Notes on Linux
Baballonia
Babble Boards do not support UVC/Serial wired on Linux, you must use a wireless configuration.
We only support the Steam and GitHub releases, not the AUR package.
If you are experiencing issues configuring or opening a Babble Tracker camera, there are a few things you can do:
- Try the Steam scout 1.0 runtime (not sniper 3.0)
- Install
libudev, building from source, or making/joining theplugdevgroup - Install the 99-platformio-udev.rules
- Run the app via Proton
The Babble App
The below concerns the legacy Desktop App, which is no longer updated. For current babbling, please use the current Desktop App Baballonia.
v4l2/v4l-utils
If you receive a ["Error listing UVC devices on Linux ... No such file or directory"] when choosing/changing your camera, you'll need to install video4linux (v4l-utils) for your distro.
For Ubuntu or other distros with apt:
sudo apt-get install v4l-utils
tkinter
If you receive a ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'tkinter' error message on run, you'll need to install tkinter for your distro.
For Ubuntu or other distros with apt:
sudo apt-get install python3-tk
For Fedora:
sudo dnf install python3-tkinter
You can read more about this here.
udev
If you have trouble connecting to your Babble Board (IE being denied permission to access it), you will need to set up and configure udev rules.
Desktop Environments
KDE Plasma
If your GUI window shows just the top row of buttons, set a resolution for the Babble App manually in KDE's Window Settings. 800x600y is a good starting point with plenty of empty space.
Hyprland
If your GUI window shows just the top row of buttons, set a resolution for the Babble App manually (just like KDE above).
Cinammon
No graphical issues have been reported with the client on Cinammon.
XCFE
No graphical issues have been reported with the client on XCFE.
Building from source
If building from source, you will need to remove the line onnxruntime-directml==X.XX.X from the requirements.txt file inside the BabbleApp folder.