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How do you calibrate controller deadzones? (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 7 months ago by to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world
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I have a wired Xbox 360 controller ^[1.1]^ that has some drift in both analog sticks ^[1]^. I would like to calibrate the deadzones ^[2]^ to fix this issue. How do you recommend doing this? I didn't see any controller calibration option in the KDE Plasma controller settings ^[1]^.

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  1. Type: Anecdote (Screenshot). Accessed: 2026-03-24T23:10Z. Location: "KDE System Settings">"Game Controller". Author: Meta

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    1. Type: Text.

      Device type: Game Controller

      Xbox 360

  2. Type: Text. Publisher: [Type: Webpage. Title: "Understanding Controller Deadzones". Publisher: "Elevation IT". URI: https://www.elevationit.uk/understanding-controller-deadzones/.]. Accessed: 2026-03-24T23:20Z. Location: §"What is a Deadzone?".>¶1.

    A deadzone is the small range of joystick movement that a controller or game ignores. It prevents unintended movement, such as stick drift, from affecting gameplay. […]

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[–] [S] 2 points 7 months ago (1 child)

[…] Make sure the kcm-joystick package is installed for KDE.

On Arch Linux ^[1]^, that package doesn't appear to exist ^[2]^.

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  1. Type: Comment. Author: "Kalcifer" ("@Kalcifer@sh.itjust.works"). Publisher: [Type: Post. Title: "How do you calibrate controller deadzones?". Author: "Kalcifer" ("@Kalcifer@sh.itjust.works"). Published: 2026-03-24T23:22:09Z. URI: https://sh.itjust.works/post/57363826. Publisher: ["Linux Gaming" ("!linux_gaming@lemmy.world")<"sh.itjust.works"<"Lemmy"]]. Published: 2026-03-25T00:13:17Z. URI: https://sh.itjust.works/post/57363826/24475751.
  2. Type: Webpage. Title: "Package Search". Publisher: "Arch Linux". Accessed: 2026-03-25T00:19Z. URI: https://archlinux.org/packages/?sort=&q=kcm-joystick&maintainer=&flagged=.
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