[ubuntu-us-mi] Left mouse button not working in Ubuntu

[Jorge O. Castro]

On Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 3:46 PM, Matt Arnold <matt.mattarn at gmail.com> wrote:
> I dual-boot Ubuntu and Windows XP. When I boot up Ubuntu, my left
> mouse button doesn't work at all. Under Windows, the whole mouse works
> fine. It is a Logitech wireless optical mouse. The computer is a Dell
> Inspiron E1505 laptop. I disabled the trackpad in both Windows and
> Ubuntu, because the left trackpad button constantly misfires. Can
> anyone tell me a fix that doesn't involve the left mouse button? I
> don't know any keyboard shortcuts to get into a terminal.

Are you all up to date with updates? I found this bug:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/maverick/+source/linux/+bug/636311

But it seems to have been fixed with updates, in a terminal you can run:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

and that should have updates if you haven't done so yet.


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