FFB-Bridge ships a Linux AppImage and drives the Microsoft SideWinder Force Feedback 2 through evdev force feedback. It is a practical path for X-Plane 11/12 on Linux and for MSFS 2024 setups running through Proton.
If the DEVICE lamp is red on Linux, Doctor checks whether your user can open the FFB2 event node and can install the udev rule with a polkit prompt.
Doctor guideX-Plane 11/12 on Linux pairs well with FFB-Bridge because UDP telemetry, evdev output, and the bridge all run natively.
X-Plane pageMSFS 2024 under Proton can work, but SimConnect must bind to an address the Linux bridge can reach.
MSFS Proton notes
Use the self-contained AppImage from the beta download email. Make it executable, then launch it from the desktop entry or terminal.
Your user may not have permission to open the FFB2 evdev event node. Run Doctor; it can identify the permissions issue and guide the udev-rule fix.
Yes. X-Plane, UDP telemetry, FFB-Bridge, and evdev force output can all run natively on the same Linux host.
It can, but SimConnect must bind to an address and port the Linux bridge can reach from outside the Proton prefix.
The beta is still narrow on hardware, but Linux is not an afterthought.