#825217 RFP: sc-controller -- steam controller open source driver + GUI

Package:
wnpp
Source:
wnpp
Submitter:
Louis-Philippe Véronneau
Date:
2026-07-15 20:13:03 UTC
Severity:
wishlist
#825217#5
Date:
2016-05-24 18:04:38 UTC
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To:
Someone has built a nice FOSS (GPLv2) driver with a GUI for the Steam
controller.

It would be nice to have a package of it:

https://github.com/kozec/sc-controller

NB: It is already packaged as a .deb by the OpenSUSE Build Service, but
I'm not sure if that respects Debian's packaging guidelines.
#825217#12
Date:
2016-09-12 23:41:26 UTC
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To:
For what it's worth, I too am interested in having this packaged in the official Debian repositories.
#825217#21
Date:
2026-02-17 14:06:57 UTC
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To:
* Package name    : sc-controller
   Version         : 0.5.5
   Upstream Author : Martin Rys <martin@rys.rs>
* URL             : https://github.com/C0rn3j/sc-controller
* License         : GPL-2
   Programming Lang: Python, C
   Description     : User-mode driver, mapper and GUI for Steam
Controller and other gamepads

sc-controller is a user-mode driver and GTK3-based GUI for the Steam
Controller, DualShock 4, DualSense, and other gamepads. It allows
these controllers to be used without the Steam client, providing
custom input mapping, gyroscope support, trackpad configuration,
profile switching, and Xbox 360 controller emulation.

This is an actively maintained fork (C0rn3j/sc-controller) of the
original kozec/sc-controller project.

One runtime dependency, python3-ioctl-opt, is not yet in Debian and
will be packaged as a prerequisite.

I will need a sponsor.
#825217#34
Date:
2026-07-15 20:10:43 UTC
From:
To:
We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
sc-controller, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive.

A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.

Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed.  If you
have further comments please address them to 825217@bugs.debian.org,
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.

Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Michael Lloyd <michael@micl.dev> (supplier of updated sc-controller package)

(This message was generated automatically at their request; if you
believe that there is a problem with it please contact the archive
administrators by mailing ftpmaster@ftp-master.debian.org)
Format: 1.8
Date: Thu, 05 Mar 2026 09:26:38 +1100
Source: sc-controller
Binary: sc-controller sc-controller-dbgsym
Architecture: source amd64
Version: 0.5.5-1
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: medium
Maintainer: Michael Lloyd <michael@micl.dev>
Changed-By: Michael Lloyd <michael@micl.dev>
Description:
 sc-controller - User-mode driver, mapper and GTK3 GUI for game controllers
Closes: 825217
Changes:
 sc-controller (0.5.5-1) unstable; urgency=medium
 .
   * Initial release. (Closes: #825217)
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