[ubuntu-us-mi] Left mouse button not working in Ubuntu

[Matt Arnold]

The updates worked! Thank you! -Matt

On Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 4:05 PM, Jorge O. Castro <jorge at ubuntu.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 3:46 PM, Matt Arnold <matt.mattarn at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I dual-boot Ubuntu and Windows XP. When I boot up Ubuntu, my left
>> mouse button doesn't work at all. Under Windows, the whole mouse works
>> fine. It is a Logitech wireless optical mouse. The computer is a Dell
>> Inspiron E1505 laptop. I disabled the trackpad in both Windows and
>> Ubuntu, because the left trackpad button constantly misfires. Can
>> anyone tell me a fix that doesn't involve the left mouse button? I
>> don't know any keyboard shortcuts to get into a terminal.
>
> Are you all up to date with updates? I found this bug:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/maverick/+source/linux/+bug/636311
>
> But it seems to have been fixed with updates, in a terminal you can run:
>
> sudo apt-get update
> sudo apt-get upgrade
>
> and that should have updates if you haven't done so yet.
>
>
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