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I have a dell inspiron computer. I installed Ubuntu 11.10. I don't want to use its touchpad but I could not disable it. gconf-editor cannot be useful because touchpad is not seen in peripherals although it is properly working.

What should I do?

My hardware: Alps Touchpad for Inspiron N5110

Bruno Pereira
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adba
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sudo add-apt-repository ppa:atareao/atareao
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install touchpad-indicator

This didn't work for me until I unplugged and plugged my mouse back in... -12.04Beta

Works great now though!

BDBunes
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sudo add-apt-repository ppa:atareao/atareao
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install touchpad-indicator

After installation, open the indicator from Applications -> Accessories -> Touchpad Indicator and set your touchpad in top-right

This is the easiest way to disable.

twister_void
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If the touchpad is still not working, go in bios menu and search touchpad and change the TP from Advanced to Basic. that was my experience to run my touchpad.

Elder Geek
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Martin van Dijk
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touchpad-indicator didn't work for me, so I wrote a little script to do it instead, and bound it to a shortcut key (Ctrl-F1).

it's a wee Python script, only a dozen lines, just sharing it in case anyone else finds it useful:

grab the code from: https://gist.github.com/1336648

save as /usr/local/bin/toggle_touchpad.py, eg by opening

gksudo gedit /usr/local/bin/toggle_touchpad.py

and pasting the code in.

then, sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/toggle_touchpad.py

then, go to settings-->keyboard-->shortcuts-->custom shortcuts add a new shortcut, call it eg toggle touchpad on/off, and give the command as toggle_touchpad.py.

Click OK, then click on the new row. Now click where it says "Disabed" in the new row, it will say it's waiting for a new shortcut key. I chose ctrl+F1

important: then log off and log back on again

voila! feedback, comment, suggestions appreciated

hwjp
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