Satya's blog - How to reset your Linux mouse

Based on http://fixunix.com/x/343094-mouse-dying-me-ubuntu.html: if your mouse pointer gets stuck (because your KVM switch screwed up, as mine did) and you don't want to reset because you're in the middle of a non-saveable game, you can do this in a terminal:

sudo rmmod psmouse
sudo modprobe psmouse

While you don't have a mouse, here are some handy shortcuts for use with Ubuntu and Gnome:

alt-tab

Switch windows. Hit once to alternate between two windows. Hold down alt and keep pressing tab to reach other windows.

alt-f1

Menu

alt-f2

Run command. You can run gnome-terminal from here to get a command line. alt-1 etc switch terminal tabs. ctrl-shift-t opens new tab.

ctrl-k

(Firefox) search bar

ctrl-l

(Firefox) address bar. In Firefox, Ctrl-w closes current tab, ctrl-t opens new tab, ctrl-tab cycles through tabs.

Last updated: Mar 27 2011 18:04