Answer by simon coleman for Mouse clicks suddenly stopped working in Ubuntu
I just had this exact behaviour, caused by Nautilus catching a keypress combo & opening a dialog behind several other windows.mouse movement but no click detectedacross all input devicesregardless...
View ArticleAnswer by B T for Mouse clicks suddenly stopped working in Ubuntu
My problem was on a linux laptop. I had it hooked up to external screens and an external keyboard with the laptop lid closed. That's my normal work setup. When mouse clicking stopped working, I was...
View ArticleAnswer by Peter Mitrano for Mouse clicks suddenly stopped working in Ubuntu
For anyone using i3, restarting i3 fixed it for me (ctrl+shift+r)My symptom was mouse movement working but not clicking.
View ArticleAnswer by Adnan Y for Mouse clicks suddenly stopped working in Ubuntu
If you are running the gnome variant or the new unity that used gnome as the default:alt + f2gnome-shell --replaceHappened to me while experimenting with a graphics API (vulkan). I have seen it happen...
View ArticleAnswer by Brent Bradburn for Mouse clicks suddenly stopped working in Ubuntu
Some things to try:Switch to and from a virtual terminal Ctrl + Alt + F1,Alt + F7.Activate the screen-lock Ctrl + Alt + L to hopefully reset the X11 window manager.Restart the window manager with...
View ArticleAnswer by Tjunkie for Mouse clicks suddenly stopped working in Ubuntu
from personal experience (Ubuntu 14.04, logitech wireless mouse) :2 ways to get it working again for a short time 1 - unplugging and replugging the mouse, 2 - alt-F1 to switch to text mode then alt-F7...
View ArticleAnswer by Cubby for Mouse clicks suddenly stopped working in Ubuntu
For what it's worth, I went into the package manager and searched for, 'mouse'. After that, I clicked on all the already installed applications (there aren't that many) and reinstalled all of 'em. Then...
View ArticleAnswer by Brian for Mouse clicks suddenly stopped working in Ubuntu
I've had, perhaps a similar issue, thought I would chime in on what I did that seems to have worked. BTW, I'm using a wireless Logitech trackball on Ubuntu 10.04.My issue was that the left button on my...
View ArticleAnswer by Hans for Mouse clicks suddenly stopped working in Ubuntu
Did not have any mouse issues until a recent update manager update. Suspected my wireless mouse, but had the same effects with a regular wired mouse: left mouse button would work on and off....
View ArticleAnswer by wawan eko yulianto for Mouse clicks suddenly stopped working in Ubuntu
It would happen to my ubuntu 10.04 every now and then too, and it only worked again after I clicked the touchpad button. However, it has never happened again ever since I changed my touchpad setting. I...
View ArticleAnswer by user37966 for Mouse clicks suddenly stopped working in Ubuntu
Got this one too. The odd thing is, it doesn't take clicks from my mouse, but it fully recognizes my touchpad.Anyway, opening a terminal(e.g., with Ctrl+Alt+T) and typing:metacity --replace &will...
View ArticleAnswer by DisgruntledGoat for Mouse clicks suddenly stopped working in Ubuntu
I found that this was just a problem with the mouse. The left button has pretty much stopped working. Other buttons seemed to stop working because the left button gets "jammed". After restarting with...
View ArticleAnswer by quack quixote for Mouse clicks suddenly stopped working in Ubuntu
From the bug mentioned by Joe above (emphasis mine):So here the bug and workarounds.For example on youtube, whilst it recognises my mouse moving over various buttons, actual mouse clicks are not...
View ArticleAnswer by joe for Mouse clicks suddenly stopped working in Ubuntu
Mostly this may be reason : The bug is well known. Look for example here:Bug LinkA common workaround is exporting GDK_NATIVE_WINDOWS=1 before running the application with click problems.(source)
View ArticleMouse clicks suddenly stopped working in Ubuntu
This is a weird one. For some reason, last night my mouse partially stopped working. Movement is fine, but the mouse buttons don't work. Mainly it's the left button, but occasionally the right click...
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