Compose-Files/Backups/Miker/Desktop/Asusctl.md

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https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Asusctl#RGB/Keyboard_backlight asusctl

is a command-line utility designed for controlling ASUS ROG and TUF laptops on Linux, providing features like RGB keyboard backlight control. 

Controlling RGB with asusctl:

• Toggling LED Modes: You can cycle through the available RGB lighting effects using the commands asusctl aura -n for the next mode and asusctl aura -p for the previous mode.
• Setting a Specific Color (Potentially): One Reddit user mentions using asusctl rgb -c 4 to set the RGB color to a specific value, suggesting that asusctl might support assigning specific colors to RGB lighting.

STEPS TO INSTALL ASUSCTL ON LINUX MINT 22

• 1. Download source code zip file from https://gitlab.com/asus-linux/asusctl/-/releases/6.0.12
  2. Extract the zip file into the respective folder
  3. Go to the unzipped folder

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  cd asusctl-6.0.12
  

  4. Update repositories

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  sudo apt update
  

  5. Upgrade packages if any

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  sudo apt upgrade
  

  6. Install dependencies - can be installed via software manager and/or synaptic package manager

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  sudo apt install gcc pkg-config openssl libasound2-dev cmake build-essential python3 libfreetype6-dev libexpat1-dev libxcb-composite0-dev libssl-dev libx11-dev libfontconfig1-dev curl libclang-dev libudev-dev checkinstall libseat-dev libinput-dev libxkbcommon-dev libgbm-dev
  

  7. Install npm - package manager for Node.js - can be installed via software manager or synaptic package manager

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  sudo apt install npm
  

  8. Install the npm-run-all CLI tool, which allows you to run multiple npm scripts in sequential order while adding the third-party packages to the package's development dependencies

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  npm i npm-run-all --save-dev
  

  9. Now install rust

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  curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh
  

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  source "$HOME/.cargo/env"
  

  10. Now compile asusctl and install - compiling takes time

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  make
  

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  sudo make install
  

  11. Start asusctl daemons or simply reboot

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  systemctl daemon-reload && systemctl restart asusd
  

  12. Verify asusd service

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  systemctl status asusd.service