How to disable-enable touchpad in ubuntu 11.10
Posted by in LinuxCompany that i worked in gave me a laptop with Windows 7. Actually I don’t like working with laptops because of their keyboard. But this one (hp pavilion dv6) seems OK because its keyboards is really big. After i installed UBUNTU 11.10 shortcut key for “disable touchpad” didn’t worked. It’s big problem because when i’m typing, always touching to touchpad ! After a huge research i found this:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:atareao/atareao sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install touchpad-indicatorAfter installation, open the indicator from Applications -> Accessories -> Touchpad Indicator and set your touchpad in top-right
This is the easiest way to disable keywords.
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Hi!
I’ve just upgraded to Ubuntu 11.10. on an HP laptop dv 6385ea but my touchpad isn’t working anymore. I am forced to use an external usb mouse. I’d prefer using the touchpad since it consumes less battery power than a usb mouse. I tried installing touchpad indicator but it still doesn’t work.
When I start Ubuntu and it asks for the login password (pinkish login screen) the touchpad works marvellously but as soon as I login in the Ubuntu proper, it just doesn’t move around anymore and I am bound to use the external USB mouse. Can you help with any suggestion?
Any help is appreciated.
Thank you.
I have this error…
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No LSB modules are available.
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Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 11.10
Release: 11.10
Codename: oneiric
Version: i686
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Touchpad-Indicator version: 0.9.1.2
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apps.indicators.touchpad-indicator
Xlib.protocol.request.QueryExtension
Xlib.protocol.request.QueryExtension
cambiado
Traceback (most recent call last):
File “/usr/share/touchpad-indicator/touchpad-indicator.py”, line 350, in on_change_state_item
self.change_state()
File “/usr/share/touchpad-indicator/touchpad-indicator.py”, line 232, in change_state
not watchdog.is_mouse_plugged():
File “/usr/share/touchpad-indicator/watchdog.py”, line 46, in is_mouse_plugged
if mouse.parent['PRODUCT'] not in blacklist:
File “/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/pyudev/device.py”, line 677, in __getitem__
raise KeyError(‘No such property: {0}’.format(property))
KeyError: u’No such property: PRODUCT’
Hi there…
I just using touchpad-indicator on Ubuntu 11.04 with Gnome 2… working well, really useful… However, I upgraded to 11.10 which works with Unitiy, and touchpad-indicator isn’t working anymore…
Now, concerning to the questions posted by “post”(?), when I was using touchpad-indicator on 11.04, I had that problem once. I decided to unclick the option of launching touchpad-indicator on login, so that I could only launch it manually when I plug an external usb mouse…
cheers
Tchorix
Thanks for the instructions it was killing me it works great under ubuntu 11.10 with the Asus G73JH
Well … after I installed Ubuntu 11.10 (clean install, partition of its own alongside) I was faced with I guess the real problem.. Ubuntu Unity?
never been as quickly frustrated by a linux install as I have been of ubuntu .. Themes? 4 build in, no button to click for adding more so that means I’ve got to put them somewhere for this tool without the tool’s own knowledge to lead me.
So too the Touchpad .. I quickly found it after installing my bluetooth mouse, because I couldn’t turn off my touchpad.. oh sure Ubuntu shows me this “thing” up there to indicate the status as On or Off .. but its still on!
After following your apt-get commands, and then starting this new applet .. I’ve another icon up there .. but the moment I tried to use it to disable the touchpad, X restarted.
The only things I’ve done so far, is install all updates (according to Ubuntu’s Software Center) and done *one* thing to remove that god damned unity menu bar crap.. I’m never coming back to Ubuntu after this.. I’d rather go with Debian, Gnome and be done with it.. NEVER as disgusted in a first time experience as badly as this..
Lord, I hate touchpads! Thanks for that link to touchpad indicator.
I am using this app on an older EEE 12 in. netbook and it’s working great. Thanks for the tip.
working well on 11.10
working when you cick disable using the mouse pointer
but short cut doesn’t work well
It works good only with the shortcut, but the problem is the shortcut is the letter C, so every time I touch the key C the touch pad Enable/Disable and a notification is show. How can I change that?
PD: the icon dosn’t work
the following worked for me ( i am using ubuntu 11.10 with genome) : install “Gpointing Device Settings” :
$ sudo apt-get install gpointing-device-settings
then go to Applications -> Other -> Pointing devices and enable palm detection.
touchpad-indicator disables the touchpad for ALL users.
I wish people would remember that Linux is a multi-user operating system.
Hi. It worked very well, thanks a lot. It was just what I needed !
For me the same: Works perfect!
I also appreciate the setting “deactivate touchpad when mouse is plugged.” This is what I want.
Shortcuts with CTRL or ALT + letter or number is not ideal. (I’d prefer some F1-F12 keys). But I decided for CTRL+0, that’s also nice.
Works great on Asus N53SV with Ubuntu 11.10. No issuses with running the intial installation commands and found icon to launch under dash home/ installed apps. Sets the touchpad icon in the tool bar and away it goes. I had a lot of trouble with the touch pad on this laptop. Asus have made the touchpad really sensitive which makes it work well when you need it but it is a pest when you don’t.