alienfx
CLI and GUI utility to control lighting effects on Alienware computers
AlienFX is a Linux utility to control the lighting effects of Alienware computers. It provides both a command-line interface (alienfx) and an optional GTK-based graphical interface (alienfx-gtk). Supported features include: - Control individual lighting zones on supported Alienware devices - Create and save lighting themes as JSON files - Configure lighting for different power states (boot, AC, battery, etc.) - Automatic device detection via USB - Interactive zone scanning for unsupported devices The package includes udev rules to allow non-root access to the AlienFX USB controller hardware.
homepage ↗ github: trackmastersteve/alienfx
Available in
| Overlay | Newest | Ebuilds | Last activity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| olifre GitHub ↗ | 9999 | 1 | 7 d | details › |
| canutethegreat-overlay GitHub ↗ | 2.4.3 | 2 | 4 mo | details › |
Versions & arches
| Version | Overlay | amd64 | x86 | Committed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9999 LIVE | canutethegreat-overlay | follows upstream — no keywords | 8 mo | view · download · history ↗ | |
| 9999 LIVE ≈ | olifre | follows upstream — no keywords | 22 mo | view · download · history ↗ | |
| 2.4.3 | canutethegreat-overlay | amd64 testing | x86 testing | 8 mo | view · download · history ↗ |
Use flags of 2.4.3
- gtk Install the GTK-based graphical user interface (alienfx-gtk) in addition to the command-line interface
3 expansion flags (python targets, ABIs, cpu flags…)
- python_targets_python3_11
- python_targets_python3_12
- python_targets_python3_13