<ul><li>This tutorial shows how to disable the touchpad in Ubuntu with GNOME, XFCE, MATE, and any other desktop environments.</li><li>Most desktops today have an option to “disable touch while typing”. But if you always have your computer with a mouse connected and rarely use the touchpad, then it can be a good choice to disable the touchpad to avoid mis-operation.</li><li>Option 1: Disable Touchpad using System Settings</li><li>For GNOME, simply open Settings, then navigate to Mouse & Keyboard in left. </li><li>For XFCE, simply search for and launch “Mouse and Touchpad” from start menu.</li><li>MATE desktop users can search and launch the “Mouse” utility.</li><li>And KDE Plasma users may search and launch “Touchpad” from start menu.</li><li>Option 2: Single Command to Disable Touchpad (Xorg only)</li><li>If your desktop does not provide such toggle option to disable/enable touchpad, then you may run the commands below instead.</li><li>Option 3: Use udev rule to disable touchpad globally / permanently</li></ul>

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