I cannot find it in apt-get. It is in 14.04.
asked Jun 5, 2016 at 19:43
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It is not in the repos for 16.04 but it is available on launchpad
Install from the .deb with
sudo dpkg -i gpointing-device-settings_1.5.1-6ubuntu2_amd64.deb
answered Jun 5, 2016 at 19:54
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1Technically, it's not "released". That's just the last available build before the package was deleted: launchpad.net/ubuntu/xenial/amd64/gpointing-device-settings– muruJun 5, 2016 at 20:04
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1The answer was how to install it. The person who installed might not have used it. Linux can be very frustrating sometimes, like why isn't there an explanation for the removal? Perhaps there is but I didn't find one. Jul 21, 2016 at 15:52
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1I meant, Why was the package removed from the repos? There was not explanation to why it was removed. Jul 22, 2016 at 20:53
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6That dpkg command didn't work for me until I also manually installed libgpds0 from launchpad.net/ubuntu/xenial/amd64/libgpds0/1.5.1-6ubuntu2 .– rogAug 24, 2016 at 10:48
Don't install it, it works just the very first time and don't work after reboot gpointing-device-settings lost on reboot
Better use workaround like this: https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/101867/make-mouse-movements-scroll-when-the-middle-button-is-held-down?noredirect=1&lq=1
Use xinput commands, as explain in the response of the link above.
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1Can you please summarise the contents of the unix thread? Such that your answer is not only link-only answer. Aug 10, 2017 at 14:38
Yes it is available. You have to enable the "Universe" repository in your package management settings or by uncommenting the lines for the universe repo in your /etc/apt/sources.list file.
However, it doesn't seem to work well and it crashes constantly.
Click here for more info on how to enable the Universe repository.
