Questions tagged [touchpad]
Questions related to the configuration and activation of touchpads/trackpads.
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Apple magic trackpad 2 disconnects after being idle for some time
I am using Apple magic trackpad 2 via Bluetooth on my Ubuntu 23.04. One issue I encountered is that the trackpad disconnects after a long time idle. The only way to reconnect it is disabling and re-...
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Fujitsu Lifebook T935 Touchpad Not Working on Ubuntu, But Works on Windows
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I'm encountering an issue with my Fujitsu Lifebook T935 laptop where the touchpad does not work on Ubuntu, although it functions perfectly on Windows. Interestingly, the touchpad works on other ...
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Touchpad doesn't work on my Aspire E1-571-6824
I installed Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS, 64-bit, on my Acer Aspire E1-571-6824 laptop. The touchpad wasn`t working since I started the installation process from a USB flash device using Pen Drive and continue ...
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24.04 - Erratic window sizing actions or mouse movement
Lately I started observing some strange behavior on my Dell XPS 13 9370. As for now it seems to be related to touchpad or touch screen IMHO. It looks like out of the sudden pointer starts clicking on ...
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Touchpad problems after upgrade to Ubuntu 24.04
What the title says. My touchpad was working fine until after an upgrade to Ubuntu 24.04, when it started acting strange.
What's strange? Clicking started working differently and fine mouse movements ...
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MacBook Pro 8,2 (2011) Trackpad Issues w/XUbubtu 24.04
I just finished installing xubuntu on my 2011 MacBook Pro (8,2) and am running into some serious bugs with the trackpad. It will work fine and allow me to fluidly move the cursor… and then start to ...
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Tap to click setting ignored after upgrade from 18 to 22
I just updated from ubuntu 18 to ubuntu 22 and tap to click is stuck on, even if I turn it off in settings. I had it turned off in ubuntu 18, and the settings still said it was off in ubuntu 22, but ...
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mouse and touchpad xfce different options
I have one old partition with an old xubuntu updated to the 24.04 version, and i have a new partition with a new xubuntu 24.04.
When i launch the xfc4-mouse-settings to configure my touchpad, on the ...
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Enable keyboard as mouse when trackpad is not responsive
I am running Ubuntu 20.04, I have no internet access, and my trackpad is not controlling the cursor. There are instructions for enabling keyboard control of the cursor, but they only work if one ...
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Dconf, touchpad and mouse problems on Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS
I have a laptop (Lenovo Thinkbook 15G2 if that make a difference), where I use a Bluetooth mouse. So far so good.
But I've hands problems so I want to disable the touchpad when I use the mouse in ...
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Integrated Fingerprint Sensor not recognized by Ubuntu
I'm having trouble getting the fingerprint sensor on my laptop working on Ubuntu. The fingerprint sensor is integrated into the touchpad. Here are the details:
System Information:
Laptop model: ...
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Touchpad suddenly stopped working and is no longer being detected
A series of errors popped up in my dmesg such as follows,
Jun 19 01:45:20 universe kernel: [32041.675678] i2c_designware i2c_designware.0: timeout waiting for bus ready
Jun 19 01:45:20 universe kernel:...
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Three-Finger gesture option doesn't exist in Ubuntu 24.04
Has the three-finger gesture been removed from Ubuntu 24.04 settings? I always used this feature to switch between different workspaces. If it has been removed in 24.04, what workarounds are available ...
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Touchpad Lagging in Ubuntu 22.04 (Dell XPS 15 2023 version)
My touchpad is not very responsive in my brand new Dell XPS 15 which is double booted with Ubuntu 22.04. My finger movements on the touchpad often result in no movement at all in the cursor, as if ...
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Touchpad doesn't work on 24.04 Huawei Matebook
I bought new huawei matebook x pro (2024 model) and click events works but the cursor never move.
I found a lot of posts regarding similar issues but none of the solutions work for me. I've tried ...
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Trackpad glitching out on Ubuntu 24.04
I dual boot my machine (HP Folio 9480m), Ubuntu 24.04 and Windows 10. The trackpad works fine when I am using the Windows OS, but it glitches out on the Ubuntu 24.04. The trackpad keeps rapidly ...
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Trackpad Stopped Working on Lenovo ThinkPad Carbon X1 Gen 12 with Ubuntu 24.04
Hello Ubuntu Community,
I recently installed Ubuntu 24.04 on my Lenovo ThinkPad Carbon X1 Gen 12.I'm facing an issue with the trackpad not working. I selected the full installation during the setup, ...
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Touchpad mouse keys are not detected from time to time - how to analyse and solve this for Lenovo T14 Gen2 in Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS?
My Lenovo T14s Gen2 laptop has a touch-pad with three mouse keys above it (left | middle | right mouse key).
Since approximately two weeks, I have the issue, that - perhaps for ten minutes - these ...
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Touchpad erratic behavious on wake up Dell Dell XPS 13 9320
I am going crazy here with a touchpad issue on my Dell running Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.
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Initial problem: On wake up my touchpad behaves erratically, becoming sticky (the selection remains on ...
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How do I make the keyboard and trackpad work on Macbook 12 early 2015 hardware
In previous versions of Ubuntu when I would try the live USB stick / installer on the Macbook 8,1 early 2015 the keyboard and trackpad never worked. This time when I tried Ubuntu 24.04 the keyboard ...
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Smooth Scrolling
I know variations of this question have been asked before but to my mind none have received an adequate response, so I'm going to try again.
To start, I'm running Ubuntu 22.04 on a lenovo ThinkPad ...
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my touchpad doesn't work in ubuntu24.04 on thinkbook 16+ 2024 with intel Ultra 9 185H cpu
Help, my touchpad doesn't work in my laptop thinkbook 16+ 2024 ai with intel ultra9 185H cpu. Also, my laptop will power off when lid switches. How can i handle these two problems?
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Troubles with Speakers, touchpad, touch-pen on my Laptop HP
Hi, I'm having two problems with my new Ubuntu 24.04 install
problems with Touchpad, Speakers and Touch Pen
Given that I love free software so much and in particular I don't want to give up using ...
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PS/2 Logitech Wheel Mouse Driver Issue: Touchpad Connectivity Problem
I have Zorin OS 17 Lite installed, based on Ubuntu 22.04, on my PC. My issue is with the touchpad, which is configured with the 'PS/2 Logitech Wheel Mouse' driver. When I power on the PC, the touchpad ...
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Is there a way to change 2-finger scroll touchpad speed on Ubuntu 24.04?
Well, it seems that this was impossible in previous versions. So are there any changes in version 24.04?
By the way, I have tried Arch Linux, and the scroll speed can be modified directly in the ...
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Several installation issues 24.04
I have always been a Windows and Debian user. Windows for the desktop and Debian for my servers.
I have always tried to switch to Ubuntu desktop as soon as there is a major version. I have always ...
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Trackpad not working after waking up from sleep (weird behaviour)
The trackpad on my Dell Inspiron laptop stops working after it goes to sleep when I close the lid. If I put the laptop to sleep from software or from the power button, the trackpad works after waking ...
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After Ubuntu Installation: Touchpad Inconsistency, System Restart Failure, and Keyboard Unresponsiveness"
When I installed Ubuntu 22.04, not only is my touchpad not working consistently, but also I'm unable to restart the system when encountering these issues. Occasionally, even the keyboard fails to ...
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Default multi-touch gestures on Ubuntu 22.04 are gone
I am using Ubuntu 22.04 on a Dell Inspiron 16 Plus laptop. Originally, I could use my touch with 3-finger left/right to switch between workspaces. However, today I can no longer do that.
I am thinking ...
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After Lid open, touchpad is not enabled Ubuntu 22.04 and Budgie on my Lenovo Flex 5
I have been struggling with this annoying problem for long time and none of the suggestions on the forum and search haven't solved it. I'd appreciate any help that can lead me to the solution.
I can ...
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My touchpad right click is not working on 22.04.4 LTS
I installed Gnome Tweaks some days ago. Then, in Gnome Tweaks, at the Keyboard and Touchpad menu, I select Fingers as the Mouse Click Emulation. Then I couldn't change my wallpaper. Then I disabled ...
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How do I disable TouchGuard/DisableTouchpadWhileTyping on my Dell laptop touchpad?
I can't find how to disable TouchGuard/DisableTouchpadWhileTyping on my Dell laptop.
I'm using Ubuntu 23.10.
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Touchpad scrolling and keyboard working Ubuntu 22
I am encountering the following challenges
the touchpad is not working (I have tested using the mouse and still the same problem) specifically when I try scrolling, it Automatically instead zooms the ...
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Touchpad not Working Even after Grub Change
I recently installed Ubuntu 20.04 on my new Acer Nitro AN17-71 alongside Windows 11. I had some problems during the install with my RTX 4060 graphics card, but I was able to resolve them by adding ...
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How to manually set touchpad click regions?
I am using Ubuntu 23.10 on an HP Envy x360 laptop, and it has an extremely annoying touchpad, where the middle ~2/3 of the touchpad acts as middle click and only ~1/6 on either side of this acts as ...
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Ubuntu20.04: TouchPad not work in HP laptop
I tried some solutions from the internet, but all not work.
xinput command
⎡ Virtual core pointer id=2 [master pointer (3)]
⎜ ↳ Virtual core XTEST pointer id=...
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How to enable natural scrolling for Logitech T650 touchapd on Wayland?
I've been using a Logitech T650 while running running X11, and have used the following command to set natural-scrolling:
xinput set-prop "Logitech Rechargeable Touchpad T650" "libinput ...
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Track pad not support in Honor magicbook X16
After installing 22.04 on my Honor Magicbook X16, the trackpad is not detected. I have attempted to use it by following all the instructions, but to no avail. and also gestures is not supported
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Lenovo touchpad becomes very slow in random intervals on Ubuntu
I just installed a fresh Ubuntu on my Ideapad 3. The touchpad was working fine but then after a while, I noticed it became very slow and hard to move in random instances and then it went back to ...
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How do I completely disable middle click (using wayland on kubuntu 23.10, plasma 5.27) [duplicate]
My laptop's touchpad is a little sensitive and sometimes translates my attempts at left clicks as middle clicks.
I disabled 'middle click paste' in System Settings -> Workspace Behaviour but I ...
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Problem with sound and touchpad in UBnutu
I installed Ubuntu 20.04 in my ASUS ROG G18 laptop, however my touchpad isn't working, especially i couldn't hear any sound from my laptop though i checked every possible settings
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How to configure one-finger touchpad scroll if some hotkey is pressed?
I often use thumbs to control cursor via touchpad while doing 10-finger touch typing. On Windows and macOS I can configure one finger scroll: if some hotkey is pressed I move thumb over the touchpad ...
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Native touchpad and keyboard are unresponsive on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS running on a HP ProBook 640 G2
My HP ProBook's (running Ubuntu 22.04 LTS) touchpad and keyboard have been unresponsive for a while. As far as I can remember I haven't done any major updates. The problem started on the login page ...
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Touchpad behaviour changes after hibernation on Ubuntu 22.04
When waking up from hibernation, the touchpad behaves different than before hibernation. It is usable, meaning I can move the cursor, use left and right click, scroll etc. but the behaviour changed. ...
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Touchpad scrolling behavior
So I installed Ubuntu on my new (old) Thinkpad X1 carbon Gen 6. Everything runs pretty much perfectly.
Right now, when I scroll through pages on the touchpad, the page moves when I move my fingers and ...
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I'm having some problems with my notebook's touchpad
I'm having some problems with my notebook's touchpad. This event appeared after I typed the command sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-input-synaptics. The problem is that when I scroll up it goes down,...
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Does Ubuntu support for Intel Ultra 5 prosseccor?
I've bought a lenovo laptop, thinkbook 14 G6+ IMH.
CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) Ultra 5 125H 1.20 GHz
The problem is that I cannot install Ubuntu 22.04 or 23.10, result is "install failed", and ...
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22.04LTS trackpad error
After updating to the latest version of ubuntu 22.04LTS, I was no longer able to swipe with three fingers on the trackpad, making it inconvenient to access activities. Please tell me the solution.
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Touchpad 2 finger scroll speed way too fast in ubuntu 22.04
My ASUS Vivobook S 14 is dual booted with Ubuntu 22.04. The touchpad 2 finger scroll speed is way too fast (like 10 times the normal).
I have looked for various solutions online but none of them ...
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2 finger scrolling stops working after suspend on Ubuntu 22.04
I am having a problem where 2 finger scrolling stops working after suspend. After a reboot it works fine again. I am running a Dell Inspiron 5515. I've gone through the forums where similar problems ...
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