Ubuntu Disable Touchpad

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Run the following command in a terminal:

XInput List

You'll get an output of that looks like this:

[email protected]:~$ xinput list? Virtual Core pointer                    id=2[master pointer   (3)]?  ? Virtual core XTEST pointer              id=4[slave  pointer   (2)]?  ?  Logitech USB Receiver                   Id=11[slave  pointer   (2)]?  ? SYNPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad              id=14[slave  pointer   (2)]?  ?  TPPS/2 IBM TrackPoint                   Id=15[slave  pointer   (2)]? Virtual Core keyboard                   Id=3[master keyboard (2)]  &nbs p;? Virtual Core XTEST keyboard             Id=5[slave  keyboard (3)]   ? Power Button                           id=6[slave  keyboard (3)]   ? Video Bus                               ID=7[SL Ave  keyboard (3)]   ? Video Bus                               ID=8[SL Ave  keyboard (3)]   ? Sleep Button                            id=9[slave & Nbsp;keyboard (3)]   ?  Logitech USB Receiver                   Id=10[slave  keyboard (3)]   ? Integrated Camera                       Id=12[slave  keyboard (3)]    ? At translated Set 2 keyboard            id=13[slave  keyboard (3)]   ? ThinkPad Extra Buttons                 id=16[slave  keyboard (3)][email protected]:~$  

IT displays all the input devices connected. Note that they all has an ID. Since are the ID for my touchpad, running the following command would disable it.

XInput set-prop "Device Enabled" 0

Two

[Email protected]:~$ synclient|grep Touch    Touchpadoff             

Turn off touch pad synclient touchpadoff=1 Turn it back on synclient touchpadoff=0 this-to even better. 

Three

sudo apt-get install touchpad-indicator The good new is that touchpad-indicator are worked again in 11.10.

Ubuntu Disable Touchpad