The Windows Device Manager, on Linux
A new application replicates the Windows Device Manager for Linux users, built using Qt6. It offers features such as a two-level device tree, driver management, and hardware scanning. The tool is designed for CachyOS and Arch Linux, with some features requiring additional packages.
- ▪The application is a recreation of the Windows Device Manager for Linux.
- ▪It includes a full two-level device tree backed by real sysfs/procfs data.
- ▪Users can enable or disable devices and manage drivers through the application.
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linux-devmgmt The Windows Device Manager, on Linux A faithful recreation of the Windows Device Manager built with Qt6 and real hardware backends via sysfs/procfs. Best enjoyed with AeroThemePlasma, but looks great on regular KDE as well. NoteBuilt for CachyOS / Arch Linux.Some features (DKMS uninstall, driver date lookup) depend on dkms and pacman. Other distros may need minor adjustments. Building sudo pacman -S qt6-base cmake cmake -B build cmake --build build -j ./build/devmgmt Runtime dependencies Tool Purpose pkexec Privilege escalation for enable/disable/uninstall modinfo Driver details dkms (optional) DKMS driver management pacman (optional) Package date lookup Features Full two-level device tree (by type) backed by real sysfs/procfs data Per-device Properties dialog with General,…
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