Working area of Huion driver software in Linux not working
On Kubuntu 25.04, using wayland; tablet area does not detect my screen resolution properly, resulting in the driver app thinking my screen is a 1 by 1 pixel. screenshot shows the huion app not detecting the screen resolution of my screen
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Hi, Elephantropy. Thank you for sharing your experience with your Kamvas 13 without our driver. I have forwarded your experience to our engineers for further review.
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HUION Customer Support
> fresh Arch (Manjaro) with Gnome my Huion 13 works well without installing Huion software through generic support of Wacom tablets
Official driver sends a message to the tablet which changes the message format the tablet sends. The fallback mode works ok if you don't mind rebinding default keys it sends, BUT the difference is that the fallback mode sends the same keys for both dials (at least in my testing) and the buttons on dials don't do anything. I don't see that official driver actually reconfigures which keys are sent by the tablet, so I'm assuming it's always the case that the fallback behavior doesn't allow separate bindings for dials. Custom protocol actually tells the official driver which dial is being turned.
Hi, Tin Švagelj. Thank you for sharing your observations. I have forwarded this to our software engineers.
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HUION Customer Support
The latest Ubuntu 26.04 with Gnome 50 has dropped support for X11 and moved entirely over to Wayland. Currently I am unable to upgrade to this version because I can't get any of my Huion devices working (Inspiroy Giano G930L, Kamvas Pro 24).
It seems like a lot of Linux distros are moving in this direction.
I look forward to Wayland support in the future.
Hi, Gregg Jansen van Vuren. Please try this driver version on Wayland: HuionTablet_LinuxDriver_v15.0.0.179.x86_64 (Linux Wayland). Please note of the following:
The driver already supports Wayland, but most Linux desktop environments still do not fully implement Wayland’s virtual mouse/keyboard protocols. Because of this, the pen can move the system cursor, but the Wayland compositor does not update the “real” mouse position. This causes a second cursor to appear whenever you use mouse‑related features (mouse mode, left/right click, middle click, double‑click, scroll wheel, etc.). (Reference: https://wayland.app/protocols/wlr-virtual-pointer-unstable-v1#compositor-support)
Solution:
To prevent the double‑cursor issue, all mouse‑related functions in the driver are temporarily disabled under Wayland.
Screen flashing when setting the work area
Different Linux distributions support Wayland features at different levels. Some systems cannot provide a live desktop preview, so the driver uses the system’s built‑in screenshot tool instead. When the screen changes, the work‑area preview may flash briefly, but this does not affect the actual work‑area settings or tablet performance.
The other issues (UI glitches after reboot, device not detected in the UI even though it’s connected, rotation settings not responding, etc.) are system‑side bugs that occur occasionally. They are usually fixed by closing and restarting the driver.
Feel free to share any feedback or observations after testing this driver version. Your input is extremely valuable and helps our engineering team continue improving Wayland compatibility and overall performance. We’re here to support you every step of the way.
Best Regards,
HUION Customer Support
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