Using a Logitech G203 mouse under Linux

Both the Logitech G203 Prodigy and the newer Logitech G203 Lightsync are affordable gaming mouses that have a normal size, a small lag, nice sensors, and also suitable for general use.

The mouse has six buttons, and by default the the fourth and fifth thumb buttons are defined as back and forward buttons, that come in hand browsing the web. I’m not sure what the sixth is by default, but it can easily set up to switch or cycle resolution.

But how to control the RGB lighting, the buttons and the resolution under Linux / Ubuntu?

Configuring the Logitech G203 mouse

You have to do the following to get the mouse working under Ubuntu 20.04:

Install the ratbagd system daemon to introspect and modify configurable mice:

sudo apt install ratbagd

Install the GUI Piper, that is available as flatpak:

flatpak install flathub org.freedesktop.Piper

The G203 Lightsync is a relative new mouse, the ID is still missing from the definitions shipped with ratbagd, so we have to add that manually.

To find the ID:

lsusb
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 046d:c092 Logitech, Inc. G203 LIGHTSYNC Gaming Mouse

Edit usr/share/libratbag/logitech-g102-g203.device

sudo vi usr/share/libratbag/logitech-g102-g203.device
DeviceMatch=usb:046d:c084;usb:046d:c092

Restart the ratbagd daemon:

sudo systemctl restart ratbagd.service 

Run Piper, and the GUI will start, so you can set resolution, buttons and RGB effects.

The proper SVG image is still missing though.

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