xdotool mousemove x y - no mouse move visible

[barhaqodes]

Hello,
I have installed Mint 20 and I am trying to use program `xdotool mousemove` to move mouse. I can simulate mouse clicks with it, but I am quite not sure what happens with the mouse cursor because it does not seem to move. I consulted this with chatGPT and it did not found any solution. I'm aware of chatGPT limitations, he is often wrong and suggests stupid suggestions disregarding the context or condition I've passed to it. So maybe you know where is the problem that I don't see the mouse move. In WIndows I used to use ahk/autohotkey to simulate mouse move and clicks. Yet ChatGPT suggested that maybe I don't have enougth privilleges but why I can use the clicks then? And the sudo command preceding does not help? Yet I revieved suggestions to use python libraries instead, but I wanted a simple program to run from bash just like xdotool. So this does not make any sense why it does not work.

[mikeflan]

Please supply the exact command used and the terminal response if any.

Please try:

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xdotool mousemove 200 400

What is the response?

Also try:

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xdotool getmouselocation

What is the response?

[motoryzen]

barhaqodes

If what mikeflan suggestion does not = you seeing your mouse moved..... then I have a suggestion that leans towards wondering if you're on a dual boot system with Windows and Linux Mint on the same drive ( which I never recommend regardless. ))

If that is the case, boot into Windows, disable " quick boot" aka fast start, disable that same thing inside UEFI/BIOS menu too. Disable secure boot. restart the PC and then boot back into the Linux world and try again.

I use xdotool daily in Linux Mint 21.1 Cinnamon and have never had a problem ( no Windows dual boot though..just pure 100% Linux Mint Cinnamon here ).

When all else fails...nuke xdotool and reinstall it

sudo apt remove xdotool -y

sudo apt purge xdotool -y

sudo apt install xdotool -y

[barhaqodes]

I recalled, chatGPT says VM might be the problem, because VM Ware can block the mouse control. What is quick boot? Or where I can find it in UEFI? But because I never had problem using AHK on Windows, I think the problem is the VM thing.

Edit:
I found interesting suggestion here:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/359 ... -vmware-vm

1) "This MAY be an answer : On an host Linux Mint 17 / guest in Linux Mint 18.1, the mouse doesn't seems to move (visualy, the mouse pointer doesn't move). But if you add a "xdotool click 1", you'll see the click is on the correct mouse position."
2) This may be the answer Edit the .vmx file in virtual machine directory and add the line:

vmmouse.present = "FALSE"
(source: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/145 ... are-player)