How To Setup Joysticks or Steering Wheels on Linux

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A quick setup guide to using udev rules for game devices.

----Check for usb device----
lsusb

----List groups------
groups

----make a group & add user to group-----
sudo groupadd examplegroupname

sudo usermod -a -G examplegroupname exampleusername

------Setup Udev Rules-------------
sudo nano /etc/udev/rules.d/99-examplename.rules

------------Contents of file-------------------
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="exampleVendor", MODE="0666"

KERNEL=="event*", ATTRS{idProduct}=="exampleProduct", ATTRS{idVendor}=="exampleVendor", MODE="0666" GROUP="examplegroupname"

-----Reload Udev----------
sudo udevadm control --reload