rjdagost »

Does anyone have any real-world experience using the Leap? It looks cool as hell but I'm hearing rumors that it doesn't work well in the presence of halogen / incandescent bulbs or direct sunlight. If I have to carefully control the lighting to be able to use it, that's a dealbreaker for me.
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