hw-detect wants to install mouseemu on Mac when it really shouldn't
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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hw-detect (Ubuntu) |
New
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: hw-detect
hw-detect contains the following line in hw-detect.sh, which is used by the Ubiquity installer:
# Install mouseemu on systems likely to have single-button mice
case $SUBARCH in
;;
# mouseemu causes an oops somewhere in the input layer on
# powerpc64 at the moment, so don't install it.
if [ ! -d /proc/ppc64 ]; then
fi
;;
esac
Unfortunately, this makes a rather flawed assumption about "likely to". All Intel-powered desktop Macs (i.e. those with mice) have shipped with the "Mighty Mouse", a 4-button mouse with a scrollball. Assuming *all* Macs have single-button mice is a false assumption - it's generally a safe assumption for Mac *laptops* though, and most ppc Macs (iMac and PowerMac G5 after October 2005 had a Mighty Mouse, all others are single button)
Whilst this may appear trivial, mouseemu appears to conflict with real multi-button mice, preventing use of more buttons than the typical 3-plus-
Thanks for your report and the extra information. This is also bug 251830, though, so I'll mark it as a duplicate.