Touch pad stopped working after installing Ubuntu 14.04 while it was working on Windows 8.
I tried to install by using the following command:
sudo apt-get install synaptics
it displays the message:
xserver-xorg-input-synaptics is already the newest version.
I have a dell inspiron 3451 laptop
Please suggest.
You could remove the touchpad and then re-install. Sometimes that fixes issues like that.
See if it's listed on xinput with
xinput list
If it is, check to see if it's enabled or not. If it's not on the list, then uninstalling and reinstalling the drivers with apt-get seems to be the best option, given I don't know your hardware specs.
What laptop do you have, and what type of touchpad?
