How to eliminate mouse issue; I think it's a driver or software problem

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Glad to hear you're up and running with new mouse.  Mouse problems caused by the OS are pretty rare, which is why I suspected problem was the mouse itself.  I've had a few (wired and wireless mouses) give out on me over the years.  Why?  Probably just normal wear and tear, a kink in wire may cause interuption in signal, etc. -- could be anything really.




Regarding your original post:

Is there a self step-by-step procedure I can go through to eliminate hardware/application/driver/operating system issues?  Especially so that I can best google a solution to a problem.

When you run into problems, best bet is to use two search methods:

1. Use the search engine I have linked in my signature line.  Any searches plugged into it are fed specifically to a bunch of Linux forums and sites.  Results shown for either Ubuntu or Mint will usually apply to LL.
   
2. Search the LL forum, but not by using the built-in search on the forum itself (it's rather limited).  Instead, use any search engine you like and tell it to specifically search LL's forum for the answer.  You do that by starting the search with "site:linuxliteos.com/forums", then a space, then your search term(s).  For example, you could search for anything to do with mouse problems by entering this into a search engine:  site:linuxliteos.com/forums mouse problem.
   

If no luck finding what you need, just post question here to forum and we'll be glad to help.


Generally speaking, the most common hardware issues that may need resolving are graphics drivers, some wireless drivers and printer drivers.  Most of the time those types of problems are relatively easy to fix, with possible exception of some printer brands that just have lousy or no support for Linux.  (Best printer brand for Linux is HP -- many times they'll work right out of the box.  Brother is pretty good too, but drivers need to be downloaded from their site and installed with terminal commands.)


If you are interested, here is a page with a list of links with useful information particularly for new Linux users:  https://www.freecinema2022.gq/forums/tutor...formation/