Ydotool for Debian ------------------ Ydotool on user session ======================= The current version of ydotool daemon needs to bind to /dev/uinput, and by shipping the user session service file, you need to be part of the input group to make sure it starts properly by running: sudo usermod -aG input $USER To fully reload the session, you can either reboot the system or force it using and then restarting ydotool: systemctl restart user@$USER systemctl --user restart ydotool