remux launcher

remux is a launcher for the remarkable that works side by side with your apps. hold down the home button to launch remux and then switch to any of your installed apps.

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features

compatible with draft-remarkable config files
automatically suspends tablet after inactivity
pauses backgrounded apps
low battery usage
suspend directly from remux

installation

use the toltec package (see downloads page) or install manually:

place remux binary in /opt/bin/remux
get remux.service file and place in /etc/systemd/system
run systemctl enable --now remux on the tablet

usage

hold down the middle button to bring up remux or swipe up the side of the screen
press on the memory usage of a process to kill it

known issues

after reboot, the first time remux launches, it will stop xochitl service and launch it manually. this will make the tablet briefly show the xochitl launch screen again
after dismissing remux, it takes tapping the screen to “clear” the gesture and re-launch remux
remux will put machine to sleep after 4 minutes unless its configured in xochitl.conf, in new versions of remux (0.1.8+) , this is no longer the case
if you use 3 or 4 finger tap gestures with remux, sometimes xochitl can get stuck and not respond to swipes. if this happens, drag with four fingers and it will clear xochitl’s gesture engine

see all remux issues on github

configuration

see remux on github for more information on configuring the launcher shortcuts

contact

want new functionality? see some bugs? get in touch on github!