Re: [Trisquel-users] Gaming console type controller to use on desktop?

[onpon4]

Lots of game controllers will work. In fact most controllers that work on  
Windows work with the Linux joystick driver. This is the one thing to look  
out for: controllers that use the DirectInput protocol (an old proprietary  
protocol for DirectX) only work on Windows. These controllers are uncommon  
today; usually controllers are either USB-HID, or XInput (the Xbox protocol)  
which there is support for in the Linux joystick driver.

If you're asking whether you can use a controller as a mouse, I don't know if  
this is the best way, but there's a program called "QJoypad" (package  
"qjoypad" in Trisquel) which can map gamepad controls to the keyboard and  
mouse. You can make the analog stick to move the mouse by setting axis 1 and  
axis 2 to "Mouse (Hor.)" and "Mouse (Vert.)" respectively, then ticking  
"gradient" and turning the mouse speed down to 10 or so.