How to move mouse faster?

Question

I installed Ubuntu 18.04 to the Dell xps 13(9370) with a mouse Logicool M590.

The mouse can be connected successfully, but pointer speed is not fast enough for me.

I tried Mouse & Touchpad section of system config application and xinput --set-float-prop pointer:M585/M590 "libinput Accel Speed" 1 command, but I got same result from both setting.

Are there any other way to change mouse speed?

Thanks,

This page expalins how to use xinput command, but I need other method to make mouse pointer moves faster.

xset command mentioned in the page doesn't work. I guess xset command doesn't work with libinput.

possible duplicate of https://askubuntu.com/questions/875817/how-to-increase-mouse-movement-speed-in-ubuntu-16-04?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=google_rich_qa&utm_campaign=google_rich_qa? — singrium, May 20 '18 at 00:01
Possible duplicate of how to increase mouse movement speed in ubuntu 16.04 — salmanarshad1999, May 20 '18 at 00:36
@singrium to get the possible duplicate to the attention of close voters, use the flag link under the post with the reason a duplicate.... It'll add the comment for you as well. — Chai T. Rex, May 20 '18 at 03:48
@singrium, @ salmanarshad1999 Thank you for comments. But as I wrote, I already tried xinput command. I need other method to make mouse pointer faster. — , May 20 '18 at 04:03
xset command mentioned in the page doesn't work. I guess xset command doesn't work with libinput. — , May 20 '18 at 04:05

Velkan · Answer 1 · 2018-06-28T07:00:49.990

For me it made the sensitivity and acceleration just like it was in 16.04 (16.04 to 18.04 update slowed the mouse way too much).

put

xinput --set-prop 'ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse' 'Device Accel Profile' 2

into

~/.xsessionrc

To get the name of the mouse:

xinput --list --short

Derived from in this answer: https://askubuntu.com/a/876273/391744

but changed instead just the acceleration profile from 0 to 2:

Run in terminal xinput --list --short and find your mouse id (for me id=12)
Run in terminal xinput --list-props 12 (change 12 for the right id)
Find the id for the property Device Accel Profile (for me 267)
Run in terminal xinput --set-prop 12 267 2 (change 12 and 267 for the correct id)

Thank you. But it looks my device doesn't have Device Accel Profile
$ xinput --set-prop 20 'Device Accel Profile' 2 property 'Device Accel Profile' doesn't exist, you need to specify its type and format — , Jul 01 '18 at 11:43

Eugene · Answer 2 · 2023-06-03T12:17:07.507

When you do

xinput --list --short

There are two type of input devices: pointers and keyboards.

For some reason, the M585/M590 is located in both types and these are different devices.

You need to change the pointer device settings, to list all the settings for the pointer use this command.

xinput --list-props "M585/M590 Mouse"

You will find there this setting "libinput Accel Speed".

Change it like that:

xinput --set-prop "M585/M590 Mouse" "libinput Accel Speed" 0.8

You can check wheather the options were changed correctly by doing xinput --list-props "M585/M590 Mouse" again.

How to move mouse faster?

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