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Left mouse button not working in Xubuntu session

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I recent changed from Ubuntu to Xubuntu 12.04. The install worked great for a few days, but suddenly the left mouse button stopped working. The right click and scroll bars work fine.

After a bit of experimenting I discovered that the problem only happens when I set the session to Xubuntu at login. The mouse also works fine in my dual-booted Windows vista.

What could make my mouse stop working like that?

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answered 2 Years ago rvousnove · Accepted Answer

Check if you have xserver-xorg-input-evdev installed on your system:

sudo dpkg -s xserver-xorg-input-evdev

If yes, do:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:xorg-edgers/ppa  

sudo apt-get update  

sudo apt-get upgrade

If no, do:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:xorg-edgers/ppa  

sudo apt-get update  

sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-input-evdev

Reboot.