Trackball Scroll Wheel Emulation Gnome Wayland Gnu/Linux Setup

December 17, 2020 | By the+gnu+linux+evangelist.

Setting up

  1. 2. Enabling Trackball Scroll Wheel

    Now to Enable Trackball Scroll Wheel
    Simply play:

    gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.peripherals.trackball scroll-wheel-emulation-button 8

    And possibly replace the “8” with the choosen Trackball Button ID!
    How to Find the Trackball Button ID

  2. 3. Making Permanent Config

    Last, to make a Permanent Commands Configuration File
    For a Single User using the nano editor, put your both Commands into:

    nano ~/.xsessionrc

    Ctrl+x to Save & Exit from nano Editor.
    So the setup should be consistent also after Reboot.

    xsessionrc setup

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