Ubuntu – How to adjust the mouse pointer sensitivity with the GUI on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

In case you want a fix for now, you can use this steps:

1. Open a terminal
2. Run the command: xinput --list --short and note the name of your device.

3. Set the constant deceleration for the device:

   xinput --set-prop "Razer DeathAdder" "Device Accel Constant Deceleration" 5
   

That's it. You might have to play around with the value, 5 is good for me.

To see the current settings for the device:

xinput --list-props "Razer DeathAdder"

To turn off mouse acceleration:

xinput --set-prop "Razer DeathAdder" "Device Accel Velocity Scaling" 1

To perform the tuning automatically, create a script, run chmod +x on it and add it to start up applications list:

#!/bin/sh
xinput --set-prop "Razer DeathAdder" "Device Accel Constant Deceleration" 5
xinput --set-prop "Razer DeathAdder" "Device Accel Velocity Scaling" 1`

as described in:

http://patrickmylund.com/blog/lowering-gaming-mouse-sensitivity-in-ubuntu-9-10/

and

How to change mouse speed/sensitivity?

Okay. It's fixed now.

I read somewhere on askubuntu (sorry didn't save the link :p) there is a known issue with some logitech devices using the unifying receiver. I read that some users fixed some issues changing the usb port the receiver was plugged in. It did not work for me. But what worked was to turn off and back on the mouse lol

And for those who still have some issues, there is also an application that might help (specifically for logitech devices using unifying receivers), it's called solaar. Here is the link: http://pwr.github.io/Solaar/