libwacom is a tablet description library
libwacom is a library to identify Wacom tablets and their model-specific features. It provides easy access to information such as "is this a built-in on-screen tablet", "what is the size of this model", etc.
This functionality is currently used by e.g. GNOME to map built-in tablets to the correct screen.
A common indicator that a device is not supported by libwacom is that it works normally in a GNOME session, but the device is not correctly mapped to the screen.
Use the libwacom-list-local-devices tool to list all local devices recognized by libwacom. If your device is not listed, but it is available as an event device in the kernel (see /proc/bus/input/devices) and in the X session (see xinput list), the device is missing from libwacom's database.
The new device should also be added to the udev rule to ensure all required properties are set * When building from source generate an update ruleset with tools/generate-udev-rules after adding the tablet descripton to * When updating an installed version of libwacom, add it manually to the existing ruleset (/lib/udev/rules.d/65-libwacom.rules)