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I installed Debian 10 Buster and can't find the way to control my mouse options from Xinput like I do on Ubuntu 18 or Debian 9.

Thing is that my mouse device is a Razer Abyssus, and it comes with a very slow move configuration when you plug it to a Linux distro.

Before Debian 10, I used to have an alias to solve that. It was like this...

xinput set-prop 8 295 0.7 && xinput set-prop 8 298 0, 1

But now when I try the same it says: "xinput: command not found"

I installed Xinput but it doesn't work the same. Can't find the right options to make that alias work as before.

There is a new way to manage input devices on "Buster"?

Sorry if I'm not explaining myself very well. English not my talent. But I really hope someone can help me because the default options are so slow that it gets uncomfortable to work with this mouse.

If the change is made on the graphic applet, it doesn't change much.

Thanks!

Single Handed Sailor
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If you get

xinput: command not found

Then you haven't installed xinput, or you haven't installed it properly. There is no other way you'd get this error if you had.

Make sure your system is up to date, and xinput is actually installed:

  1. apt update
  2. apt full-upgrade
  3. apt install xinput

You will need to run these commands as root, either run su then these commands, or put sudo in front of the commands - depending on your system.

That last command should say something along the lines of xinput is already the newest version (1.6.2-xxx). if it was previously properly installed.

Then test if you can run the command:

$ xinput --version
xinput version 1.6.2
...

If you can't, try either or both:

  • Logging out and in again
  • Rebooting

If you still can't run the command after doing all of that, your system might be broken beyond repair, but I highly doubt you won't be able to. We'll troubleshoot if that happens.

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