[ale] MX Master 3 Logitech mouse

[dphurst at uncg.edu (Dow Hurst)]

I haven't posted in a long time. I thought I'd mention I got a Logitech MX
Master 3 mouse. It is bluetooth and can interact directly with a bluetooth
enabled laptop and it comes with a usb dongle that it can pair with for
machines that don't have bluetooth.

Anyway, running Ubuntu MATE 18.04 on a Eurocom X8E laptop, I found that
after updating the bluetooth stack, I was able to pair with the mouse. All
the fancy buttons and wheels work as expected. In Google Chrome I can
scroll up/down with the middle scroll wheel. With the side thumb
scroll wheel I can scroll horizontally. And finally the two thumb buttons
go back and forth through the browser history. All this just worked, I
didn't have to map buttons or functions.

There is the possibility of pairing with two additional computers since the
mouse has three slots for pairings. I haven't tried that. The mouse is
really smooth, well made and high quality. No clicks on the scroll wheels,
which I prefer after my last mouse.

Adding that bluetooth ppa upgraded from IIRC 5.48 to 5.5. Here is the
command I used:
*sudo add-apt-repository ppa:bluetooth/bluez*
Before upgrading, I couldn't pair, and a web search showed others having
problems with pairing with devices. Afterwards it was seamless and fast.

Sincerely,
Dow
?Dow Hurst, Research Scientist
       340 Sullivan Science Bldg.
       Dept. of Chem. and Biochem.
       University of North Carolina at Greensboro
       PO Box 26170 Greensboro, NC 27402-6170
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