How can I get my Xbox 1 remote to work with 19.10?

Question

I have recently gotten an Xbox remote to work on a Raspian using xboxdrv, but when I try to activate it on Ubuntu, I get an error message that says:

Failed to enable unit: Unit file xboxdrv does not exist.

enter image description here

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 12 '20 at 04:11

The package xboxdrv is available in the Universe repository. You can find it by searching packages.ubuntu.com.

There is no need to add a PPA, nor should you add a PPA when software is available in Ubuntu repositories. To install this package, simply open a terminal and run the following commands:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install xboxdrv

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 12 '20 at 15:37

you have to write an systemd.service by your own.

sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/xboxdrv.service

following content.

[Unit]
Description=Xbox controller driver daemon

[Service]
Type=forking
User=root
PIDFile=/var/run/xboxdrv.pid
ExecStart=/usr/bin/xboxdrv --daemon --detach --pid-file /var/run/xboxdrv.pid --dbus disabled --silent --mimic-xpad

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

Then you can enable the service.

sudo systemctl enable xboxdrv.service

source

frozendwarf · Answer 3 · 2020-03-15T20:08:44.950

-1

You have to install xbox driver for linux called xboxdrv. Info: https://xboxdrv.gitlab.io/

~~Try:~~

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:grumbel/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install xboxdrv

edited Mar 15 '20 at 20:08

answered Mar 12 '20 at 00:23

frozendwarf

1

It says no when I go to add the repository https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/603796117255225366/687464560097361966/unknown.png – MrBlue Mar 12 '20 at 00:57
this PPA is not maintained, and the software is available in Universe – Nmath Mar 12 '20 at 04:11
Edit: the above repo in not maintained like @Nmath said. – frozendwarf Mar 15 '20 at 20:10

How can I get my Xbox 1 remote to work with 19.10?

3 Answers3