HI,

Does anyone know if subject Keyboard and Mouse is compatible with Linux(Ubuntu 18.04). There seems to be no answer at Support/Logitech.


Thanks, R

I believe it should work fine. I'll let you know if it ever arrives. Shipping times are getting longer and longer...

I've owned a number of Logitech keyboard/mouse combos, both wired and wireless, and have never seen one that didn't work out of the box.

I’m currently using a similar Logitech keyboard (not at my ‘puter at the moment) which works just fine.
Caveat: it’s connected via a KVM switch, so the wireless receiver is plugged into that, not the actual computer...but I can’t image that would make any difference.
My mouse is a Road Mouse, so I’m not using the “combined” receiver...

Thanks guys,

The documentation was written (drawn) by someone on drugs. It looks like you stick the receiver thing into the back of the battery compartment of the keyboard in one drawing and into the computer in the other drawing. I'm assuming it goes into a USB port like my wireless laptop mouse does now (works fine). What is a KVM switch??

I am just getting ready to build a new computer from scratch so have no way yet of testing this thing.

R

https://www.newegg.com/rosewill-rkv-...82E16817182416

Yes, the connection is like any other wireless mouse/keyboard, into a USB port.

Instead of a KVM switch, I have separate USB and HDMI switches, because I already had them on hand, and saw no need of buying another device when I decided to run two systems. It's less convenient, since I have to activate two switches instead of one, but I live with it.

It just hit me that the reason for the OP's confusion about the receiver going into the keyboard is that the receiver is stored there for shipment, and you have to remove it to install it into a USB port. Most combos i've seen store the receiver in the mouse. It's just a place to safely store the receiver so that it doesn't get lost while not in use.

Thanks, sgosnell

Yes, the receiver was packaged in with the mouse.

R

If it uses Logitech Unifying Receiver, it should work fine out-of-box in linux/everywhere HID is supported (I have a few devices that do and work just fine), but the more 'advanced' features of the Unifying receiver require the Windows application if I understand correctly (e.g. if you want to add additional devices to the receiver - I think they support something absolutely silly like 8 or 10 total devices to one receiver, and apart from pairing one of their gamepads, I really don't know why you'd need/want that - do you need 4 keyboards at once?), but once it 'pairs' it is paired 'for life' (or until you re-pair it in the application). Every Logitech Unifying device I've ever bought does come paired out of the box though, so again, should work OOB.

My receiver was separate in the box. I never knew it was possible to repair or pair multiple devices. I had never even thought about doing that. Pairing multiple receivers to one keyboard/mouse could be useful, I suppose. With that, I could eliminate the KVM switch, and just switch the monitor. It might be a mess on the unused computer, though. Maybe not a great idea.

If the computers are near each other it seems to me that simply moving the receiver from one to the other would be just as simple as using the KVM. I would hesitate to have the keyboard & mouse paired to different receivers within signal range because of the potential for entering unwanted commands on the one the monitor is not attached to.

I could be mistaken, but I don't think it can pair 'the other way' except for a few of their newer devices (like the newer MX Master 3) - the receiver can have N client devices, but the client devices can only have 1 receiver (if that makes sense). I do know, however, some of their newer and fancier models can do multiple BT receivers, and they do advertise it as a way to eliminate a KVM. If I remember right they call this 'Easy Switch' - I don't know if it is officially supported on linux though. Overall putting the Unifying Receiver on a USB switch is the 'easy' way to do this in my experience, since you don't have to worry about the pairing, having multiple receivers, etc, and it's a single button to switch the whole setup.

Yes, I agree that having one keyboard paired to multiple receivers is a disaster waiting to happen. I don't see a viable use case for it. I've been using a USB switch and an HDMI switch for a long time, and that works with one keyboard and one display. I just get tired of throwing two switches every time, so I'm trying a KVM switch, which has its own problems with my particular devices. The MK470 does work without issues.