--- title: "flying-pizza-69/GestureX: GestureX: Control Linux-based operating systems using hand gestures. Built using Mediapipe, OpenCV and PyQt." url: https://daily.dev/posts/flying-pizza-69-gesturex-gesturex-control-linux-based-operating-systems-using-hand-gestures-built-7c0nwiqjc source_url: https://github.com/flying-pizza-69/GestureX type: article source: "Hacker News" published: 2024-04-15T13:18:29.183Z updated: 2024-05-09T08:29:02.242Z tags: ["linux", "opencv"] reading_time: 1 upvotes: 1 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # flying-pizza-69/GestureX: GestureX: Control Linux-based operating systems using hand gestures. Built using Mediapipe, OpenCV and PyQt. **[Hacker News](https://daily.dev/sources/hn)** · 1 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary GestureX allows users to control a Linux PC using hand gestures. It recognizes hand gestures using a webcam and maps them to custom commands or functionalities. The project is still in beta and unstable. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#linux](https://daily.dev/tags/linux), [#opencv](https://daily.dev/tags/opencv) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/flying-pizza-69-gesturex-gesturex-control-linux-based-operating-systems-using-hand-gestures-built-7c0nwiqjc)