Logitech MX Mechanical works on Linux out of the box. Except these keys:
- Dictation
- Emoji
- Screenshot
- Microphone mute
- Search
Thankfully, in Solaar, they are remappable, if you have the latest solaar version.
Making Screenshot key work
key/button Diversion: Screenshot: unlock, screenshot, diverted
Then click the Rule Editor and enter the following:
rule: condition: key: Screenshot, key press: Print
You can put the rule anywhere, just not within other rules. I put mine on top.
Making Microphone mute work
Keyboard shortcut to mute microphone, that works in any window seems the most useful to me.
key/button Diversion: Mute Microphone Search: unlock, screenshot, diverted
Then click the Rule Editor and enter the following:
Rule: condition: key: Mute Microphone, execute: your custom script.
My script has this content:
#! /bin/bash
amixer -D pulse sset Capture toggleThe point it to toggle the microphone. You can google the proper command depending on your configuration.
I had to use a bash script, I was not able to get the paths to work (no such file errors in solar -dd output)
Don’t forget to make the script executable.