How to disable the touchpad?<Solved>

[johninreno]

I am trying Linux Mint Nadia on an HP tx1000 and would like to disable the touchpad. I have a wireless USB mouse that works great but I can't use the keyboard without my big fat palms hitting the touchpad. I am hoping for a disable/enable capability like newer laptops.

john

[nomko]

Check this:
http://community.linuxmint.com/idea/view/2032
http://www.rvdavid.net/disabling-the-la ... ntu-linux/
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SynapticsTouchpad
http://askubuntu.com/questions/65951/ho ... e-touchpad

[tdockery97]

Simple. Just type the following command in Terminal:

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synclient TouchpadOff=1

It is case-sensitive so be sure and type it exactly (or just copy/paste it in Terminal).

[AlbertP]

You can also enable "palm detection" in gpointing-device-settings (you can get that program from the repository). Also, many laptops including my HP have a touchpad on/off button, or an Fn key combination to turn off the touchpad.

[johninreno]

Simple. Just type the following command in Terminal:

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synclient TouchpadOff=1

It is case-sensitive so be sure and type it exactly (or just copy/paste it in Terminal).

Simple and it works! Thank you