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xserver-xorg-input-evdev package

  1. Bug #710762
  2. Comment #9

Comment 9 for bug 710762

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Bryce Harrington (bryce) wrote :

I've discussed this with some of the other Ubuntu-X guys, and we've decided not to revert upstream's change. 2-button mice do not seem to be very common, and it appears to be feasible for us to add special-case quirks via udev for particular ones that people want to have work.

Thus, this particular general request to revert upstream's change I'm closing as a WONTFIX, and I have documented the process for bug reporters to file to request special enablement of their hardware, at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Quirks#2-button%20Mice - if people find these directions incomplete, please update the wiki to clarify.

So in summary, if you have a 2-button mouse with this problem, please file a new bug for that specific HW. See the above link for directions.