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Installing Arctis Manager

Purpose

This guide walks you through installing Linux-Arctis-Manager (v2.0.4+) using Distrobox. This method works without package layering or temporarily turning off the read-only root filesystem while providing the manager with necessary hardware access and background services. For a list of currently supported devices as well as advanced documentation, please check the linked repository.

Installation

Run the following script to install:

curl -LsSf https://raw.githubusercontent.com/elegos/Linux-Arctis-Manager/refs/heads/develop/scripts/distrobox.sh | sh

Note

For Linux operating systems like Bazzite (image-based / read-only root filesystem), the app behaves like a native installation rather than an isolated container. Because Distrobox mounts your /home, /var, and /etc directly, the manager can interact with the system services and configuration files it needs to function.

Tip

To launch the system tray app automatically on login:

ln -sf ~/.local/share/applications/ArctisManagerSystray.desktop ~/.config/autostart/

Uninstall / Cleanup

1. Stop and disable the service:

   systemctl --user disable --now arctis-manager
   rm ~/.config/systemd/user/arctis-manager.service
   

2. Remove the container:

   distrobox-rm -f arctis-manager
   

3. Remove leftover host files:

   # desktop menu entries
   rm -f ~/.local/share/applications/ArctisManager.desktop
   rm -f ~/.local/share/applications/ArctisManagerSystray.desktop
   rm -f ~/.config/autostart/ArctisManagerSystray.desktop
   
   # udev rules
   sudo rm -f /etc/udev/rules.d/91-steelseries-arctis.rules
   
   # user preferences and virtual environment
   rm -rf ~/.config/arctis_manager
   rm -rf ~/.local/share/pipx/venvs/linux-arctis-manager