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The pointing device (generally referred to as the mouse). When referring to laptops, please specify if it is the trackpad and not an external mouse by using the trackpad tag. Only use for hardware issues.

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How to enable Bluetooth Pairing?

I just bought a Logitech M240 bluetooth mouse and I've spent the better portion of my afternoon trying to figure out how to pair it with my laptop (an HP Pavilion x360 that runs Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. ...
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Prevent mouse wake up when using combo receiver

I have a mouse-keyboard combo, so they use the same USB receiver (Logitech non unifying). Is there a method to prevent mouse wake up (from sleep), but keep keyboard wake up? At least to decrease the ...
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Change mouse button behavior

I have been playing around with xbindkeys and somehow managed to make the primary button copy and middle button paste. When I highlight text, it is added to my clipboard. This behavior doesn't appeal ...
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middle button problem of 3 button mouse(not wheel mouse)?

I installed Ubuntu 22.4 version. Also, I am using a 3-button mouse, not a wheel button mouse. I installed Ubuntu to use Houdini for Linux. However, the middle mouse button does not work properly in ...
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Mouse freezing after copying and pasting

My Mouse freezes anytime in Ubuntu, hover still works but I can't click anything. Keyboard Works and I have to press Windows Key to open dock and everything works again. It happens frequently and only ...
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Plug-in keyboard not working but plug in mouse is on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

I upgraded to 22.04 weeks ago and my plug-in keyboard and mouse both worked fine. However, last week I used the laptop elsewhere and used the built-in keyboard and mouse. Since then, I used the laptop ...
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Mouse logitech or razer?

Im interested on buy a logitech g600 or razer naga, but before i wanna know If it is possible to set up with software the mouse keys. The setup serious simple, map example key 1(mouse) function ctrl+1 ...
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Which versions of Ubuntu support absolute mouse mode?

I am using a dual-head-KVM to connect to different dual-monitor systems. The KVM uses absolute mouse mode to operate which works great if the operating system supports absolute mouse mode. I am not ...
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After ubuntu update, mouse scrolls to right on its own when hovering

I am using Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS and just finished updating. However a new problem cropped up after update. When I hover my mouse pointer over anything, it just scrolls to right automatically. That ...
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Mouse and Keyboard unexpectedly freezes in Ubuntu

My Mouse freezes anytime in Ubuntu, hover still works but I can't click anything. Keyboard Works and I have to press Windows Key to open dock and everything works again. It happens frequently and only ...
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Is it possible in Ubuntu to make mouse clicks and hotkeys trigger when a button is lifted rather than when pressed?

In Windows to call up the context menu I have to release the RMB. In Ubuntu the context menu is called up, when I press RMB. When I release, the click on the context menu item is triggered. This is ...
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How to monitor user inactivity without using d-bus on ubuntu 22.04 using gnome 42.9

How to monitor user inactivity from kb or mouse without using d-bus and tracking any video fullscreen or small screen on ubuntu 22.04 using gnome 42.9 I already have a solution using dbus however ...
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How do I repair a Razer Viper V2 Mouse to Dongle on Ubuntu?

My Razer Viper V2 Mouse has somehow lost it's pairing to it's 2.4 GHz Dongle. To fix this I tried running their dongle pairing utility (https://mysupport.razer.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4868/~/how-...
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Anyone have any idea why the Logitech Pebble M350 2 mouse doesn't work with Firefox?

I'm running Ubuntu 22.04 on a Dell XPS 9310 and I just connected Logitech's Pebble 2 keyboard and mouse using Ubuntu's Bluetooth Management tool. The keyboard works great -- it connected without a ...
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Cursor disappears when not moving the mouse ubunut 20.04.6

When not moving the mouse/touch-pad the cursor disappears, when I move it it will show up again. if I'm typing on a program and the mouse is hovering over another one when the mouse disappears the ...
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Logitech Mouse MX Master 3S won't connect via bluetooth

On Ubuntu 22.04 (MSI Stealth 16 Mercedes-AMG Motorsport A13V mainboard) I can't connect Logitech Mouse MX Master 3S via bluetooth: bluetooth Manager can't see the mouse (other bluetooth devices list ...
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Connecting bluetooth mouse causes bluetooth audio malfunction

I'm on Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS, on a Lenovo ThinkPad t460s. I am apparently using pulse audio and blueman is installed. The issue is that if I am listening to anything on a pair of Sony LinkBuds S ...
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Solaar + Ubuntu how to set volume up/down to forward/backward buttons on logitech mx master 2s

I have a logitech mx master 2s that I connected to my Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, using solaar. I try to change the key mapping so that the forward/backward buttons are volume up/down. However, the only options ...
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Scroll Wheel not registering all scrolls

Im having an issue with my mouse. Its a Logitech G502 Lightspeed wireless mouse that works perfectly on windows. But whenever I'm on Ubuntu, the scroll wheel does yanky shit. When I'm scrolling ...
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Why my start page wont't respond to mouse clicks?

When I start my PC, some 4 times out of 5, I get stuck at the start page (the one with the password), because it does not respond to mouse clicks. After some reboots from the PC button, the "|&...
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22.04 mouse click and hold not working

I can click or double-click the mouse, but click-hold-drag does nothing. I can't highlight text to cut and paste, or move windows. I am using X11, not Wayland. I tried 4 different mice. I tried xdm ...
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Mouse cursor on VM Ubuntu 22.04.3 is an a square

I have tried most all of the fixes I see to get rid of this problem, but as yet haven't found one. My mouse cursor becomes a little square and I end up having to click outside the VM then on the ...
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Mouse buttons and keyboard stop working for no apparent reason. Xubuntu 22.04

I have a new Lenovo Ideapad, running Xubuntu 22.04. It stays on all the time, with an occasional suspend. Occasionally (e.g. every 2 or 3 days) mouse buttons and keyboard stop working. The mouse ...
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Connecting Logitech MX Anywhere 3S with USB dongle

Trying to connect a Logitech MX Anywhere 3S via the "unifying receiver", I disable bluetooth on the laptop, use Solaar, Unifying Receiver is shown, even with another mouse (trackball) ...
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XInput multi pointer changes all cursor state when one changes

I am working on a setup where I use multiple input devices/cursors to control a webpage. It works fine with reassigning input devices via xinput. There is one problem: When one cursor e.g. hovers on ...
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HP Spectre 13-ak0xxx Cursor seems to auto-click on everything

On HP Spectre Folio Convertible 13-ak0xxx: with Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish) cursor seems to auto-click on everything, I pass it over immediately. I checked accessibility and click assist is ...
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Touchpad doesn't work under ubuntu20.04 Kernel 5.15.0-92-generic

I recently installed ubuntu20.04 on my Lenovo Y9000p The touchpad never worked under Ubuntu but worked well under Windows. Firstly I tried xinput list and got nothing related to my touchpad. $ xinput ...
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Switching workspace by using Super+Scroll Mouse is not available

I am using Ubuntu 22.04. The feature still worked fine until I installed the Nvidia drivers (not sure if it is the main reason). After the installation, I cannot use Super+Scroll mouse to switch ...
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Cannot drag select on desktop with mouse and drag with finger on touch

Hello can someone please help me? I have Thinkpad Yoga with touch screen, Ubuntu 23.10 with Ubuntu desktop manager (Wayland)? When I boot Ubuntu 23.10 from live CD, I can drag select with mouse on ...
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Inconsistent Logitech Mouse Clicks on Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS

I am having inconsistent clicks with my logitech m510 mouse with my new linux computer. Everything about the mouse works properly (tracking, scrolling) except the clicking action, which works ...
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mouse cursor stops intermittently in plasma on ubuntu 22

My system is an ASUS RoG Strix Scar II, and I'm running Linux 5.15.0-91 on Ubuntu 22 and a Plasma 4:5.24.7 desktop (not sure any more if it was a Kubuntu or Ubuntu ISO). Recently I started noticing ...
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Mouse Buttons not working after suspend on Lenovo T560

I have a problem with my Mouse Buttons of my Lenovo T560 running Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS. When I place the Laptop into suspend sometimes the Buttons above the touchpad stop working. This seems to be a ...
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Single click has changed to double click after changing mouse battery

I have Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS on an HP-15 Notebook. For years I've been using single click to do pretty much everything, e.g. move from tab to tab in Chrome or Firefox, or select fields in online forms. ...
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Local settings interfere with trackpad

Using Ubuntu 22.04 Jammy, MATE desktop. I had an older Lenovo laptop with a trackpad, which I used for ~ 5 years. After some amount of time, the trackpad stopped working, I assumed because of a ...
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MX Ergo trackball mouse battery draining - How to tell what driver Ubuntu is using?

There's a known problem where an MX Ergo Trackball mouse drains it's battery when the Logitech Options+ software is installed (Windows only software). I went back to the standard Options software, and ...
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Ubuntu 22.04.3 - Cursor disappears intermittently

I'm having an issue where my cursor disappears occasionally. I can reliably cause the cursor to disappear by inputting text into a text box on Firefox, but it also disappears in other (seemingly ...
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Short freezes for touchpad on Acer Nitro 5

Problem The touchpad on my Acer Nitro 5 has the following issue under Kubuntu 22.04: When I start moving my finger on the touchpad, the mouse on the screen will move for ~0.5 sec, then stop for ~0.5 ...
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xinput is firing touchpad events randomly, thus preventing me from clicking and moving the touchpad

I just fresh installed Kubuntu but I have this very annoying problem that, out of the blue, make it so that a lot of touchpad events get randomly triggered (pressed and released) and in that timespan ...
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MX Master 3 bluetooth mouse not recognized by Ubuntu 23.10

Just installed Ubuntu 23.10 on my Lenovo laptop but it cannot detect my MX Master 3 mouse. I am trying to pair it manually but no success. Any idea? sonata@DeepBlue:~$ sudo hcitool scan [sudo] ...
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How can I run my gaming mouse firmware on Ubuntu?

I have a steel series gaming mouse with some extra buttons on the side. When I was using windows, I could use the steel series firmware to customize the behavior of the buttons. One feature in ...
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Mouse misbehaving in lubuntu while it was working fine in windows 7

My Dell N-5030 PC is encountering issues with the mouse in Lubuntu, despite its smooth functionality on Windows 7. I've already attempted driver updates through the terminal using commands like "...
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Bluetooth 4.0 generic mouse pointer not moving

I was on Ubuntu 22.04 lts and the bluetooth mouse was working fine. It works on Windows 11. I made a fresh installation with Ubuntu 22.04.3 lts to have my 12th generation chips works with my two ...
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Why is usb mouse frozen after boot-up and running Vivaldi?

I am running 22.04 on a Dell Latitude 7620 Plus with a dual boot Windows 11. All the latest device updates have been installed under W11 which I assume have an impact on how Ubuntu handles some ...
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USB mouse stopped working after reboot

I have a wireless usb mouse which was working up until two days ago, then my laptop ran out of battery and when I charged and turned it back on, it wasn't working anymore. I'm running Ubuntu 22.04 and ...
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Lenovo Scrollpoint mouse sensitivity still wrong

I have a Lenovo Scrollpoint mouse which is really nice, but in Windows you need to install a mouse driver suite to get the sensitivity of the scrollpoint right. I've just plugged it into my Ubuntu ...
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Scrollwheel ratched-mode question

I don't know how to describe my question in short, but bear with me. I got a G502 Lightspeed Mouse, and ubuntu 22.04. No general problems, but i noticed that when my scrollwheel is not in free spin ...
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Left mouse click stopped working after resuspend - Lenovo Thinkpad T14 Ubuntu 20.04

Oddly, this issue has appeared suddenly in a few occasions but now has been worsening over the last month: Every time my Lenovo Thinkpad T14 wakes up from suspend, my left mouse click is unresponsive- ...
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Hide the mouse cursor while viewing a Amazon movie [duplicate]

Is there a way to hide the mouse cursor while viewing an Amazon movie? Without disabling it when I stop viewing the movie. I also frequently have to adjust my volume which does require my mouse. A ...
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Mousepad-specific settings missing Ubuntu 22.04

Recently, 2-finger scroll stopped working on my laptop. There may have been some minor updates applied beforehand, but nothing that had to do specifically with pointing devices. This is on a fairly ...
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In xfce4, how do I change to a left-handed mouse on the command line?

I change mouse hands often. It's easy to swap the buttons through xfce4-mouse-settings, but I'd like to script it or set it from the command line. Something like: xfce4-mouse-settings --device=usb --...
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