I installed Ubuntu 14.04 on my Acer Aspire 4745 laptop. After installing Ubuntu I can not scroll using touch pad. How could I enable it?
1 Answer
Try opening a terminal and typing:
synclient VertEdgeScroll=1
synclient HorizEdgeScroll=1
and see if that helps...
To make this change permanent, go to a terminal and type: gksudo gedit
, type on the first line: #!/bin/sh
and on the second and third line, copy-paste the above lines.
Save the file under /usr/local/bin/MakeScrollWork.sh
and type in a terminal:
sudo chmod a+xr /usr/local/bin/MakeScrollWork.sh
Then type in the dash Startup Applications
, click Add and type in the "Command" field: /usr/local/bin/MakeScrollWork.sh
. In "Name" and "Comment" you can put anything you want that will make you remember in the future what this was all about... ;)
Click a final Add to put it into the list and verify that the check box is selected.
Log out and log in to test.
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Fabby, is your answer completely up to date with all these comments? Comments are not meant for extended discussions and should not hold vital information the answer is lacking. Thanks!– SethNov 28, 2014 at 5:23
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@Seth total newbie who doesn't know a terminal from a GUI... Or at least: did! ;) The answer was and still is valid. He just made some mistakes that needed rectifying. :(– FabbyNov 28, 2014 at 20:54
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