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Seems like there's a new version v15.0.0.103.202208301443 @ https://www.huion.com/dowload/driver-update-log.html

But it is only compatible with a select few new devices, lock the huiontablet package to v15.0.0.89.202205241352 if you're not using one of those I guess.

I'll probably split this package up if more releases like this with different device support continue. (Huion please make this easier for me)

20230204-EDIT: Added v15.0.0.107.202209081050 and v15.0.0.121.202301131103, once again compatibility among devices seems to be iffy, check the driver update log and see which one works best for you. Also god dammit Huion, why are you silently changing peoples wayland sessions to x11, and the script they wrote only works on GDM!!

I am Using the Huion Kamvas 13 Gen 3 (GS1333) Device. And i had written in bbs.archlinux.org how i got the Dials and Buttons to work. I do not know about older Devices. If you have questions i can answer you that.

EDIT: I noticed that my version is v15.0.0.164 and not .162 at end. Maybe that is it. I had downloaded it from Huion. I did not update to .175.

I'll probably split this package up if more releases like this with different device support continue.

I disassembled the 15.0.0.175 and driver versions seem to target message format of individual devices - i.e. 15.0.0.175 assumes 24-bit screen coordinates and pen tilt is read from a position that's padded with zeros for Kamvas 13 Gen 3.

Looking at driver version downloads for Windows, it seems the download page provides correct driver versions for Windows (depending on selected device), but for Linux it always provides the latest version (no matter which device is selected).

This means that older devices should likely download driver versions based on https://www.huion.com/dowload/driver-update-log.html because I don't see code that supports tablet communication from models at the bottom of the changelog (compared with drivers provided in digimend). There are some checks for the model, but those essentially only reset specific flags to default values, and don't handle protocol differences properly.

Note that the official driver doesn't actually support every device on Linux either, based on changelog they're progressively adding support over time. I haven't checked older versions of the driver, but I'm assuming they're simply rewriting old code to work with the latest released device.

If your tablet is older, it might be supported by the kernel already, and you only need to configure libinput to handle the hardware keys which produce BTN_TRIGGER_HAPPY events, becasue most programs won't recognize those (including Krita). The Inspiroy series is covered really well by digimend drivers as Wild_Penguin mentioned.

Please update to version v15.0.0.175.x86_64.tar.xz, otherwise the pen buttons of some devices won't work. Thank you!

Is this package going to get updates? The current vendor driver version is 15.0.0.175 with the release date 2025-10-28, so this seems to be quite a bit out of date. Especially newer devices seem to have issues with the version in this package.

I solved the Issue on this: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=305186

This Huion "driver" seems almost totally non-functional at the moment (on a Huion Inspiroy 2 S, can't vouch for others). I did try the latest version bump.

The only thing it does is change the default upper button to right click (but it seems a bit finicky, a momentary click) and the lower button to "e" (but not held down correctly if you need that). Changing the tablet-to-screen mapping or binding any buttons on the stylus or the tablet has no effect.

OT: The best way to get the tablet mostly working at the moment is to install the git version of digimend Kernel drivers (digimend-drivers-git-dkms - the non-git is only missing the USB id AFAICT, M and L versions should work) and then do setup with xsetwacom (see the Graphics Tablet article in the wiki). Seems like mostly everything is working, but I didn't try re-binding the tablet shortcut keys yet. I didn't find any GUI app for making the setup; for example the KDE Plasma KCM module for tablets seems also non-functional (despite xsetwacom still working).

Having this driver just installed will f' over stuff with it's udev rules so that xsetwacom can not work properly. So do uninstall (stopping the Huion application is not enough).

I updated the PKGBUILD to the most recent version (simply bumps the version):

diff --git a/PKGBUILD-old b/PKGBUILD
index d6f7e79..55ece71 100644
--- a/PKGBUILD-old
+++ b/PKGBUILD
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@

 # Maintainer: Wai <waicool20@gmail.com>
 pkgname=huiontablet
-pkgver=v15.0.0.121.202301131103
+pkgver=v15.0.0.162
 pkgrel=1
 pkgdesc="Official Huion tablet drivers"
 arch=('x86_64')
 url="https://www.huion.com/download/"
 license=('unknown')
-source=("https://driverdl.huion.com/driver/Linux/HuionTablet_$pkgver.$arch.tar.xz")
-md5sums=("7a3d6baa71d2667bf2f0ead10a6905b1")
+source=("https://driverdl.huion.com/driver/Linux/HuionTablet_LinuxDriver_$pkgver.$arch.tar.xz")
+md5sums=("0127e3eafee9dcbb24cd39e859c4ab36")

 prepare() {
   cd "${srcdir}"

For people considering this driver:

• Check first if you can make it work without it (support on KDE and libinput is great), but if for some reason libinput breaks (my case), this driver could be an alternative.

• The "driver" provided by Huion is actually an application that runs in the background which enables the usage of the tablet. If you are working on a screen that has a different aspect ratio compared to the drawing tablet (ex: 3:2), this application maps the screen with no problems while KDE seems to struggle (only could a get a part of the screen).

• I'd advise against running the HUION install script directly because still in 2025, it is ONLY targeting GDM and is forcing user sessions back to X11 (seems to want complete access over input devices). The PKGBUILD here prevents these forced changes.

• If you plan to use it with other applications (Xournal++ for example), you might find that it does not integrate it very well, unless you set the same bindings in the huion app and in the target application. I guess this application is better if you need to use it quick and libinput is not cooperating.

• Update: Try installing additional drivers before using this package. Adding xf86-input-wacom and digimend-kernel-drivers-dkms-git on KDE Plasma eliminated all of my problems after a reboot. If nothing works, this package can be a failover.

for all users, follow this easy guide for any update:

install dpkg(debian package manager) (optional)

find your tablet driver in Huion official site, on linux use "older updates" will be a same updated driver but tar.xz

extract all

go in the folder

[ IF you have just installed from aur via terminal or manjaro packmanager, or just have to update: uninstall it. sudo ./uninstall.sh ]

and: sudo ./install.sh

restart

and give permission: sudo chown -R youruser /usr/lib/huiontablet/*

wait some seconds. Enjoy.

thanks to @VtL and @IhorKovt

@rich52, u can download from site tar.xz file (near download button click older versions) extract and u will find driver installer guide, or long story short in the folder write : sudo ./install.sh and thats it :)

Huiontablet-linux driver is now available (newest version 15.0.0.162) for deb/ubuntu. Please update if possible. Date: 2024-07-05