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What do you think are the best mice for use with linux?

What factors do you think are most important in selecting a mouse? (eg precision, build quality, comfort, other)

Price is optional

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[–] todd_bonzalez@lemm.ee 44 points 1 month ago (10 children)

This is a wild question. Can somebody find me a mouse that doesn't have Linux support? I've never seen one in my life.

[–] GenderNeutralBro@lemmy.sdf.org 13 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (4 children)

Tons of brands use Windows-only software to control button mapping, lighting, etc.

Anything outside basic movement, scrolling, and the first three buttons will need additional software.

It's been a while since I looked. Anyone know a good universal mouse config tool for linux that would let me map all buttons on a per-app basis?

[–] Ptsf@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Fortunately most have been ported to Linux via an open source revserse engineered community project or run well ish under wine! :)

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