Public bug reported:
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
i386/mac|amd64/mac)
apt-install mouseemu || true
;;
powerpc/powermac_*)
# mouseemu causes an oops somewhere in the input layer on
# powerpc64 at the moment, so don't install it.
if [ ! -d /proc/ppc64 ]; then
apt-install mouseemu || true
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-scroll-wheel. It's not obvious that uninstalling mouseemu is
needed on prety much every desktop Mac for the last 4 years, and I think
it's reasonable to assume that non-laptop Macs don't want mouseemu when
evaluating packages to install.
** Affects: hw-detect (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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hw-detect wants to install mouseemu on Mac when it really shouldn't
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/419935
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