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Setting Up a Mouse Button Shortcut to Execute a Script in Ubuntu

Follow these steps to bind an auxiliary mouse button to a script on Ubuntu.

1. Identify the Mouse Button

1. Open a terminal and run the following command:

   xev | grep button
   

2. Click the button inside the window. The terminal will output something like this:

   state 0x10, button 8, same_screen YES
   

   Note the button number button 8.

2. Install xbindkeys and xautomation

1. Install the necessary packages by running the following command in the terminal

   sudo apt-get install xbindkeys xautomation
   

3. Create an xbindkeys Configuration File

1. Create the default configuration file if it doesn't exist:

   xbindkeys --defaults > ~/.xbindkeysrc
   

2. Open the configuration file for editing:

   nano ~/.xbindkeysrc
   

3. Add a new binding at the end of the file, replacing /path/to/your/script.sh with the path to your script, and b:8 with the identified button number:

   "sh /path/to/your/script.sh"
       b:8
   

4. Test the configuration:

```
xbindkeys
```