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[NoWorries]

KDE plasma 5.24 is due for release this month on the 8 Feb, see

https://www.debugpoint.com/2022/01/kde-plasma-5-24/.

As I have added the staging plasma repository

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kubuntu-ppa/staging-plasma,

I have been dealing with it since last week.

One problem that I struck was that the login desktop option was a Virtual Keyboard which was the Plasma X11 desktop. I eventually found that by adding the package

plasma-workspace-wayland

I got the options to select either the X11 or the Wayland desktop. The login options are now listed as:

Virtual Keyboard Desktop Session: Plasma (X11)
Virtual Keyboard Desktop Session: Plasma (Wayland)

I am not sure that the solution I found is the correct one to use as it still mentions the Virtual Keyboard in the name. If someone knows a better solution, please let me know.

I have found that the Wayland desktop is somewhat variable in speed between logins. For example, glmark2-wayland gives say 4600 when Wayland is responsive or say 1200 when it is slow. I certainly hope this variability is resolved by the 8th February.

[kc1di]

Well haven't got the system settings to disable touchpad when mouse is plugged in but did manage to find a way to install touchpad-indicator and it's working.
So far I like 22.04.

[Snowhog]

but greyed out.

On my laptop this is also true; the options in that tab are all greyed out. But my touchpad disables when the mouse is plugged in and enables when the mouse is unplugged.

[jlittle]

Don't know why they removed the function that used to be in the the older kde releases but I suppose the had their reasons.

They moved it, perhaps. It's now at system settings, input devices, touchpad, Enable/Disable Touchpad. I see this even on this desktop which doesn't have a touchpad, but greyed out.

[kc1di]

Have you checked for installable hardware drivers? System Settings > Driver Manager

yes, no different drivers to install. It's not a big problem. on 20.04 use touchpad-indicator and that worked fine. But it's not available for 22.04 yet. Will wait and see.
Don't know why they removed the function that used to be in the the older kde releases but I suppose the had their reasons.
Thanks for your help.

[Snowhog]

Have you checked for installable hardware drivers? System Settings > Driver Manager

[kc1di]

Laptop Lenovo t450 yes it's touchpad sorry for the confusion.

[Snowhog]

Trackpad. External? Not a touchpad? Sorry, but your PC, is it a laptop or desktop?

[kc1di]

I installed xserver-xorg-input-synaptics but it made no difference. trackpad still operational with mouse plugged in.

[kc1di]

I'm running 22.04 on my HP laptop, and when I plug my USB mouse in, the touchpad is disabled.

See if you have xserver-xorg-input-synaptics installed.

Thanks will try that.

[Snowhog]

I'm running 22.04 on my HP laptop, and when I plug my USB mouse in, the touchpad is disabled.

See if you have xserver-xorg-input-synaptics installed.

[kc1di]

Downloaded today's daily build and it works fine. Wish the devs would put the option back in Trackpad setting to disable when mouse in plugged in other than that I like it.

[kc1di]

So pleased that you are trying to get it working for you.

When you say it is not booting, does it proceed to the login screen? If so, is the problem after the login screen or are you not even getting a login screen?

It did not get as far as the login screen. I've been very busy the last week or so. So have not tried again, but will try a new daily build in the next few days.

[NoWorries]

Wouldn't boot in live mode so will try again later.

So pleased that you are trying to get it working for you.

When you say it is not booting, does it proceed to the login screen? If so, is the problem after the login screen or are you not even getting a login screen?

[kc1di]

Downloading today's build will see how it goes.

Wouldn't boot in live mode so will try again later.