Disable Touchpad

[rickm1945]

How can I totally disable the touch pad on my laptop? I have a wireless mouse and the touch pad interferes with my typing. How to enable in case the wireless mouse quits working?

[cwsnyder]

See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SynapticsTouchpad for information on disabling the touchpad on your laptop.

[rickm1945]

See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SynapticsTouchpad for information on disabling the touchpad on your laptop.

Thanks, now I can type.

[Bucky Ball]

Yea, cheers; that link worked for me after a couple of years of not being able to turn touchpad off and just forgetting about it in the end. Nifty little app.