Improved Native Support for Switch Pro Controller on Linux Mint.

[gokhansrl]

I'm currently using Linux Mint 22.1 and have been trying to connect my Nintendo Switch Pro Controller. While I did eventually manage to get it working, the process is far from smooth or user-friendly.

Here’s the method that currently works for me:
Mark the controller as a trusted device,
Pair it via Bluetooth,
Quickly disconnect and reconnect it so that joycond can properly recognize and initialize the connection.

In addition to this, I also experimented with several other approaches—such as editing Bluetooth configuration files and even updating my kernel. Unfortunately, I’m not sure which (if any) of these steps actually made a difference in the end.

Although the controller does work now, the whole setup feels more like a workaround than support.

By contrast, on other Linux-based systems like SteamOS and Android, the same controller pairs easily and just works. I think it would be a great improvement for Linux Mint to offer similar plug-and-play support without requiring manual steps or extra tweaking.

Thanks for considering this!

[MrArdillo]

I hope they listen to this, if people want mint to substitute windows for more gamers it needs this. It happened to my girlfriend and she nearly installed Windows because of that. I convinced her not to by gifting her an Xbox controller but that shouldn't be the solution or installing another distro.