Xinput set-button-map not applying from xinitrc after reboot

[flexmcmurphy]

Hello,

I have a Thinkpad T480 and want to make the Trackpad middle click be a left click. Following these instructions I figured out how to use the xinput set-button-map command to do that.

However when I put that command in ~/.xinitrc the trackpad settings are not preserved after a reboot so I have to run the command again. I checked the ownership and permissions on ~/.xinitrc and they are correct… my regular user of that home dir is the owner and has rwx access to that file.

Where should I put the xinput set-button-map 12 1 1 3 4 5 6 7 command so the trackpad works as I want even after a reboot/shutdown/resume from sleep etc…

Cheers,

Flex

[Olli]

use a startup-script or better create your own systemd-service

here’s a link as example how to create such a system-service for your own needs:

Need to run command at startup

I am a bit of a newbie at Linux. I know the basics, but still learning. My system has the Corsair Commander Pro, which is configured in Windows 11, but on logging into Manjaro KDE the fans are running at the incorrect speeds (they need to be lower than Windows as the system doesn’t work as hard in Linux and the temps are generally better). Running Kernel 5.16.18-1. I am using OpenCorsairLink to control my system fans. This is what I currently have to paste into terminal every time after boot…

[flexmcmurphy]

@Olli
Thanks for that. But do you know why it doesn’t work for me by adding the xinput command to ~/.xinitrc ?

[flexmcmurphy]

I never figured out why putting the xinput command in ~/.xinitrc wasn’t working for me after a reboot.

I tried the link above showing how to create a systemd service file to run a script at startup. Seemingly xinput run from a script in a service file is unable to connect to the X server.

I took advice from this helpful unix.stackexchange.com thread and this helpful forum.manjaro.org thread and ended up writing a script and making it run at startup. My limited understanding is that with this method the KDE Windows Manager KWin at startup runs that script I made to execute the xinput command.

After a reboot my problem is now solved… the middle button on my trackpad is fixed… well it’s either disabled or it functions as a left click, not sure which! but I’m happy with either.

Cheers,

Flex