Yes, Linux has been opposite the Windows VM for years; very annoying.
Back when I was doing a lot of switching back and forth between
Windows and Linux, I actually kept the "toggleMouseButtons" preference
directly on the desktop in my images..

On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 1:25 AM, Hannes Hirzel <hannes.hirzel at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello
>
> I downloaded Squeak for Unix (in my case Ubuntu 9.10) from
> http://ftp.squeak.org/4.1/unix-linux/
>
> Right out of the box the right mouse button brings up the halo.
>
> You need to go to the menu 'Tools' / 'Preferences', then search for 'mouse'.
>
> Then check 'swapMouseButtons'  as 'enabled'.
>
> Otherwise the UI experience is  fine.
>
> Hannes
>
>