Left mouse button stops working

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The left mouse button stops working after 5 or 10 minutes of running Ubuntu 10.10. It is a Logitech MX 1000 wireless USB mouse. Also is there a way to emulate the left mouse click on the keyboard? Mouse pointer move fine, right button works, wheel works.

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score 1 · Answer 1 · edited Apr 02 '11 at 00:27

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I had exactly the same problem. Here's how to solve it. Open a terminal and type:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:raof/aubergine
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

...and when the update/upgrade is complete, reboot your system and VOILA! The mouse (including left-click) works.

edited Apr 02 '11 at 00:27

belacqua

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answered Apr 01 '11 at 07:06

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered May 04 '12 at 09:35

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I had this problem. In the end, I tried another mouse, and it worked - decided it was a hardware issue... mice do break!

answered May 04 '12 at 09:35

hwjp

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Left mouse button stops working

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