/alienware-kbl

Alienware-KBL, a software to control the lights of alienware computers under GNU-Linux systems.

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Introduction

Alienware-KBL is a software to control the lights of alienware computers under GNU/Linux systems. These are its main features:

Installation instructions

  1. Download the stable branch
  2. Install the dependencies:

  • Debian Based Distributions: apt-get install systemd gksu libgtk-3-0 libgtk-3-dev gir1.2-appindicator3-0.1 gir1.2-appindicator3 python3 python3-gi python3-cairo python3-usb python3-serpent python3-pip and also use pip3 install pyro

    Note: python3-pyro4 shall be >= 4.47, this is why it must be installed trought python-pip.

  • ArchLinux: pacman -S systemd gksu gtk3 libappindicator-gtk3 python python-cairo python-gobject python-pyusb python-pyro python-pip and also use pip install serpent.

  1. Execute the setup file

Supported computers

*If your computer is not supported look at the F.A.Q. for the support procedure.
*The names & versions are taken from this page of wikipedia.

Symbol Meaning
:) Eveything works good (confirmed)
:? Eveything works good (not confirmed)
:S It works, but with some problems
:/ Configuration missing / untested computer
Computer Status Comment
Area 51-R1 :?
Area 51-R2 :?
Area 51-ALX-R1 :/
Aurora-R1 :/
Aurora-R2 :/
Aurora-R3 :/
Aurora-R4 :/
Aurora ALX-R1 :/
M11X-R1 :?
M11X-R2 :?
M11X-R3 :?
M11X-R25 :?
M13X :/
M14X-R1 :)
M14X-R2 :)
M14X-R3 :?
M15X-R1 :?
M15X-R2 :?
Alienware 13 :)
Alienware 13-R2 :/
Alienware 13-R3 :S
Alienware 15 :)
Alienware 15-R2 :/
Alienware 15-R3 :S
M17X :)
M17X-R1 :/
M17X-R2 :/
M17X-R3 :)
M17X-R4 :/
M17X-R5 :/
M18X-R1 :/
M18X-R2 :)
M18X-R3 :/
M18X-RX :S It may be an R1 or R2

F.A.Q.

Please look at the F.A.Q. before asking questions and submiting bugs !

License

The code is licensed GPL3 and the artwork CC-BY-4.0, for more details look at the copyright file.

Credits

The software has been developed with the contributions of many GNU/Linux users and hackers, it does not belong to any corporation and it shouldn't be confused with a formal projet !

Alienware-KBL is based on pyAlienFX 1.02, which had a strong influence from AlienFX Lite. These are the main credits and contributors:

Alienware-KBL

  • Rafael Senties Martinelli
  • Amalia Angeli (ArtWork)

PyALienFX

  • Ledjfou125
  • LightHash
  • Corp
  • Niai

AlienFX Lite

  • Wattos

Beside the main code of the software, some users have contributed to the support the configuration of their computer, these are some of the names:

  • Alienware 13 by Francesco Rosa
  • M11XR1 by aehs29
  • M11XR2 by iferlive
  • M14XR1 by LightHash
  • M14XR3 by nshp
  • Alienware 15 by trollsid
  • M17XR3 by Niai
  • M18XR2 by SuperTool