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Use other mouse buttons in ubuntu
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README.sh
# install deps
sudo apt install xte xbindkeys
# Write default configuration
xbindkeys --defaults > $HOME/.xbindkeysrc
# Detect mouse button code (press desired buttons inside window)
xev -event mouse | grep Button --before-context=1 --after-context=2
# Edit $HOME/.xbindkeysrc
# Example : To bind ALT+TAB on button 10, append to file :
#"xte 'keydown Alt_L' 'key Tab' 'keyup Alt_L'"
# b:10
# Reload config
xbindkeys
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