Debian
To ensure the latest updates, add the repository and signing key below. Alternately, packages can be obtained from the release notes, although the software won’t stay up-to-date that way.
echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/polychromatic.gpg] http://ppa.launchpad.net/polychromatic/stable/ubuntu focal main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/polychromatic.list
curl -fsSL 'https://keyserver.ubuntu.com/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0xc0d54c34d00160459588000e96b9cd7c22e2c8c5' | sudo gpg --dearmour -o /usr/share/keyrings/polychromatic.gpg
sudo apt-get update
# Full installation
sudo apt install polychromatic
# Or, selectively install components
sudo apt install polychromatic-controller polychromatic-tray-applet polychromatic-cli
Get the latest features, fixes and improvements as soon as as they are developed.
echo "deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/polychromatic/preview/ubuntu focal main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/polychromatic.list
sudo apt-key adv --recv-key --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com 96B9CD7C22E2C8C5
sudo apt-get update
# Full installation
sudo apt install polychromatic
# Or, selectively install components
sudo apt install polychromatic-controller polychromatic-tray-applet polychromatic-cli
What’s this, Ubuntu?!
Launchpad acts as the repository host for this package archive. The packages and dependencies are compatible between Debian and Ubuntu.
Next up, OpenRazer
Polychromatic is just a frontend. If you haven't already, you'll need to install this driver and daemon:
