Add raw evdev input emulation #297
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This pull request adds another input emulation backend that uses evdev to create a virtual mouse/keyboard, bypassing Wayland restrictions. It is meant to be a fallback for the other Linux backends.
This backend successfully fixes input emulation issues on COSMIC and potentially other platforms that lack a proper remote desktop portal.
Limitations
Currently this feature requires lan-mouse to be run as root, e.g. with
sudo -E lan-mouse
. This is a temporary limitation that I hope to alleviate by creating a separate daemon and authentication mechanism.To Do