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The issue is not with the mouse, as it works on other computers (and on this one, for about five minutes after a reboot). Right clicks and mouse movement are fine. Left clicks with the touchpad work fine.

this question seems relevant, but the answer is for people running compiz. I don't think I'm running compiz, as which compiz gives me compiz not found.

EDIT: as of right now metacity --replace& does nothing except make my windows look ugly and screw up my taskbar.

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    Commented Sep 16, 2017 at 11:43
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    – YourGamerMom
    Commented Sep 16, 2017 at 16:33
  • What hardware platform? I have similar behavior w/USB mouse under LM 18 Cinnamon, but it also happens with the Lenovo's built-in TrackPoint "mouse" keys and the touchpad's keys. I.e., it does not seem to be hardware exactly. Keys work or not consistently; i.e., always work when clicking task-bar Menu selections but never when clicking desktop icons, etc. Haven't found a pattern yet.
    – user2338816
    Commented Sep 17, 2017 at 11:33

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This may be a hardware problem in the computer.

Electronics can die in such a manner that a specific function stops working as the circuitry involved gets "warm" (as from having been running [powered on] for a anything between a few minutes to hours).

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