how to increase mouse movement speed in ubuntu 16.04

1. Run in terminal xinput --list --short and find your mouse id (for me id=12)

2. Run in terminal xinput --list-props 12 (change 12 for the right id)

3. Find the id for the property Device Accel Constant Deceleration (for me 262)
4. Run in terminal xinput --set-prop 12 262 0.1 (change 12 and 262 for the correct id)

The last number (0.1) is the important value. The smaller the number the faster your cursor moves (default value is 1.0). Play around with the values till you find one that works for you and then add the command to the startup applications GUI.

Good luck

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