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Manage peripheral

xinput allow to change peripheral settings

The basics command to set a setting is like so:

xinput set-prop <device-id> <property-id> <value>

Get the list of id with:

xinput list

Get the list of settings for a device with:

xinput list-props <device-id> Take note the setting number that is in bracket.

 The device id listed in xinput is not permanent and can change when rebooting.
For scripting, use the name of the device instead.

Change the settings of the mouse with xinput

Example:

Sensibility: xinput set-prop <mouse-id> <accel speed prop id> -0.5
Remove mouse acceleration: xinput set-prop <mouse-id> <libinput accel profile enabled id> 0, 1

Use xrandr to list the monitors with the resolution and refresh rate available.
The current refresh rate is marked with an asterisk.

Change the refresh rate to 144hrz with:

xrandr -r 144