Install this version:
emerge -a =app-accessibility/onboard-1.4.4.5
If this version is masked, you can unmask it using the autounmask tool or standard emerge options:
autounmask =app-accessibility/onboard-1.4.4.5
Or alternatively:
emerge --autounmask-write -a =app-accessibility/onboard-1.4.4.5
# Copyright 1999-2026 Gentoo Authors
# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
EAPI=8
DISTUTILS_USE_PEP517=setuptools
DISTUTILS_EXT=1
PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{13..14} )
inherit distutils-r1 optfeature gnome2 udev xdg
DESCRIPTION="An onscreen keyboard useful for tablet PC users and for mobility impaired users"
HOMEPAGE="https://github.com/onboard-osk/onboard"
MY_PV=$(ver_rs 3 '-')
SRC_URI="https://github.com/onboard-osk/${PN}/archive/refs/tags/v${MY_PV}.tar.gz -> ${PN}-v${MY_PV}.tar.gz"
S="${WORKDIR}/${PN}-${MY_PV}"
# po/* are licensed under BSD 3-clause
LICENSE="GPL-3+ BSD"
SLOT="0"
KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~arm64"
IUSE="wayland X"
COMMON_DEPEND="app-text/hunspell:=
dev-libs/dbus-glib
dev-libs/glib
dev-python/dbus-python[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
dev-python/pycairo[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
dev-python/pygobject:3[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
dev-python/python-distutils-extra[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
gnome-base/dconf
gnome-base/gsettings-desktop-schemas
gnome-base/librsvg
media-libs/libcanberra
virtual/libudev
x11-libs/cairo
x11-libs/gtk+:3[introspection]
x11-libs/libXtst
x11-libs/libxkbfile
x11-libs/pango
X? (
x11-libs/libX11
x11-libs/libXi
x11-libs/libwnck:3
)"
DEPEND="${COMMON_DEPEND}
dev-util/intltool"
RDEPEND="${COMMON_DEPEND}
app-text/iso-codes
wayland? (
app-accessibility/at-spi2-core:2
gui-libs/gtk-layer-shell
)"
RESTRICT="mirror test"
src_prepare() {
gnome2_src_prepare
distutils-r1_src_prepare
}
src_configure() {
distutils-r1_src_configure
}
src_compile() {
export FAKEROOTKEY=gentoo-ebuild
distutils-r1_src_compile
}
src_install() {
gnome2_src_install
distutils-r1_src_install
mv "${D}"/usr/share/doc/onboard "${D}"/usr/share/doc/"${P}" || die
insinto /etc/xdg/autostart/
doins "${S}"/build/share/autostart/onboard-autostart.desktop
if use wayland; then
insinto /usr/lib/udev/rules.d/
doins "${S}"/data/72-onboard-uinput.rules
fi
}
pkg_preinst(){
gnome2_pkg_preinst
}
pkg_postinst() {
gnome2_pkg_postinst
udev_reload
optfeature "Mouse accessibility enhancements for the GNOME desktop" gnome-extra/mousetweaks
}
pkg_postrm() {
gnome2_pkg_postrm
udev_reload
}
Manage flags for this package:
euse -i <flag> -p app-accessibility/onboard |
euse -E <flag> -p app-accessibility/onboard |
euse -D <flag> -p app-accessibility/onboard
app-text/hunspell:= dev-libs/dbus-glib dev-libs/glib dev-python/dbus-python[] dev-python/pycairo[] dev-python/pygobject:3[] dev-python/python-distutils-extra[] gnome-base/dconf gnome-base/gsettings-desktop-schemas gnome-base/librsvg media-libs/libcanberra virtual/libudev x11-libs/cairo x11-libs/gtk+:3[introspection] x11-libs/libXtst x11-libs/libxkbfile x11-libs/pango X? ( x11-libs/libX11 x11-libs/libXi x11-libs/libwnck:3 ) dev-util/intltool
app-text/hunspell:= dev-libs/dbus-glib dev-libs/glib dev-python/dbus-python[] dev-python/pycairo[] dev-python/pygobject:3[] dev-python/python-distutils-extra[] gnome-base/dconf gnome-base/gsettings-desktop-schemas gnome-base/librsvg media-libs/libcanberra virtual/libudev x11-libs/cairo x11-libs/gtk+:3[introspection] x11-libs/libXtst x11-libs/libxkbfile x11-libs/pango X? ( x11-libs/libX11 x11-libs/libXi x11-libs/libwnck:3 ) app-text/iso-codes wayland? ( app-accessibility/at-spi2-core:2 gui-libs/gtk-layer-shell )