Linux: Enable Laptop Touchpad Vertical Scrolling and Tapping from Command Line - Comment Page: 1
I noticed that the Fedora Linux with KDE desktop, has reasonably poor support for laptop touchpad adjustment. For example, the KDE > System Settings > Keyboard & Mouse > Mouse options will not be able to enable vertical scrolling and touchpad tapping. So I decided to write this short guide, howto enable Touchpad vertical scrolling and tapping from command line without any GUI.
Enable Laptop Touchpad Vertical Scrolling
Simply write following on command line:
synclient VertEdgeScroll=1
Enable Laptop Touchpad Tapping
Simply write following on command line:
synclient TapButton1=1
Make Previous Options Permanent
Change to root User
su -
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sudo...
Thank you so much for this awesome post. This is exactly the thing I needed to see!
Thanks so much, this has helped me to activate scrolling in KDE
thx a lot .i had a problem with my touch pad but not anymore.im really greatful
thank you very much.it really works on my laptop.
I don’t have directory 20thirdparty.
How can I make the change permanent?
This permanent part is little bit old, because some systems has dropped hal totally, but what system you are running?
I tried in Fedora 16 KDE. May look here: http://linuxblog.darkduck.com/2011/11/fedora-16-kde-improving-perfection.html
Sorry, wrong link in that comment. It was about Live version, and one-time solution worked there.
Although, installed system requires permanent solution, and it was not the one you described. Whole solution is in KDE configuration!
http://linuxblog.darkduck.com/2011/11/getting-blooming-flavor-of-fedora-16.html
thx. works well on my laptop
Thank you man, this was the ONLY thing that was keeping me from switching permanently to KDE!
Thks so much. It works also in lxde