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submitted 3 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) by PlzGivHugs@sh.itjust.works to c/linux4noobs@programming.dev

For years, I've used a Razor Naga with DPI switching on one of the side buttons, and for years before that, it was a Logitech G600. I've just installed Linux for the first time in a while only to realize Razor doesn't offer support, and Polychromatic doesn't offer button remapping.

Is there any way to rebind my mouse, or will I have to go back to Windows to keep using my mouse?

1Edit: plz send help fast. I am typing "1" into every window I open. I need rebind this before I break something.1

Edit21: Is there a way to bind a sensitivity toggle to the mouse button event more directly?

Edit 3: I've run out of time to work on this, so I'll need to install Windows for the time being. I might come back to it if I ever get a weekend free.

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[-] tal@lemmy.today 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

xinput will work under Xorg, but not Wayland.

I actually don't think I've needed to remap mouse buttons on Wayland. Most stuff like that got pushed to the compositor in Wayland. I assume that, given that I'm using sway, sway has some mechanism. Probably Gnome and KDE do too. OP didn't indicate what environment he was in, though.

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Input_remap_utilities

Has some packages.

[-] foggy@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

God damn that's so good to know.

I've been neglecting this issue on a subset of vms. At work, no less.

No real issue just a headache.

Thank you. Deobfuscated a pain point I never bothered to look into. I can probably work around it now.

this post was submitted on 16 Oct 2025
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