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Mouse Natural Scrolling on Linux

10 Sep 2022
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In recent versions of Linux, mouse natural scrolling setting is not persistent after reboot.

Edit X configuration for libinput

In file /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/40-libinput.conf there should be a block like the following:

Before

Section "InputClass"
        Identifier "libinput pointer catchall"
        MatchIsPointer "on"
        MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/event*"
        Driver "libinput"
EndSect

make sure to add Option "NaturalScrolling" "on"

After

Section "InputClass"
        Identifier "libinput pointer catchall"
        MatchIsPointer "on"
        MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/event*"
        Driver "libinput"
        Option "NaturalScrolling" "on"
EndSect