Gestures Not Working in dr460nized KDE editions?

[glomar_response]

Hello! I am fairly new to Garuda and Arch in general, so bear with me.

I installed Garuda KDE BlackArch and KDE dr460nized a while back, and was very impressed, though because it was a time of OS testing for me, I had uninstalled them to keep on testing various OS'. However, I have settled on Garuda KDE dr460nized to be my main runner, and want to install it on my mid-2015 Macbook Pro 15". One of the things I thoroughly enjoyed and was impressed with was the gestures that came pre-installed with Garuda, though when I booted to the LiveUSB the gestures no longer work. I installed, reinstalled, installed another OS and then reinstalled Garuda (each time with freshly downloaded images), and with no avail cannot get the gestures working again. I've scoured the forums, and internet to try and find a solution, tried all three versions of the dr460nized KDE version, and gone through every setting I could think of. I see that libinput and libinput-gestures is already included in the packages in the system. Am I missing something obvious? Or did gestures support get dropped from the OS? I appreciate the help, new to the forums, but decently familiar with Linux.

Below is my output of garuda-inxi:

System:
Kernel: 5.16.4-zen1-1-zen x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 11.1.0
parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-x86_64 lang=en_US keytable=us tz=UTC
misobasedir=garuda misolabel=GARUDA_DR460NIZED_WHITETAILEDEAG quiet
systemd.show_status=1 driver=nonfree nouveau.modeset=0 i915.modeset=1
radeon.modeset=1
Desktop: KDE Plasma 5.23.5 tk: Qt 5.15.2 info: latte-dock wm: kwin_x11
vt: 1 dm: SDDM Distro: Garuda Linux base: Arch Linux
Machine:
Type: Laptop System: Apple product: MacBookPro12,1 v: 1.0
serial: <superuser required> Chassis: type: 9 v: Mac-E43C1C25D4880AD6
serial: <superuser required>
Mobo: Apple model: Mac-E43C1C25D4880AD6 v: MacBookPro12,1
serial: <superuser required> UEFI: Apple v: MBP121.88Z.0177.B00.1806051659
date: 06/05/2018
Battery:
ID-1: BAT0 charge: 58.5 Wh (99.0%) condition: 59.1/74.8 Wh (79.0%)
volts: 12.9 min: 11.4 model: SMP bq20z451 type: Li-ion serial: N/A
status: Full cycles: 560
CPU:
Info: model: Intel Core i5-5257U bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Broadwell
family: 6 model-id: 0x3D (61) stepping: 4 microcode: 0x2F
Topology: cpus: 1x cores: 2 tpc: 2 threads: 4 smt: enabled cache:
L1: 128 KiB desc: d-2x32 KiB; i-2x32 KiB L2: 512 KiB desc: 2x256 KiB
L3: 3 MiB desc: 1x3 MiB
Speed (MHz): avg: 1996 high: 2700 min/max: 500/3100 scaling:
driver: intel_cpufreq governor: schedutil cores: 1: 1556 2: 2700 3: 2147
4: 1582 bogomips: 21599
Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
Vulnerabilities:
Type: itlb_multihit status: KVM: VMX disabled
Type: l1tf
mitigation: PTE Inversion; VMX: conditional cache flushes, SMT vulnerable
Type: mds mitigation: Clear CPU buffers; SMT vulnerable
Type: meltdown mitigation: PTI
Type: spec_store_bypass
mitigation: Speculative Store Bypass disabled via prctl
Type: spectre_v1
mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization
Type: spectre_v2 mitigation: Full generic retpoline, IBPB: conditional,
IBRS_FW, STIBP: conditional, RSB filling
Type: srbds mitigation: Microcode
Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected
Graphics:
Device-1: Intel Iris Graphics 6100 vendor: Apple driver: i915 v: kernel
bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:162b class-ID: 0300
Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.21.1.3 compositor: kwin_x11 driver:
loaded: intel unloaded: modesetting alternate: fbdev,vesa display-ID: :0
screens: 1
Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1921x2280 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 507x602mm (20.0x23.7")
s-diag: 787mm (31")
Monitor-1: eDP1 res: 1920x1200 hz: 60 dpi: 168
size: 290x180mm (11.4x7.1") diag: 341mm (13.4")
Monitor-2: DP2 res: 1920x1080 hz: 60 dpi: 81 size: 600x340mm (23.6x13.4")
diag: 690mm (27.2")
Message: Unable to show advanced data. Required tool glxinfo missing.
Audio:
Device-1: Intel Broadwell-U Audio vendor: Apple driver: snd_hda_intel
v: kernel bus-ID: 00:03.0 chip-ID: 8086:160c class-ID: 0403
Device-2: Intel Wildcat Point-LP High Definition Audio
driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus-ID: 00:1b.0 chip-ID: 8086:9ca0
class-ID: 0403
Device-3: Broadcom 720p FaceTime HD Camera driver: N/A bus-ID: 02:00.0
chip-ID: 14e4:1570 class-ID: 0480
Sound Server-1: ALSA v: k5.16.4-zen1-1-zen running: yes
Sound Server-2: PulseAudio v: 15.0 running: no
Sound Server-3: PipeWire v: 0.3.44 running: yes
Network:
Device-1: Broadcom BCM43602 802.11ac Wireless LAN SoC vendor: Apple
driver: brcmfmac v: kernel bus-ID: 03:00.0 chip-ID: 14e4:43ba
class-ID: 0280
IF: wlp3s0 state: up mac: <filter>
Bluetooth:
Device-1: Apple Bluetooth Host Controller type: USB
driver: btusb,hid-generic,usbhid bus-ID: 1-3:3 chip-ID: 05ac:8290
class-ID: fe01
Report: bt-adapter ID: hci0 rfk-id: 0 state: up address: <filter>
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 494.67 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%)
SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 maj-min: 259:0 model: 500GB M13 TURBO size: 465.76 GiB
block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 31.6 Gb/s lanes: 4
type: SSD serial: <filter> rev: 42A7T1UA temp: 37.9 C scheme: GPT
ID-2: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 type: USB vendor: PNY model: USB 2.0 FD
size: 28.91 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B type: N/A
serial: <filter> rev: PMAP scheme: MBR
SMART Message: Unknown USB bridge. Flash drive/Unsupported enclosure?
Partition:
Message: No partition data found.
Swap:
Kernel: swappiness: 133 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default)
ID-1: swap-1 type: zram size: 7.67 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: 100
dev: /dev/zram0
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 74.0 C pch: 75.0 C mobo: N/A
Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A
Info:
Processes: 190 Uptime: 7m wakeups: 2 Memory: 7.67 GiB
used: 3.69 GiB (48.2%) Init: systemd v: 250 tool: systemctl Compilers:
gcc: 11.1.0 clang: 13.0.0 Packages: pacman: 1180 lib: 295 Shell: fish
v: 3.3.1 default: Bash v: 5.1.16 running-in: konsole inxi: 3.3.12
warning: database file for 'core' does not exist (use '-Sy' to download)
warning: database file for 'extra' does not exist (use '-Sy' to download)
warning: database file for 'community' does not exist (use '-Sy' to download)
warning: database file for 'multilib' does not exist (use '-Sy' to download)
warning: database file for 'chaotic-aur' does not exist (use '-Sy' to download)
Garuda (2.5.3-1):
System install date:     2022-02-21
Last full system update: 2022-02-21
Is partially upgraded:   No
Relevant software:       NetworkManager
Windows dual boot:       <superuser required>
Snapshots:               Snapper
Failed units:

Below is the output of inxi -Faz:

System:
Kernel: 5.16.4-zen1-1-zen x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 11.1.0
parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-x86_64 lang=en_US keytable=us tz=UTC
misobasedir=garuda misolabel=GARUDA_DR460NIZED_WHITETAILEDEAG quiet
systemd.show_status=1 driver=nonfree nouveau.modeset=0 i915.modeset=1
radeon.modeset=1
Desktop: KDE Plasma 5.23.5 tk: Qt 5.15.2 info: latte-dock wm: kwin_x11
vt: 1 dm: SDDM Distro: Garuda Linux base: Arch Linux
Machine:
Type: Laptop System: Apple product: MacBookPro12,1 v: 1.0
serial: <superuser required> Chassis: type: 9 v: Mac-E43C1C25D4880AD6
serial: <superuser required>
Mobo: Apple model: Mac-E43C1C25D4880AD6 v: MacBookPro12,1
serial: <superuser required> UEFI: Apple v: MBP121.88Z.0177.B00.1806051659
date: 06/05/2018
Battery:
ID-1: BAT0 charge: 58.5 Wh (99.0%) condition: 59.1/74.8 Wh (79.0%)
volts: 12.9 min: 11.4 model: SMP bq20z451 type: Li-ion serial: N/A
status: Full cycles: 560
CPU:
Info: model: Intel Core i5-5257U bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Broadwell
family: 6 model-id: 0x3D (61) stepping: 4 microcode: 0x2F
Topology: cpus: 1x cores: 2 tpc: 2 threads: 4 smt: enabled cache:
L1: 128 KiB desc: d-2x32 KiB; i-2x32 KiB L2: 512 KiB desc: 2x256 KiB
L3: 3 MiB desc: 1x3 MiB
Speed (MHz): avg: 1352 high: 1749 min/max: 500/3100 scaling:
driver: intel_cpufreq governor: schedutil cores: 1: 1749 2: 1228 3: 1563
4: 868 bogomips: 21599
Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
Vulnerabilities:
Type: itlb_multihit status: KVM: VMX disabled
Type: l1tf
mitigation: PTE Inversion; VMX: conditional cache flushes, SMT vulnerable
Type: mds mitigation: Clear CPU buffers; SMT vulnerable
Type: meltdown mitigation: PTI
Type: spec_store_bypass
mitigation: Speculative Store Bypass disabled via prctl
Type: spectre_v1
mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization
Type: spectre_v2 mitigation: Full generic retpoline, IBPB: conditional,
IBRS_FW, STIBP: conditional, RSB filling
Type: srbds mitigation: Microcode
Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected
Graphics:
Device-1: Intel Iris Graphics 6100 vendor: Apple driver: i915 v: kernel
bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:162b class-ID: 0300
Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.21.1.3 compositor: kwin_x11 driver:
loaded: intel unloaded: modesetting alternate: fbdev,vesa display-ID: :0
screens: 1
Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1921x2280 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 507x602mm (20.0x23.7")
s-diag: 787mm (31")
Monitor-1: eDP1 res: 1920x1200 hz: 60 dpi: 168
size: 290x180mm (11.4x7.1") diag: 341mm (13.4")
Monitor-2: DP2 res: 1920x1080 hz: 60 dpi: 81 size: 600x340mm (23.6x13.4")
diag: 690mm (27.2")
Message: Unable to show advanced data. Required tool glxinfo missing.
Audio:
Device-1: Intel Broadwell-U Audio vendor: Apple driver: snd_hda_intel
v: kernel bus-ID: 00:03.0 chip-ID: 8086:160c class-ID: 0403
Device-2: Intel Wildcat Point-LP High Definition Audio
driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus-ID: 00:1b.0 chip-ID: 8086:9ca0
class-ID: 0403
Device-3: Broadcom 720p FaceTime HD Camera driver: N/A bus-ID: 02:00.0
chip-ID: 14e4:1570 class-ID: 0480
Sound Server-1: ALSA v: k5.16.4-zen1-1-zen running: yes
Sound Server-2: PulseAudio v: 15.0 running: no
Sound Server-3: PipeWire v: 0.3.44 running: yes
Network:
Device-1: Broadcom BCM43602 802.11ac Wireless LAN SoC vendor: Apple
driver: brcmfmac v: kernel bus-ID: 03:00.0 chip-ID: 14e4:43ba
class-ID: 0280
IF: wlp3s0 state: up mac: <filter>
Bluetooth:
Device-1: Apple Bluetooth Host Controller type: USB
driver: btusb,hid-generic,usbhid bus-ID: 1-3:3 chip-ID: 05ac:8290
class-ID: fe01
Report: bt-adapter ID: hci0 rfk-id: 0 state: up address: <filter>
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 494.67 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%)
SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 maj-min: 259:0 model: 500GB M13 TURBO size: 465.76 GiB
block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 31.6 Gb/s lanes: 4
type: SSD serial: <filter> rev: 42A7T1UA temp: 40.9 C scheme: GPT
ID-2: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 type: USB vendor: PNY model: USB 2.0 FD
size: 28.91 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B type: N/A
serial: <filter> rev: PMAP scheme: MBR
SMART Message: Unknown USB bridge. Flash drive/Unsupported enclosure?
Partition:
Message: No partition data found.
Swap:
Kernel: swappiness: 133 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default)
ID-1: swap-1 type: zram size: 7.67 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: 100
dev: /dev/zram0
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 75.0 C pch: 73.5 C mobo: N/A
Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A
Info:
Processes: 180 Uptime: 18m wakeups: 2 Memory: 7.67 GiB
used: 3.81 GiB (49.6%) Init: systemd v: 250 tool: systemctl Compilers:
gcc: 11.1.0 clang: 13.0.0 Packages: pacman: 1180 lib: 295 Shell: fish
v: 3.3.1 default: Bash v: 5.1.16 running-in: konsole inxi: 3.3.12

[filo]

Hi there, welcome!
Could it be that, rather than do not work, libinput-gestures actually do not autostart?
On an installed system, I remember this thread. Try to give a look if it can help…

How to setup libinput-gestures in kde?

Well, same here (with Dr460nized Ed.). What I tried to do so far is that I removed that (wrong) symlink and copied "manually": sudo cp /usr/share/applications/libinput-gestures.desktop /etc/xdg/autostart/ Then it worked (always as a desktop application, not as a service, but I think that this is what that cp should do).

[Gavin]

in addition to the previous response, I'm guessing your search drew a blank because you're thinking its a kde thing, which it isn't. if you've the 2 parts already installed, just type this at the terminal: libinput-gestures-setup autostart . There is also a nifty gui for this which will save editing a file if you want to add more or change a thing or two, its in the AUR and its called "gestures".

[glomar_response]

Thank you both! I was able to get libinput-gestures working, though it's not working how it used to, but it's working, so I'm content! I appreciate your help, and am excited to be part of the community!!