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[[File:LinuxMintLogo.png|385px|right|link=http://www.linuxmint.com]][http://www.linuxmint.com/ Linux Mint] is a free operating system using the [http://www.kernel.org Linux kernel], but most of the basic OS tools come from the [http://www.gnu.org GNU project]; hence the name GNU/Linux. At Organic Design we install Linux Mint on our workstations and have been using it since early 2014. We changed to [[Linux Mint]] mainly due to the fact that they're very up to date with their choice of Linux kernel version which allowed me to use my touch-screen on my [[Samsung ATIV Smart PC Pro (XE700T1C)]] and fixed a long-standing bug on Beth's [[Lenovo Ideapad S10-3]] which prevented it from resuming from standby, but we've found it to be a very nice distro and will continue using it as our choice of OS for our workstation machines. | [[File:LinuxMintLogo.png|385px|right|link=http://www.linuxmint.com]][http://www.linuxmint.com/ Linux Mint] is a free operating system using the [http://www.kernel.org Linux kernel], but most of the basic OS tools come from the [http://www.gnu.org GNU project]; hence the name GNU/Linux. At Organic Design we install Linux Mint on our workstations and have been using it since early 2014. We changed to [[Linux Mint]] mainly due to the fact that they're very up to date with their choice of Linux kernel version which allowed me to use my touch-screen on my [[Samsung ATIV Smart PC Pro (XE700T1C)]] and fixed a long-standing bug on Beth's [[Lenovo Ideapad S10-3]] which prevented it from resuming from standby, but we've found it to be a very nice distro and will continue using it as our choice of OS for our workstation machines. | ||
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+ | == Why's the mouse so fast! == | ||
+ | The desktop applet doesn't allow you to slow the most speed down enough for some models of mice. I found a good solution [https://linuxmintuser.wordpress.com/2012/03/04/slow-down-my-mouse/ here] which I've copied below. | ||
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+ | First find the name of your mouse device with '''xinput -list'' which will produce something like this (I've highlighted my mouse): | ||
+ | <source> | ||
+ | ⎡ Virtual core pointer id=2 [master pointer (3)] | ||
+ | ⎜ ↳ Virtual core XTEST pointer id=4 [slave pointer (2)] | ||
+ | ⎜ ↳ GASIA USB KB V11 id=10 [slave pointer (2)] | ||
+ | ⎜ ↳ {!Logitech Optical USB Mouse!} id=11 [slave pointer (2)] | ||
+ | ⎜ ↳ Wacom ISDv4 EC Pen stylus id=12 [slave pointer (2)] | ||
+ | ⎜ ↳ Atmel Atmel maXTouch Digitizer id=13 [slave pointer (2)] | ||
+ | ⎜ ↳ Wacom ISDv4 EC Pen eraser id=17 [slave pointer (2)] | ||
+ | ⎣ Virtual core keyboard id=3 [master keyboard (2)] | ||
+ | ↳ Virtual core XTEST keyboard id=5 [slave keyboard (3)] | ||
+ | ↳ Power Button id=6 [slave keyboard (3)] | ||
+ | ↳ Video Bus id=7 [slave keyboard (3)] | ||
+ | ↳ Power Button id=8 [slave keyboard (3)] | ||
+ | ↳ GASIA USB KB V11 id=9 [slave keyboard (3)] | ||
+ | ↳ WebCam SC-50AFL11C54N id=14 [slave keyboard (3)] | ||
+ | ↳ WebCam SC-20HDM12347N id=15 [slave keyboard (3)] | ||
+ | ↳ AT Translated Set 2 keyboard id=16 [slave keyboard (3)] | ||
+ | </source> | ||
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+ | You can then adjust the speed using the name from the list as follows (the higher the number, the slower it goes): | ||
+ | <source lang="bash"> | ||
+ | xinput -set-prop "Logitech Optical USB Mouse" "Device Accel Constant Deceleration" {!5!} | ||
+ | </source> | ||
== See also == | == See also == |
Revision as of 13:54, 9 February 2017
Linux Mint is a free operating system using the Linux kernel, but most of the basic OS tools come from the GNU project; hence the name GNU/Linux. At Organic Design we install Linux Mint on our workstations and have been using it since early 2014. We changed to Linux Mint mainly due to the fact that they're very up to date with their choice of Linux kernel version which allowed me to use my touch-screen on my Samsung ATIV Smart PC Pro (XE700T1C) and fixed a long-standing bug on Beth's Lenovo Ideapad S10-3 which prevented it from resuming from standby, but we've found it to be a very nice distro and will continue using it as our choice of OS for our workstation machines.
Why's the mouse so fast!
The desktop applet doesn't allow you to slow the most speed down enough for some models of mice. I found a good solution here which I've copied below.
First find the name of your mouse device with 'xinput -list which will produce something like this (I've highlighted my mouse):
⎡ Virtual core pointer id=2 [master pointer (3)]
⎜ ↳ Virtual core XTEST pointer id=4 [slave pointer (2)]
⎜ ↳ GASIA USB KB V11 id=10 [slave pointer (2)]
⎜ ↳ Logitech Optical USB Mouse id=11 [slave pointer (2)]
⎜ ↳ Wacom ISDv4 EC Pen stylus id=12 [slave pointer (2)]
⎜ ↳ Atmel Atmel maXTouch Digitizer id=13 [slave pointer (2)]
⎜ ↳ Wacom ISDv4 EC Pen eraser id=17 [slave pointer (2)]
⎣ Virtual core keyboard id=3 [master keyboard (2)]
↳ Virtual core XTEST keyboard id=5 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ Power Button id=6 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ Video Bus id=7 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ Power Button id=8 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ GASIA USB KB V11 id=9 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ WebCam SC-50AFL11C54N id=14 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ WebCam SC-20HDM12347N id=15 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ AT Translated Set 2 keyboard id=16 [slave keyboard (3)]
You can then adjust the speed using the name from the list as follows (the higher the number, the slower it goes):
xinput -set-prop "Logitech Optical USB Mouse" "Device Accel Constant Deceleration" 5
See also
- Install a new desktop - our procedure for what to install and configure on a local workstation after the bare OS is installed
- New upgrade tool