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Originally posted by Tom_ZeCat View PostThanks, everyone! That worked perfectly. I've saved this info in my settings notes (in CherryTree) so that I have it if I ever need to install Kubuntu from scratch again.
Thank you all so much for your help.
I keep notes, too, just in a running text file that's been going for...a looooooong time. The newest info always goes at the top, and I date and label each entry. If I need to find out how I...hmmmm...disabled the touchpad on 20.04 since it no longer offered that option, I look it up! Just search for 'touchpad' and it hits. I'd be very interested in seeing how you do yours.
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Aw, shucks, @kubicle, you're too kind.
Seriously, I like to give credit where credit is due, so it bothers me when someone supplied the correct answer but I didn't even notice it.
At any rate, I for one will NEVER absurdly think there's a question you don't know the answer to!
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Originally posted by DoYouKubuntu View PostI'm sorry, @kubicle!
I just don't wish people to absurdly think that there is a question I don't know the answer to
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Thanks, everyone! That worked perfectly. I've saved this info in my settings notes (in CherryTree) so that I have it if I ever need to install Kubuntu from scratch again.
Thank you all so much for your help.
Btw, one of these days I'll make a post about how I document in detail all my OS installs in CherryTree. That way I have a record of exactly everything I did, making any new OS install go quickly and smoothly.
Here's what it changed. What a difference!
Last edited by Tom_ZeCat; Dec 12, 2020, 08:17 PM.
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I'm sorry, @kubicle! I even scanned your post [with my old, tired, blurry, awful eyes], looking for that, and didn't see it! Kind of sums up how things have been going for me lately.
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Originally posted by sithlord48 View Postyou need to install the package xserver-xorg-input-synaptics
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you need to install the package xserver-xorg-input-synaptics
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My guess is that the newer kubuntu is using the newer libinput xorg-input driver by default. The older synaptics driver is on it's way out (but still installable and working) that currently offers more configuration options (and a different config dialog for system settings).
I'd first check which driver is in use, by running:
Code:xinput list
Then run:
Code:xinput list-props <id>
Do you see references to "libinput" or "synaptics" on the configuration output.
If it's "libinput", install "xserver-xorg-input-synaptics" package and reboot.
Then check the xinput commands that the config has changed to Synaptics.
Now access the System Settings Input devices configuration and you should see a different dialog, in which you can set "disable when mouse plugged" (you can exclude certain mice devices as well, like a trackpoint).
EDIT: The libinput driver should have automatic "palm detection" and "disable while typing" features, AFAICT, but there is always a chance it's not working for you (or doesn't fit what you need to prevent accidental cursor movements), in which case trying out the synaptics driver and it's options is probably a good idea (at least for the time being).Last edited by kubicle; Dec 11, 2020, 03:13 AM.
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disable touchpad when mouse plugged in
In previous versions of Kubuntu, I had a choice to disable the touchpad if my mouse was plugged in. I kept in my CherryTree notes how to do it:
Alt+F2
Type "Touchpad"
Choose "Touchpad Settings"
System Settings ⇒ Input Devices ⇒ Touchpad
SynPS/2 Synaptics Touchpad
So I'm wondering if I have the wrong touchpad driver and need to hunt down the right one. Or, alternatively, maybe there's some kind of utility out there that can monitor if a mouse gets plugged in and then will disable the touchpad.Tags: None
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