Automatically Disable Touchpad When Mouse is Used in Ubuntu Linux [Quick Tip] | Linux Today

Automatically Disable Touchpad When Mouse is Used in Ubuntu Linux [Quick Tip]

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Abhishek Prakash
Mar 28, 2018

Use this tiny utility to automatically disable touchpad when mouse is plugged in. A must-have for Ubuntu laptop users who prefer mouse over the touchpad.

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Abhishek Prakash

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