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267C++Audience · developerComplexity · 3/5Setup · moderate

tl;dr

A faithful recreation of the Windows Device Manager for Linux desktops, built with Qt6 and real hardware data.

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    What it does
      Windows Device Manager clone
      Reads sysfs and procfs
      Qt6 GUI
    Tech stack
      C++
      Qt6
      CMake
      Nix
    Use cases
      View hardware tree
      Manage drivers
      Enable disable devices
    Audience
      Linux desktop users
      Developers

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what do people make with this?

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View all hardware connected to a Linux desktop in a familiar Windows-style tree

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Inspect driver details, resources, and IRQ assignments for any device

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Enable or disable devices by blocking or unblocking kernel modules

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Uninstall DKMS drivers and scan for hardware changes

what's the stack?

C++Qt6CMakeNix

how it stacks up fr

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Stars267269284
LanguageC++C++C++
Last pushed2025-11-20
MaintenanceQuiet
Setup difficultymoderatemoderatemoderate
Complexity3/53/52/5
Audiencedeveloperdevelopergeneral

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how do i run it?

Difficulty · moderate time til it works · 30min

Best supported on Arch Linux or CachyOS, some features need dkms and pacman.

No license information was found in the README.

in plain english

This project is a recreation of the Windows Device Manager for Linux. The Windows Device Manager is the built-in panel where you can see all hardware connected to a Windows computer, view driver details, and enable or disable individual devices. This project builds the same kind of tool for Linux desktops, using the Qt6 graphical toolkit and reading real hardware information from the Linux system files that expose device data (known as sysfs and procfs). The result looks and behaves closely to the Windows original. It shows a two-level tree of device categories, lets you expand any category to see individual devices, and opens a Properties window for each device with four tabs: General information, Driver details, a Details tab with additional attributes, and a Resources tab showing low-level hardware assignments like interrupt request lines. You can enable or disable a device (which works by blocking or unblocking the relevant kernel module), uninstall DKMS drivers, and scan for hardware changes. The project is primarily built for Arch Linux and CachyOS, and some features like driver uninstalling and package date lookup depend on tools specific to those distributions. It is also packaged as a Nix flake for NixOS users, which handles all dependencies automatically. Building on Arch requires Qt6 and CMake, and the README lists a handful of additional runtime tools for specific features. The visual style is designed to pair with a KDE desktop theme called AeroThemePlasma that mimics the Windows Aero look, though the application also works on a standard KDE desktop. The README is brief and focused on getting the project built and running.

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Help me build linux-devmgmt from source on Arch Linux with pacman and cmake
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Walk me through setting up linux-devmgmt using the Nix flake on NixOS
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Explain how the enable and disable device feature works with kernel modules
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List the runtime dependencies I need to install for full functionality on Arch

Frequently asked questions

what is linux-devmgmt fr?

A faithful recreation of the Windows Device Manager for Linux desktops, built with Qt6 and real hardware data.

What language is linux-devmgmt written in?

Mainly C++. The stack also includes C++, Qt6, CMake.

What license does linux-devmgmt use?

No license information was found in the README.

How hard is linux-devmgmt to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated moderate, with roughly 30min to a first successful run.

Who is linux-devmgmt for?

Mainly developer.

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