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Pair Logitech MX Master & MX Keys on Arch Linux

Pair Logitech MX Master & MX Keys on Arch Linux

Intro

Unfortunately, Logitech MX Master and MX Keys might not always be discoverable even in pairing mode.

The simplest way is to purchace Logi Bolt receiver and use it to pair mouse.

Prerequisites

  • solaar

Installation

Permissions

Add current user to udevadm group:

sudo groupadd udevadm # Skip this step if udevadm group already exists
sudo usermod -aG udevadm $USER

Grant permissions to access /dev/uinput by udevadm group.
To do that, create /etc//udev/rules.d/99-uinput.rules:

SUBSYSTEM=="misc", KERNEL=="uinput", GROUP="plugdev", MODE="0660"

Reload udev rules:

sudo udevadm control --reload-rules

Finally - relogin.

Pair

Run solaar pair and follow instructions to pair a mouse or keyboard.

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