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(`gir1.2-notify-0.7` for Debian/Ubuntu),
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you will also see desktop notifications when devices come online and go offline.
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If the `hid_parser` Python package is available, Solaar parses HID report descriptors
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and can control more HID++ devices that do not use a receiver.
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This package may not be available in some distributions but can be installed using pip
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via `pip install --user hid-parser`.
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Solaar includes its own version of `hid_parser` because the version that is in PyPi
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(at https://pypi.org/project/hid-parser/) does not have some changes that are in
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https://github.com/usb-tools/python-hid-parser and are needed for some devices.
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Do not use pip to install hid_parser!
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Some distributions (e.g., Fedora) may separately package this code.
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If the `gitinfo` Python package is available, Solaar shows better information
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about which version of Solaar is running.

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