I have written a post using app indicator to switch on/off laptop touchpad on Ubuntu panel. This simple tutorial will show you how to enable/disable touchpad using the command line way in Ubuntu.
It’s very easy, just open terminal from the dash(or Ctrl+Alt+T):
- To disable the touchpad, execute:
synclient TouchpadOff=1
- To re-enable the touchpad, execute:
synclient TouchpadOff=0
That’s it, enjoy!