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

[onpon4]

The Linux joystick driver makes all controllers look the same to software  
(e.g. games); they're gaming controllers (sometimes called "joysticks"). No  
extra software is needed; the Linux joystick driver is a part of Linux. One  
program you might be interested in installing, though, is "jstest-gtk"; this  
program gives you a graphical interface for testing your gamepads, and I  
think for calibrating them too.

Some gaming controllers advertise special features that require some sort of  
proprietary Windows junk, e.g. they might advertise support for binding to  
keys when they really just mean that they offer a proprietary program that  
does so on Windows (it's the same sort of program QJoypad is). But in nearly  
all cases, such features are optional and you can use the controllers as  
standard gamepads, including on Linux systems.