this post was submitted on 02 Apr 2026
11 points (100.0% liked)
Linux
64525 readers
83 users here now
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).
Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.
Rules
- Posts must be relevant to operating systems running the Linux kernel. GNU/Linux or otherwise.
- No misinformation
- No NSFW content
- No hate speech, bigotry, etc
Related Communities
Community icon by Alpár-Etele Méder, licensed under CC BY 3.0
founded 6 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments


Usually people don’t that.
The preferred solution for those mice in linux for as long as I can remember is modifier left clicking where you hold down ctrl or alt or whatever when you left click to get right or middle.
The reason people don’t do long click and instead do modifiers is because it allows you to use three button inout which is what x and whatever came before it were designed for and secretly everything in a linux gui expects.
If you absolutely have to have long press and cannot use modifiers because your other hand is occupied when clicking the mouse button due to chronic masturbation, evdev or the other x11 input emulation configurations are the way to go.