the maximum available speed for mouse is not very comfortable. i want to increase it.. how to do that?? is there an app to customize these sort of stuffs (preferable since I am new to ubuntu). thanks in advance
asked Jan 24 '17 at 21:05
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Are you using a touchpad or a mouse? – You'reAGitForNotUsingGit Jan 24 '17 at 21:19
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This solved it for me: unix.stackexchange.com/a/177640 – joe Oct 1 '19 at 9:21
Run in terminal
xinput --list --shortand find your mouse id (for meid=12)Run in terminal
xinput --list-props 12(change12for the right id)- Find the id for the property
Device Accel Constant Deceleration(for me 262) - Run in terminal
xinput --set-prop 12 262 0.1(change12and262for the correct id)
The last number (0.1) is the important value. The smaller the number the faster your cursor moves (default value is 1.0). Play around with the values till you find one that works for you and then add the command to the startup applications GUI.
Good luck
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i get a weird message when i type in the last command. btw i entered th id of the touchpad since i am using touchpad. it's too long to paste the response here – Karthikeyan Saravanabavan Jan 26 '17 at 16:52
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@KarthikeyanSaravanabavan what is the essence of the message. Can you give me a link to the message (ex. Pastebin, Dropbox, Github) – staad Jan 26 '17 at 21:17
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drive.google.com/file/d/0Bx0H8TnBYDUhRThvU2dfcFhoX0U/… this link will help i guess – Karthikeyan Saravanabavan Jan 27 '17 at 13:11
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drive.google.com/file/d/0Bx0H8TnBYDUhRThvU2dfcFhoX0U/… – Karthikeyan Saravanabavan Jan 27 '17 at 13:12
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@KarthikeyanSaravanabava Sorry, my mistake. You have a syntax error, it should be
xinput --set-propnotxinput --set-props. I have edited my answer – staad Jan 27 '17 at 17:11
The first place to speed up your mouse is in Settings -> Mouse and Touchpad -> Pointer Speed.
If that maximum is not enough try this answer : How can I increase the mouse pointer speed beyond the limits set by the Mouse preferences dialog?
Basically, add the following command to Startup Application and change the second number (2 in this case) to the desired mouse speed (2X faster, 3X faster...).
xset m 2 1
Good luck
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I tried doing this.. i even tried the xset m 5000 1.. it doesn't make any difference in my mouse speed – Karthikeyan Saravanabavan Jan 25 '17 at 15:49
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I found a way to fix it after an update from 16.04 to 18.04 (mouse became too slow after the update).
Like in this answer: https://askubuntu.com/a/876273/391744
but change instead just the acceleration profile from 0 to 2:
Run in terminal
xinput --list --shortand find your mouse id (for meid=12)Run in terminal
xinput --list-props 12(change12for the right id)Find the id for the property
Device Accel Profile(for me267)Run in terminal
xinput --set-prop 12 267 2(change12and267for the correct id)
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The acceleration doesn't go above 1.0 on my system. To speed up my high dpi mouse I had to alter the transformation matrix as described here: unix.stackexchange.com/a/177640 – joe Oct 1 '19 at 9:22
For a GUI tool try typing this into your Terminal:
dconf-editor
For (Ubuntu-Mate-18.04.02) I use the Default of (-1) for both. My settings are here:-
/org/mate/desktop/peripherals/mouse/motion-acceleration
/org/mate/desktop/peripherals/mouse/motion-threshold
