1. Find the hidraw device corresponding to the unifying receiver: # grep "Logitech USB Receiver" /sys/class/hidraw/hidraw*/device/uevent /sys/class/hidraw/hidraw0/device/uevent:HID_NAME=Logitech USB Receiver /sys/class/hidraw/hidraw1/device/uevent:HID_NAME=Logitech USB Receiver /sys/class/hidraw/hidraw2/device/uevent:HID_NAME=Logitech USB Receiver 2. turn your device on 3. Start unifying with the following command # sudo pairing_tool /dev/hidraw2 4. quickly turn your device off and on