====== Ubuntu - Hardware - libinput ======

**libinput** is an input device driver for Wayland compositors and X.org window system.

libinput provides device detection, device handling, input device event processing and abstraction to minimize the amount of custom input code compositors need to provide the common set of functionality that users expect.

----

===== Requirements =====

==== Kernel ====

Support for Event interface (CONFIG_INPUT_EVDEV) needs to be enabled in the kernel:

<code bash>
KERNEL Enabling Event interface in the kernel

Device Drivers --->
  Input device support --->
  <*>  Event interface
</code>

----

==== Group access ====

Add user to the **input** group input so devices can be read directly:

<code bash>
sudo usermod -a -G input <user>
</code>

----