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What is Solaar Solaar is a graphical Linux application for pairing Logitech Unifying mice and keyboards with a unifying receiver. Both unifying keyboards/mice and receivers typically have a small orange 6 pointed star on the device. Fig 1. Logitech M310 wireless mouse and unifying receiver Using Solaar Using Solaar is simple: With the mouse off Ensure the wireless mouse has a good battery but is switched off (test with multimeter or battery tester) Launch Solaar Plug the unifying receiver into the Linux machine Click the pair new device button Turn on the mouse At this point the mouse will either pair (and you may see the Found a new device devicename and the wireless link is not encrypted message), or fail to pair. ...

Solaar is software for more than just pairing wireless keyboards and mice Back on April 8th, 2025 I wrote about Using Logitech unifying devices with Linux in which I discussed how to use Solaar under Linux Mint, or Xubuntu, to pair Logitech unifying wireless devices. My goal with that article was just to provide simple instructions for people looking to pair their Logitech wireless unifying devices, but it turns our Solaar has other functions depending on the device. ...

Logitech unifying, but needs configuration Logitech’s unifying system is nice for a few reasons: Any device with the Logitech unifying symbol should work with a unifying dongle. Up to 6 devices can attach to one unifying dongle. There are plenty of Logitech devices that are part of the unifying ecosystem. If you buy a new Logitech wireless keyboard direct from a retailer, chances are you can just plug the dongle into your computer, turn on your wireless keyboard, and work. But if you buy Logitech devices used, and/or they don’t come with the unifying dongle, a little work might be needed to get the device paired with the dongle. ...